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When young neurologist Dr. Clayton Winthrop accepts a position with
Neurological Associates in Philadelphia, it seems like a plum
assignment. But the seemingly enviable post soon turns sour when
Winthrop is unfairly criticized for using a particular procedure on
a number of patients. As tempers flare and arguments turn bitter,
Winthrop becomes increasingly convinced he will have to leave the
practice. The last straw comes when one of Winthrop's colleagues
holds a press conference to take credit for a surgery technique
that Winthrop himself pioneered. Angry and disillusioned, Winthrop
finds a new position at a California research institute. But the
new job soon becomes just as frustrating as the last and sends
Winthrop into an emotional tailspin. Now he must choose between
facing his detractors and watching his career go down in flames. "I
wanted to offer readers an inside look at the medical profession,"
Wilson says. "The book also reveals the difference between surgical
procedures for the brain used in this age of computers compared
with the free-hand techniques of the past." Intended to entertain
and inform, the book is based on Wilson's extensive experience as a
scientific and medical patent attorney. Filled with scientific
detail, the story is intended to offer readers a rarely-seen
glimpse of the personalities and practices that pioneer medical
care.
Dennis Fleetwood appeared in court effectively and frequently. Time
and time again the lawyer for the other side was John Eldridge.
During a meeting in John's office Dennis noticed a picture of a
woman he thought he recognized. It was John's mother, a mother whom
John never knew. She, strangely, had placed him in a boarding
school in Great Britain. Later Dennis discovered that the woman's
picture was in an antique watch that had been hidden in his
briefcase during his flight from Harvard to California. The
discovery of that watch, and Dennis' naive attempt to use the law
to help John Eldridge find his mother, led Dennis down a path that
threatened, not only his career, but his life. He was no match for
the violent responses that resulted from that guileless attempt to
help John.
None of the four teenage youths who met on the tennis court the
summer before entering Eastern High School imagined that during
their next three high school years, they would become inseparable.
By graduation day, two of the youths had become casualties of
tragic accidents. Unhappily, only Bob Johnson and Forrest
Montgomery remained at graduation. The effects of the two tragedies
and the patriotic complexion of the country at the outbreak of
World War II may well have been responsible for Bob's and Forrest's
early decision to enlist. Their fate was the Battle of the Pacific
and the fall of Bataan. Bob was wounded, scarcely managing to
survive the ninety mile death march to the Camp O'Donnell prison
and near death when he did. Frequently clashing with Captain
Savage, and ignoring his command, Forrest did what it took to keep
Bob alive. His court martial was inevitable. At the close of the
war Captain Savage risked his career to court martial the man he
hated. The intense court martial and the truly accurate account of
life in Camp O'Donnell characterize the novel.
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