{"product_id":"dirty-work-9780316235624","title":"Dirty Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn informed and arresting debut novel about a young surgeon in crisis, by a writer whose \"exactitude of expression is rare and uncanny\" (Rachel Cusk).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nancy Mullion, an obstetrician-gynecologist whose botched surgery has put a patient in a life-threatening coma, must face a medical tribunal to determine if she can continue to practice medicine. Nancy's fears about both her patient's chances for survival and whether she will be \"undoctored\" are made palpable to the reader. Throughout four weeks of intense questioning and accusations, this physician directly confronts for the first time her work as an abortion provider -- how it helps the lives of others but takes a heavy toll on her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Interweaving memories of Nancy's English and American childhood and adolescence, \u003ci\u003eDirty Work\u003c\/i\u003e creates an emotionally charged portrait of one woman's life; the telling of seemingly untellable stories sets her free, as it can all women. Gabriel Weston has given us a truly original, courageous, and meaningful novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316235624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/07\/2014 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2014 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 34 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gabriel Weston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302219210933,"sku":"9780316235624","price":28.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_096be8b2-3c9d-4116-b495-203b3e361a8c.jpg?v=1744724695","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dirty-work-9780316235624","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}