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Dr Rae Duprae is an obstetrician with more than a passion for her work. Driven by the memory of her own mother's death in the back of an ambulance, she is possessed by an all-consuming mission to save the lives of the women and babies she encounters daily at Berkeley Hills Hospital. But she is suddenly derailed by a series of 'bad baby' cases that seem to be emanating from the politically sensitive birth centre across the street - a centre run by her ex-lover. This threatens the very existence of her department and, it seems, her career. When Rae decides to uncover the truth, she sets off a firestorm of resistance from all sides. And to make matters worse, Rae finds herself falling for the new member of the rival cardiac department - a doctor with uncertain allegiances.
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The Silent Cradle, Margaret Cuthbert
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- The Silent Cradle
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Margaret Cuthbert
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0684821524
- ISBN13
- 9780684821528
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Health & Medicine, Thriller, Women, American Literature, Medicine, Medical Thrillers
- Original title
- The silent cradle
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Dr Rae Duprae is an obstetrician with more than a passion for her work. Driven by the memory of her own mother's death in the back of an ambulance, she is possessed by an all-consuming mission to save the lives of the women and babies she encounters daily at Berkeley Hills Hospital. But she is suddenly derailed by a series of 'bad baby' cases that seem to be emanating from the politically sensitive birth centre across the street - a centre run by her ex-lover. This threatens the very existence of her department and, it seems, her career. When Rae decides to uncover the truth, she sets off a firestorm of resistance from all sides. And to make matters worse, Rae finds herself falling for the new member of the rival cardiac department - a doctor with uncertain allegiances.