Ward 402 - Hardcover

Glasser, Ronald J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080760691X ISBN 13: 9780807606919

Publisher: George Braziller, 1973

Synopsis

A young intern records his fight to save an eleven-year-old leukemia victim whose parents brought her to the hospital to die

About this title

About the Author:

Ronald J. Glasser, MD, is the author of the bestselling 365 Days, an account of his experiences as an army doctor during the Vietnam War. Dr. Glasser has written several investigations of trauma in modern warfare, including Broken Bodies, Shattered Minds and Wounded: Vietnam/Iraq, as well as the general medical studies The Light in the Skull and The Body Is the Hero. He is also the author of the novels Another War, Another Peace and Ward 402.

Review:

“This book will wrench your heart, precisely because it has a heart of its own . . . Glasser writes with passion and with an uncommon skill at choosing exactly the right words. Ward 402 is a triumphant exposition of the human will.” —Newsday “Ward 402 is a powerful documentary novel which plunges you into the midst of a medical and moral dilemma—a dilemma that centers around one of the most memorable youngsters in literature.” —Literary Guild Magazine “Dr. Glasser can describe a medical emergency in a way that makes the entire scene spring to life. . . . This is good and exciting writing.” —The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: George Braziller
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 080760691X
• ISBN 13: 9780807606919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232