Making the Rounds

By Patricia Grayhall

Audiobook narrated by Alex Picard

Can she have both love and career as a medical doctor?

“A story like Grayhall’s from a woman of her achievements is a vital contribution to our community and history.” – Katherine V. Forrest Author of Curious Wine

In 1960s America, being different wasn’t just difficult—it was dangerous. When a teenage girl realizes she’s a lesbian, she faces an impossible choice: embrace her authentic self or conform to society’s crushing expectations. Desperate to fit in, she attempts heterosexuality with devastating consequences that nearly destroy her.

But acknowledging her truth becomes her salvation. Coming out gives her unexpected courage to shatter another barrier: defying the male-dominated medical establishment to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. In lecture halls and hospital wards where women are barely tolerated, she fights for both her education and her right to exist as herself.

The 1970s brought second-wave feminism and promises of liberation, yet the reality remains treacherous. Being openly gay still means risking everything—career, reputation, safety. Finding love proves its own battleground, with each relationship teaching hard lessons about trust and vulnerability when the world refuses to recognize that life as legitimate.

This is the story of one woman’s refusal to disappear. Of choosing authenticity over acceptance. Of discovering that the courage to be yourself can transform not just your own life but pave the way for those who follow.

“An uplifting journey of coming out that reads like a fast-paced medical drama.” – Radclyffe, Retired Surgeon, Author, and President of Bold Strokes Books