Books: The Children Act: >Elegant Obsessions

摘要

There are two reasons for a GP to read this novel. Firstly it’s by Ian McEwan. Read anything by Ian McEwan! As GPs we are the naturalists of the human jungle and McEwan offers us a way into other peoples’ lives and other peoples’ heads, which I take it is what fiction is for. As GPs, we look into so many lives, so many heads, at regular 10-minute intervals that the chance to gaze honestly at another while having one’s feet up and a cup of tea to hand is always a pleasure. But also, if the author is expert enough, it is an occasion for learning and reflection.