The Surgeon
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — the dust jacket shows significant wear at the top and corners, with chipping and minor tears; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed with some foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding: Appears intact.
A gripping work of literary fiction from British author Alan Thomas, The Surgeon follows in the tradition of his celebrated Book Society success The Director, cementing Thomas's reputation as a storyteller of considerable skill and dramatic flair. Set against the backdrop of the medical world, the novel charts the life and moral complexities of a surgeon, weaving together professional ambition, personal conflict, and human frailty with quiet intensity. Thomas writes with the measured confidence of an author who understands his characters deeply, presenting their inner lives through taut, precise prose that rewards careful reading. A notable mid-century British novel, The Surgeon stands as a compelling portrait of duty, identity, and the pressures that shape those who hold life and death in their hands.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — the dust jacket shows significant wear at the top and corners, with chipping and minor tears; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed with some foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding: Appears intact.
A gripping work of literary fiction from British author Alan Thomas, The Surgeon follows in the tradition of his celebrated Book Society success The Director, cementing Thomas's reputation as a storyteller of considerable skill and dramatic flair. Set against the backdrop of the medical world, the novel charts the life and moral complexities of a surgeon, weaving together professional ambition, personal conflict, and human frailty with quiet intensity. Thomas writes with the measured confidence of an author who understands his characters deeply, presenting their inner lives through taut, precise prose that rewards careful reading. A notable mid-century British novel, The Surgeon stands as a compelling portrait of duty, identity, and the pressures that shape those who hold life and death in their hands.
