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The General Hospital

A Menzies Mental Health Novel

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By: Anne Buist, Graeme Simsion
Narrated by: Edwina Wren
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Summary

 A profound and engrossing medical drama by bestsellers Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion

Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright is back where she worked as an intern: the general hospital. This time, instead of dealing with patients' broken bodies, she's tackling their mental health issues, with a roving commission to cover the medical, surgical and obstetric wards. All the while learning that mental and physical health are inextricably linked.

Christina is planning to sue her obstetrician - Hannah's ex-boyfriend - for mental distress during labour. Junjie's Olympic dream has been shattered by injury. Is he at risk of taking his own life? Max's bipolar medication might keep him level-headed, but it is destroying his kidneys. And Ishani claims that setting herself on fire was an accident, but her story doesn't stack up.

When she's not on call, Hannah finds herself navigating an unexpected friendship and the promising early days of a new relationship with fellow trainee Alex, before her grandmother reveals an explosive family secret.

Filled with realism, heart and humour, esteemed Australian psychiatrist Anne Buist and internationally bestselling author Graeme Simsion (The Rosie Project) bring us into the world of physical and mental health in this unique novel.

Praise for The Glass House and The Oasis:

'Contains all the comforting trappings of a fast-paced medical procedural' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

'Reminiscent of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Simsion's The Rosie Project' BOOKS + PUBLISHING

'A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures' THE AUSTRALIAN

'An inside eye on the experience of young doctors . . . [with] a compassionate lightness of touch' THE AGE

'A unique novel that's so timely' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Deeply empathetic' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY Genre Fiction Medical Health Heartfelt Mental Health
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I’ve loved each book by these authors. Really interesting to read about psychiatry and the training required to be a psychiatrist. But also I’m so invested in everyone’s lives. I can’t wait for the next in the series (please let there be a next book!)

Great character led story

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The General Hospital by Anne Buist (AO), Graeme Simsion Menzies
A Menzies Mental Health Novel 3.

The whole gang from the first book are in this one, too. Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright deals with mental health issues, covering the medical, surgical and obstetric wards. This book in the series shows how mental and physical health are linked.

In this book, Hannah navigates the early stages of a relationship with co-worker Alex (in what feels like fast-forward) and reflects that the lessons she has needed from each patient outweigh those she has learned from a textbook. There is authenticity and humour in these books that offset the serious issues of mental health and the complexity of the healthcare system. Having read the first two books in the series fairly recently, this third book wraps everything up quite neatly, so I'm assuming this is intended to be the final book in this particular series (I don't know this for certain; that's just the impression that I get).

This book covers mental health subjects that may require trigger warnings: obstetric trauma/mental distress, suicide, and voluntary assisted dying (VAD), among others, but much like in the first two books, these topics are covered sensitively and with knowledge.

Thanks to NetGalley and Hachette Australia for the eARC of this book.

Side note: Because I had eARCs of four books that released on the same day, I was running behind on my reading, so I decided to grab the audiobook to multitask. I finished off a sushi illustration for a friend.

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All three books in this series are out now.

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Book three in the series

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Love stories, work stories, people who reflect on their actions, histories, psychologies and intentions. Well written. Great audio reading. What's not to like?

Cool characters and psych settings

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Such a good depiction of mental health & the ups and downs. Plus a great story, also great humor! Incredible work to incorporate all of that in one book.

Triple threat

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I thoroughly enjoyed this third instalment from Buist & Simsion, brought to life with excellent narration.

Excellent Narration

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