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By: Greg Parston
Very good, Thanks for this overview. Of course, some – like Dickens – did employ fiction to expose social injustice and affect policy in ways which few political campaigns could. But this assessment of Cronin’s impact really speaks to the need today for popular fiction to expose the political ineptitude, corruption and lies that undermine the NHS and damage public health – despite the courage of m
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"Another superb blend of historical medicine fictionalised through the story of the founder of The Lancet. Both of Nick’s books feel like they have cinematic potential to me, personal stories of complex individuals narrated perfectly. "
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"Bare-Knuckle Surgeon is the second brilliant novel from Nick Black. Set amid the tumultuous events of the Regency period, it tells the remarkable and largely unknown story of Thomas Wakley, a brave and broad-minded surgeon who in 1823 founded the rad"
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"This is an important story well told. The story of a surgeon determined to resist being silenced in the face of a medical establishment that refuses to learn. The text is full of insights and descriptions of medical practice; bare knuckle fighting; a"
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