← Francis Brett YoungThe Young Physicianby Francis Brett YoungNovel of a young doctor's idealism and compromisesFind on Amazon↗About the authorFrancis Brett YoungYoung was a popular regional novelist whose Mercian novels depicted the English Midlands with the same sustained attention that Hardy gave to Wessex. Portrait of Clare is his best-known novel, a sweeping romantic saga.More by Francis Brett YoungPortrait of ClareNovel tracing a woman's life and loves across decades→Mr. and Mrs. PenningtonNovel of middle-aged marriage and domestic transformation→Far Forest→My Brother JonathanNovel of a doctor's conscience and spiritual awakening→