Dustfall: A Novel

Every word rings true in this brilliant and intriguingly well-structured book. It shines a penetrating light on the professional core values of compassion and caring, while exploring in gut-wrenching depth the personal consequences of failure to meet self-imposed high standards. The callous uncaring world of commercial exploitation of natural resources comes in for a well-deserved and comprehensive beating-up, and there are well-aimed asides on the grafting onto medical practice of ethically incompatible business practices, all of which gives the story immense relevance to today’s interconnected dystopias. Yet this is an immensely positive and optimistic book, full of cinematic images of wild Australia and pulsing with boundless intelligent humanity. This is a smash-hit, which cries out to be read by every doctor - and every patient too.