A Giller Prize winner (2006) and deservedly so. The collection of short stories repeats characters but with sufficient time gaps to force you to fill in between. For a first novel it was remarkable how well he got you into the characters heads in a very realistic way, and was equally interesting the viewpoints - especially those of our trusted MDs. I relished this book, not wanting it to end, and that was the only disappointment. Firstly that it ended, and secondly that it ended on a page where I turned it and expected to find more but was left without any closure. Still wonderful, especially as I'm usually not a fan of short story collections.
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(January 2011)
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