Winner of the McKitterick Prize
Two women in a room.
'Courageous' Rachel Cusk, Guardian
One is dying.
'Gripping' Observer
The other just sits back and watches.
'Necessary' Independent
For both, there is everything to lose.
Surgeons are meant to save lives, but Nancy is a special kind of surgeon. When she makes a mistake in the operating theatre she is summoned to explain herself to a tribunal and is forced to consider what it means to be a doctor who has killed as well as cured. And to realise that her own redemption can only come through telling a tale that nobody wants to hear.
Gabriel Weston, author of the acclaimed Direct Red: A Surgeon's Story, winner of the 2010 PEN/Ackerley Prize, has written an extraordinarily moving and powerful novel.
| ISBN: | 9780099555056 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 2014 |
| Author: | Gabriel Weston |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 174 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Social issues |
Winner of the McKitterick PrizeTwo women in a room.'Courageous' Rachel Cusk, GuardianOne is dying.'Gripping' ObserverThe other just sits back and watches.'Necessary' Independent For both, there is everything to lose.Surgeons are meant to save lives, but Nancy is a special kind of surgeon. When she makes a mistake in the operating theatre she is summoned to explain herself to a tribunal and is forced to consider what it means to be a doctor who has killed as well as cured.
Dirty Work features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues
Paperback. £12.59, down from the £13.99 cover price. In Stock.
Dirty Work was written by Gabriel Weston and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
Dirty Work has 174 pages
£12.59, reduced from £13.99. In Stock.