Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, by Lam Vincent

Recommended by Irene

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Winner of Canada's Giller Prize, Vincent Lam presents an evocative view of doctors and hospitals in his debut story collection about doctors in the making. What makes this book unique and gripping is that Lam, and emergency room physician, looks beyond blood and guts to examine the conflicted hearts and minds of the four medical students sleepwalking their way through required tests, dissections and all-night emergency room shifts.  The stories' quiet strength lies not in the doctors' education but in Lam's portrayal of the flawed humans behind surgical masks.  Even those who are not "short story readers" will be unable to put this down.

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