{"product_id":"the-oasis-menzies-mental-health-novel-2-9780733651502","title":"The Oasis: Menzies Mental Health Novel 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass House\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Buist \u0026amp; Graeme Simsion, comes the second novel in the groundbreaking Menzies Mental Health series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrainee psychiatrist \u003cb\u003eDoctor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Wright\u003c\/b\u003e has only just got her head above water in the acute psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital when she's thrown into the deep end of the outpatient clinic. Keen to develop her skills in talking therapies, she finds herself up against a boss who's focused on medication and a senior colleague with a score to settle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHannah's fellow first-years face problems of their own: on-and-off flame \u003cb\u003eAlex\u003c\/b\u003e is being bullied, \u003cb\u003eNdidi\u003c\/b\u003e's marriage is in trouble, \u003cb\u003eJon\u003c\/b\u003e feels isolated and \u003cb\u003eCarey\u003c\/b\u003e is concerned their autism will be a career barrier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Hannah comes under pressure to seek therapy herself to confront a traumatic past, her patients' health issues range from OCD to ice addiction, childhood abuse to the mental impact of ageing, and from bad parenting to bad genes. They all come to the Oasis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with great humanity and humour, Australian psychiatrist Anne Buist and internationally bestselling author Graeme Simsion (\u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e) welcome us into the world of mental health with compassion and insight.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Oasis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Anne Buist comes to this with real insight and wisdom'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The novel poses big questions about the practice of psychiatry itself, but it's written with a healthy dose of comedy and melodrama, an inside eye on the experience of young doctors, and a compassionate lightness of touch'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AGE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Eye-opening and absorbing, with a huge nod to the authors' prowess and empathy in the mental health sphere' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHOBART MERCURY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An engrossing read'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD READING MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A grounded indictment of the mental health service in Australia'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Glass House, \u003c\/i\u003ebook one in the Menzies Mental Health series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A deeply empathetic, humanising portrait of a mental health facility, and the souls that pass through it' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning . . . So timely'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eINSTYLE AUSTRALIA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A darn good read'\u003c\/b\u003e LIVING ARTS CANBERRA \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brings alive the frontline of mental health care' \u003c\/b\u003ePROFESSOR PATRICK MCGORRY AO, AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR 2010 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Overflows with compassion, insight and humour' \u003c\/b\u003eMEREDITH JAFFÉ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Gripping, rich and insightful'\u003c\/b\u003e ARIANE BEESTON, author of \u003ci\u003eBecause I'm Not Myself, You See\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Anne Buist skilfully writes from her own experiences and co-author Graeme Simsion adds his inimitable \u003ci\u003eRosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e style. An honest, sensitive look into mental health care in Australia' \u003c\/b\u003ePROFESSOR JAYASHRI KULKARNI AM, Psychiatrist, Monash University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780733651502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Graeme Simsion, Anne Buist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51445633188021,"sku":"9780733651502","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e6b2c095-c005-476f-88cd-9743960e100e.jpg?v=1753799290","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-oasis-menzies-mental-health-novel-2-9780733651502","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}