{"product_id":"9781529015386-the-citadel","title":"The Citadel","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stars Look Down \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDr Finlay's Casebook \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the gripping medical drama which influenced the foundation of the NHS, with a foreword by bestselling author Adam Kay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book which inspired the creation of the NHS introduced by bestselling writer, Adam Kay.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy former doctor A. J. Cronin, \u003ci\u003eThe Citadel \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving story of tragedy, triumph and redemption. With a foreword by Adam Kay, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis is Going to Hurt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen newly qualified doctor Andrew Manson takes up his first post in a Welsh mining community, the young Scot brings with him a bagful of idealism and enthusiasm. Both are soon strained to the limit as Andrew discovers the reality of performing operations on a kitchen table and washing in a scullery, of unspeakable sanitation, of common infantile cholera and systemic corruption. There are no X-rays, no ambulances – nothing to combat the disease and poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt isn’t long before Andrew’s outspoken manner wins him both friends and enemies, but he risks losing his idealism when the fashionable, greedy world of London medicine claims him, with its private clinics, wealthy, spoilt patients and huge rewards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944763666529,"sku":"9781529015386","price":10.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28204825.jpg?v=1733379959","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529015386-the-citadel","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}