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Set within a South London hospital in the 1970s, 'The Marble Corridor' is the first of four stories which chart the progress of a newly-qualified doctor from houseman to consultant. This first tale tracks the multifarious events of a single weekend spent working 'on-call' and the unremitting pressure creates a sense of tension, which permeates this tale. Towards the end of this marathon stretch of duty, sleep deprivation causes the young doctor to hallucinate and he begins to confuse illusion and reality with some strange and incongruous outcomes. The other three stories continue to document the author's progress through a series of posts, highlighting some ethical and moral issues along with the hierarchical structure which had to be managed to progress in hospital medicine. Here, as in life, humour and tragedy are intertwined.
Written in a gently humorous, allegorical style, yet at times stark and bitingly satirical, The Euthanasia Protocol addresses many of the issues which plague today’s society. This offers a frightening, yet wholly credible, insight into what may happen if human beings cease to think for themselves.
These delightful stories chart the stuttering and at times quite hapless progress of 'the Spoz', (so named by his brother 'the Woog') from Norwich schooldays through his time as a student at a prestigious London medical school in the 1970s. From his initial interview at St Thomas' Hospital - an institution he chose because he had never heard of it and on that rather dubious basis thought he was more likely to be accepted - to his final exams, the book documents the author's painful progress as an immature seventeen-year-old away from home for the first time. Sexually na've, he devotes much of his time attempting to lose his virginity, while his excessive beer-drinking hampers his success and...
Since their last expedition to Planet Mars, John, Penny, Aaron and Jimmy return to Tenerife on holiday at the villa next door to Pedro Armaz. Their family friend Ronnie Vines, his wife Sarah and Ronnie’s new friend Jeremy Byrne accompany them. Ronnie has been anxious to write a children’s space fantasy about Planet Mars and Jeremy has offered to help. They feel that visiting Mount Teide in Tenerife will help them take some realistic photographs for this project. However by accident they discover that Pedro and the children had been on trips to Mars and so Ronnie and Jeremy try to persuade Pedro to take them to Mars. Through a frightening series of events, Pedro and his family, the childr...
Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease are serious bowel conditions that affect many people of all ages throughout the world today. This is one man’s account of suffering the debilitating UC for 10 years before undergoing stoma surgery for a permanent ileostomy. Pain, humiliation, loss of dignity and anger were all part of the author’s life prior to being told he would need surgery for a colostomy. Hardly had this begun to sink in before, the operation was changed to a permanent ileostomy leading to further psychological issues. This is an honest account of how Grahame Howard survived the 10 years of UC and coped with the knowledge that stoma surgery was inevitable. Grahame’s Christi...
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.