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The award-winning debut novel from the author of Venus Flaring and Tenterhooks. Elizabeth, a young, overworked hospital doctor, gets a phone call from her father late on a Friday night telling her that her mother is dangerously ill. Over the course of the weekend that follows, Elizabeth, on duty as ever and confronting the barely controlled chaos of a busy casualty ward, finds moments to reminisce about her childhood, its joys and its miseries. Past and present are interwoven in a series of vivid tableaux, drawing the reader into an intimate understanding of Elizabeth's life as a whole.
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Quite Contrary, Suzannah Dunn
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- Released
- 1991
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- Title
- Quite Contrary
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Suzannah Dunn
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 0006544797
- ISBN13
- 9780006544791
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Health & Medicine, Family, Life, Memories
- Rating
- 3.3 out of 5
- Description
- The award-winning debut novel from the author of Venus Flaring and Tenterhooks. Elizabeth, a young, overworked hospital doctor, gets a phone call from her father late on a Friday night telling her that her mother is dangerously ill. Over the course of the weekend that follows, Elizabeth, on duty as ever and confronting the barely controlled chaos of a busy casualty ward, finds moments to reminisce about her childhood, its joys and its miseries. Past and present are interwoven in a series of vivid tableaux, drawing the reader into an intimate understanding of Elizabeth's life as a whole.