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The Healer ~ Carol Cassella
I've added Carol Cassella to my favorite authors list. I had read and loved Cassella's debut novel, Oxygen and hoped that this book would live up to the first. I am pleased to say if anything, Healer is better. Cassella is a practicing anesthesiologist. This gives her a lot of insight to the medical world and health care issues. These are blended throughout Healer in a way that draws the reader in. Her characters are interesting studies of people who seem so real that you might know them. Her exploration of love, marriage and family facing financial ruin is compelling. Additional themes of immigration, drug testing and class, make for one great read. A medical novel for those wanting something less frightening and more thought provoking than the usual medical thriller.

Add it to your pile!