Set in a coastal town in tropical South India| THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL tells the story of junior doctor| Ruby Walker| who arrives in India looking for a job and adistraction from her heartbreak. She anticipates the sunshine| the palm trees and picture-perfect beaches. She"s even prepared for the sacred cows| the tuk-tuks andthe Delhi-belly that everyone warned her about. What she doesn"t expect are the realities of work| life and even love at an under-resourced and over-worked cottagehospital.