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# Polly Morland

Polly Morland is a British writer and documentary maker who spent fifteen years making films for the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery. Her books include The Society of Timid Souls and A Fortunate Woman, her 2022 portrait of a country GP, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.

**Writer and documentary maker**

## Books

- [A Fortunate Woman](/book/a-fortunate-woman)