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Going Under
Going Under | Sonia Henry
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'A compelling eye-opener written by one who clearly knows.' Judy Nunn, bestselling author of Sanctuary Dr Katarina 'Kitty' Holliday thought once she finished medical school and found gainful employment at one of Sydney's best teaching hospitals that her dream was just beginning. The hard years, she thought, were finally over. But Kitty is in for a rude shock. Between trying to survive on the ward, in the operating theatre and in the emergency department without killing any of her patients or going under herself, Kitty finds herself facing situations that rock her very understanding of the vocation to which she intends to devote her life. Going Under is a rare insight into the world of a trainee female medic that takes an unflinching look at the reality of being a doctor. It explores the big themes - life, death, power and love - through the eyes of Dr Holliday as she loses her identity and nearly her mind in the pressure-cooker world of the hospital. But it is also there that Kitty might find her own redemption and finally know herself for the first time. Darkly funny, sexy, moving and shocking, Going Under will grip you from the opening page and never let you go. 'From the first grim failed attempt to cannulate a vein, I knew Going Under was the real deal. I'm still having flashbacks to my own intern days because of it. Sonia Henry writes with a combination of heart and precision that only the best of writers, and doctors, can manage.' Nick Earls, bestselling author of Bachelor Kisses
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Going Under | Sonia Henry
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Sunday morning involved a walk up the hill to the little free library before sitting on my butt all day at the Writer‘s Festival. I didn‘t realise there was a race on so I couldn‘t take my normal track. Oh well!

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I was really looking forward to this book as I do enjoy a bit of workplace voyeurism. It addresses the important issue of bullying and harassment of young doctors, as well as the unrealistic and unrelenting work conditions they are expected to endure. The main character came across as immature and a tad whiny. But redeemed herself toward the end. An insightful look into the real world of hospital medicine and the real people holding it all up.

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Real life Doctor Sonia Henry has written a novel about of group a friends navigating their way through their Medical Internship year in Sydney. Obviously assuming content is based of real events. My issue with this book is not the story (I work in a hospital and most things are 100% accurate) the writing and the characters all come across as one dimensional. As a writer she makes a good doctor.