{"product_id":"the-oasis-by-graeme-simsion-9780733651502","title":"The Oasis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBy the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass House\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Buist \u0026amp; Graeme Simsion, comes the second novel in the groundbreaking Menzies Mental Health series\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrainee psychiatrist \u003cb\u003eDoctor Hannah Wright\u003c\/b\u003e has only just got her head above water in the acute psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital when she's thrown into the deep end of the outpatient clinic. Keen to develop her skills in talking therapies, she finds herself up against a boss who's focused on medication and a senior colleague with a score to settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHannah's fellow first-years face problems of their own: on-and-off flame \u003cb\u003eAlex\u003c\/b\u003e is being bullied, \u003cb\u003eNdidi\u003c\/b\u003e's marriage is in trouble, \u003cb\u003eJon\u003c\/b\u003e feels isolated, and \u003cb\u003eCarey\u003c\/b\u003e is concerned their autism will be a career barrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Hannah comes under pressure to seek therapy herself to confront a traumatic past, her patients' health issues range from OCD to ice addiction, childhood abuse to the mental impact of ageing, and from bad parenting to bad genes. They all come to the Oasis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with great humanity and humour, Australian psychiatrist Anne Buist and internationally bestselling author Graeme Simsion (\u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e) welcome us into the world of mental health with compassion and insight.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Glass House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A deeply empathetic, humanising portrait of a mental health facility, and the souls that pass through it'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning . . . So timely'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eINSTYLE AUSTRALIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A darn good read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLIVING ARTS CANBERRA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brings alive the frontline of mental health care'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePROFESSOR PATRICK MCGORRY AO, AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR 2010\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Overflows with compassion, insight and humour'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMEREDITH JAFFE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, rich and insightful'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eARIANE BEESTON, author of Because I'm Not Myself, You See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Anne Buist skilfully writes from her own experiences and co-author Graeme Simsion adds his inimitable \u003ci\u003eRosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e style. An honest, sensitive look into mental health care in Australia'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePROFESSOR JAYASHRI KULKARNI AM, Psychiatrist, Monash University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46240148455660,"sku":"9780733651502","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780733651502.jpg?v=1741228555","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-oasis-by-graeme-simsion-9780733651502","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}