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Fiction

Serious matters

Two recent medical thrillers
by Debra Adelaide
September 2022, no. 446

Cut by Susan White

Affirm Press, $32.99 pb, 328 pp

The Registrar by Neela Janakiramanan

Allen & Unwin $32.99 pb, 357 pp

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It can only be coincidence that two very similar novels have been produced by contemporary doctors, but the overlapping characters and themes of Cut and The Registrar are so striking that it’s hard not to visualise their authors, Susan White and Neela Janakiramanan, getting together somewhere to sketch out their early drafts. Both novels feature young female protagonists working in teaching hospitals, who are as dedicated to their patients as they are to advancing their careers.

 


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Cut by Susan White

Affirm Press, $32.99 pb, 328 pp

The Registrar by Neela Janakiramanan

Allen & Unwin $32.99 pb, 357 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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