The Unlikely Doctor

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Author: Timoti Te Moke
Publication date: 29/07/2025

The Unlikely Doctor by Timoti Te Moke.

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Title: The Unlikely Doctor
Author: Te Moke, Timoti
Format: Trade Paperback C Format
Publication date: 29/07/2025
Imprint: ALLEN & UNWIN
ISBN: 9781991006882

The Unlikely Doctor by Timoti Te Moke.

Born into love but then thrust into violence, and shaped by struggle, Timoti Te Moke was never destined to be a leader. After an early start as a bright boy in the eastern Bay of Plenty, nurtured by his reo Maori-speaking grandparents, Timoti’s life changed sharply when his mother took custody of him when he was six. He survived abuse, state care, gangs and prison, his life marked by trauma and pain.

By fourteen, he was behind bars. By twenty, he’d crossed the Tasman, trying to leave his past behind. But it was a moment in a prison cell – a glimpse of blue sky – that sparked a life-altering question: What if this isn’t all there is?

Through grit and an unyielding drive for justice, Timoti transformed his life. He returned to Aotearoa, became a paramedic and, after facing racism and an unsupported manslaughter charge that nearly derailed his life, became a medical student in his fifties. Timoti is now a fully qualified doctor – proof that brilliance can come from anywhere, and that our society must change to allow it.

A powerful, confronting memoir of injustice, identity and the cost of lost potential, The Unlikely Doctor is not just Timoti’s story – it is every child’s. Because when we remove the barriers for success, we don’t just help individuals – we help reshape a nation.

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Dimensions 234 × 153 mm

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