Bodies: From the creator of Bodyguard and Line of Duty by Jed Mercurio (English)

Description: Bodies by Jed Mercurio Inside every hospital exists a world no outsider has been allowed to see. Written by a former doctor, this novel offers a moving portrait of the loss of innocence, the healing power of sexual love, and of a young mans quest for redemption in a world thats lost its sense of right and wrong. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A darkly powerful and blackly funny expose of the horrors of life as a junior doctor, from the BAFTA award-winning creator of Bodyguard and Line of DutyA darkly powerful and blackly funny expose of the horrors of life as a junior doctor, from the BAFTA award-winning creator of Bodyguard and Line of Duty and co-creator of the graphic novel SleeperFunny, readable, galling, painful and terrifying in all the right places GuardianInside every hospital exists a world no outsider is allowed to see- a storm of malpractice, corruption, sex, drink and drop-dead exhaustion.But for first day junior doctors, their initiation into this world - the Killing Season - is about to begin.A whistle-blowing despatch from the frontlines of hospital life, Jed Mercurios Bodies takes us on a nerve-jangling journey through one junior doctors loss of innocence, and his desperate, dangerous attempts to right his - and his colleagues- wrongs. Notes A fictional despatch from the frontline of hospital life, which explores the loss of innocence, the healing power of sexual love, and a young mans quest for redemption. "Deeply likeable and entertaining...funny, galling, painful and terrifying in all the right places" The Guardian. Author Biography Jed Mercurio trained at the University of Birmingham Medical School and practised as a junior doctor before becoming a full-time writer in 1994. As a writer, producer and director his TV credits include the highly successful shows Cardiac Arrest, Bodies, Line of Duty and Bodyguard, as well as adaptions of Frankenstein and Lady Chatterleys Lover. He has been described by the Telegraph as the most successful writer working in television today and by the Independent as the master of British Drama.Mercurio is the author of three novels. His first novel, Bodies, was chosen as one of the five best debuts of 2002 by the Guardian. In 2007 Mercurio published his second novel, Ascent, the story of a fictional Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut set against the background of the Korean War and the Space Race. Ascent was included in the Guardians list of 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read and a graphic novelization, illustrated by Wesley Robins, was published in 2011. Mercurios most recent novel, Amercian Adulterer, a fictionalization of President John F. Kennedys infidelities, was published in 2009. Review Deeply likeable and entertaining - funny, galling, painful and terrifying in all the right places - I couldnt put it down * Guardian *Gritty, realistic and funny * Daily Mail *Reading Bodies is a physical experience. The malignant humour is relentless * Daily Telegraph *Buy it. Borrow it. Read it * Hospital Doctor *A cracking novel * Manchester Evening News * Promotional A darkly powerful and blackly funny expose of the horrors of life as a junior doctor, from the BAFTA award-winning creator of Bodyguard and Line of Duty Kirkus UK Review Often with novels produced by TV writers (Mercurio wrote the excellent drama Cardiac Arrest) we end up with something more like a screenplay - all dialogue and direction, and no descriptive power. This is a magnificent rejoinder to that. Mercurio (a former doctor himself) brilliantly captures the early nerves and eagerness of a young doctor, and slowly we watch him degenerate into bitterness, cynicism, exploitative sex and an extra-curricular dabble with prescription drugs. No single step in our doctors walk into the darkness is hugely dramatic. There are deaths, but they are from mistakes and arrogance; our one move towards something more sinister is quickly extinguished. Relationships fizzle and die, and even the defining affair with a nurse is unsatisfactory, hurried and immoral. Bitterness and despair seep through the novel like blood through bandages, but the sheer pace and energy drag you along, forcing you to empathise with an often unsympathetic character, but one who, finally, drags himself back from the abyss in order to take the morally correct decisions - which is all we can ask of our medical profession. True to life, doing the right thing isnt the easy thing, nor does it correct the wrongs, but it gives the whole novel a backbone, and our character a chance at a Final Judgement of his own, after watching so many others play God. Mercurio is a talent to watch - his handling of the material is assured, his use of footnotes to explain medical jargon is informative and sometimes mocking, and his knowledge of the medical profession both impressive and chilling. A major new voice in modern fiction. (Kirkus UK) Review Text Deeply likeable and entertaining - funny, galling, painful and terrifying in all the right places - I couldnt put it down Review Quote "Gritty, realistic and funny." Daily Mail "The malignant humour is relentless." Daily Telegraph Promotional "Headline" A darkly powerful and blackly funny expose of the horrors of life as a junior doctor, from the BAFTA award-winning creator of Bodyguard and Line of Duty Details ISBN0099422832 Author Jed Mercurio Pages 368 Year 2003 ISBN-10 0099422832 ISBN-13 9780099422839 Format Paperback Publication Date 2003-03-06 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Media Book Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing Imprint Vintage Subtitle From the creator of Bodyguard and Line of Duty DOI 10.1604/9780099422839 UK Release Date 2003-03-06 AU Release Date 2003-03-06 NZ Release Date 2003-03-06 Alternative 9781446444528 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1123890;

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