Recessional

Blurb

Recessional, the final novel by American author James A. Michener, centers on life in a fictional retirement home and hospice known as The Palms.
Disgraced obstetrician Andy Zorn's life changes when he is hired by John Taggart, the head of a retirement home chain, to run his financially unstable Florida operation called The Palms. Andy must agree to sign on as a business manager only, and is in no way authorized to provide medical advice or treatment to the residents of the geriatric care facility. This restriction eats away at him as difficult situations develop and call out to his medical expertise and sense of professional obligation. As Andy struggles to keep The Palms, his reputation, and hope afloat, he faces politics and morality, romance and bitterness, and a litigious scandal from his own past that threatens to ignite controversy wherever he goes.
Though not as epic in scope as some of Michener's other works, Recessional follows a familiar narrative rhythm that Michener largely maintained throughout his career.