Stories deal with doctors, patients, mental illness, disability, and AIDS, and include works by Joyce Carol Oates, Donald Barthelme, Jayne Anne Phillips, and T. Coraghessan Boyle
An anthology of short fiction related to the realm of medicine. A wonderful array of stories from established authors to new voices...stories written from the point of view of doctors/medical professionals, stories written by patients, by parents and children, those fighting for their lives and those hoping . . . a stunner collection.