{"product_id":"a-mistake-paperback","title":"A Mistake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Shuker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn medicine, a single mistake in an otherwise spotless career can determine the rest of your life--even if the mistake was not your own \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Taylor is a gifted surgeon--the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman with life-threatening blood poisoning, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, her colleagues begin to close ranks, and Elizabeth's life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding, palpably sexist field. But can she survive a single mistake? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mistake\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turning procedural thriller about powerful women working in challenging spheres. The novel examines how a survivor who has successfully navigated years of a culture of casual sexism and machismo finds herself suddenly in the fight of her life. When a mistake is life-threatening, who should ultimately be held responsible? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarl Shuker has produced some of the finest writing on the physicality of medical intervention, where life-changing surgery is detailed moment by moment in a building emergency. \u003ci\u003eA Mistake\u003c\/i\u003e daringly illustrates the startling mix of the coolly intellectual and deeply personal inherent in the life and work of a surgeon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Shuker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Method Actors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lazy Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnti Lebanon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Method Actors\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2006 Prize in Modern Letters. He works for the British Medical Journal, one of the oldest medical journals in the world. He lived in Tokyo and London for many years and now lives in his home country New Zealand with his wife, the novelist Anna Smaill, and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.19 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726641893439,"sku":"9781640096554","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7097dd1e3487833cc5dd4fb89f331866.webp?v=1765111763","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-mistake-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}