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"Heart-pounding. Soul-wrenching. A psychological thriller that dives into the dark beauty and madness of medicine. What a catharsis to see women bound by friendship and love and ambition peel away the layers of who they are at work . We see them bare their teeth and their souls. It is Big, Little Lies meets Grey''s Anatomy in this delicious and satisfying mystery about friendship, love, and why we choose the work we do. Christie Watson has written a masterpiece." -- Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I''ve Loved) "An exploration of moral ambiguity and what it really means to protect a life. Watson understands human flaws with empathy and insight. I''ve never read a novel before that combines such riveting accounts of frontline medicine, female friendship and family dynamics. Unique and compelling." -- Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of Magpie "An extraordinary book. Compelling and unsettling in equal measure - Christie Watson deftly weaves a tale that will linger long after you have put it down." -- John Sutherland, bestselling author of A Little History of Literature "Intelligent, propulsive and disturbing - I couldn''t put it down. The ethical dilemmas at the centre of the book will have readers asking themselves, again and again, what would I do?" -- Nikki Smith, author of All In Her Head
About the author
Christie Watson is a Professor of Medical Humanities at University East Anglia and worked as a nurse with the National Health Service for over twenty years. She has written five books, including her first novel Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, which won the Costa First Novel Award, and a memoir, The Language of Kindness, which was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. She is a contributor to the Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, Telegraph, and TEDx, and her work has been translated into twenty-three languages and adapted for theater. She lives in London.
