Howard Stark, the chief of surgery, is the one. Consider this deprecation of Susan Wheeler: "'So you reverted to the vestiges of your sex,' said Harris condescendingly." Dr. Robert Harris, chief of anesthesia, is such a poorly contrived male chauvinist that he serves only as a parody of Cook's poor skills at characterization and dialogue. They called it 'minor surgery,' but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman and a dozen others-all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine procedures-were. The blockbuster bestseller that kickstarted a new genre-the medical thriller-is now available in trade paperback for the first time. Susan Wheeler, a 3rd year medical student is starting her surgery rotations with other students, but is very upset at what happens to. Something goes wrong, probably with the anesthesia procedure, and she never wakes up. She has a brief fling with her supervisor, Chief Resident Mark Bellows, whose wooden dialogue is as unconvincing as his insouciance when Susan explains that there has been an attempt on her life within the previous hour.ĭr. 21.60 17 Used from 3.28 8 New from 21.60. Coma, one of Robin Cook’s earlier bestselling novels, opens with Nancy Greenly going to Memorial Hospital for a routine D&C. She is also Robin Cook's vehicle for attempting to portray the medical world's hostile attitudes towards women in medicine. Chunks of cooked butternut squash can be used too instead of frying, simply add to the sauce at the same time as the cream.įor top tips on protecting you and your family when preparing raw meat and poultry, visit Food Safety in the Home.Susan Wheeler is a third-year medical student, the protagonist who single-mindedly jeopardizes her career, life and family's lives in order to explain why patients at Boston Memorial Hospital lapse into irreversible comas during minor surgery. If you have an extensive spice cupboard, you could add 6-8 lightly crushed cardamom pods, ¼ tsp ground fenugreek, and a good pinch of ground cinnamon and ground cloves to the onions at the same time as the other spices.įor a lighter flavour, swap half the cream for natural yogurt.įor a vegetarian alternative, fry a mixture of small chestnut and thickly sliced portobello mushrooms instead of the chicken – 400g should be enough to serve four. Garnish the curry with toasted flaked almonds and scatter with fresh coriander, if you like.Add a splash of water to loosen the sauce if necessary. Return the chicken to the pan with the onions, add the cream and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 mins, until the chicken is piping hot and cooked through.
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