- Title:
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Dissection
- Written by:
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Jacinta Halloran
- Read by:
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Fiona Macleod
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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6
- Duration:
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6 hours 56 minutes
- Published:
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July 01 2023
- Available Date:
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July 01 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038645722
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Shortlisted Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award 2007
Dissection is an original and confronting portrayal of a woman facing personal and professional crises. It examines an extended moment of inner turmoil, after which nothing will ever be the same again.
Dr Anna McBride’s life is starting to unravel. The mother of two boys and a dedicated GP, she is being sued for medical negligence – a case of delayed diagnosis. Deeply ashamed of her mistake, she doubts her abilities at work and retreats into family life, only to find that her husband seems preoccupied with a younger colleague.
As the date for mediation draws closer and the lawyers’ demands become ever more pressing, Anna also senses someone else’s cries for attention – someone who wishes her harm.
First published in 2008 to critical acclaim, Dissection remains as relevant as ever. This absorbing audiobook reveals the uncompromising world of the medical profession, and the psychological toll it inflicts on one woman.
'Dissection reads like a moral thriller, a bulletin from the war zone that is modern living. You'll never think of your GP in the same way again.'
The Monthly
'Dissects morally complex issues of life and death with a deceptively simple touch, using telling domestic detail to bring its characters and settings vividly to life on the page.'
Australian Book Review
'Well paced, spare, concentrated.'
The Age
‘A bracing and beautiful novel … I recommend it as an unputdownable and richly rewarding read.’
Helen Garner, award-winning author of The Spare Room
'This is a thoughtful and revealing portrait of a woman's mid-life descent into a mire of self-doubt, and her first hesitant steps towards a new equilibrium.'
Canberra Times