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Book SynopsisNicholas Anderton is a highly respected neurosurgeon at the top of his field. But behind the successful facade all is not well. Tormented by a toxic marriage and haunted by past mistakes, Anderton has been eating to forget. His wife, meanwhile, has turned to drink. There are sniggers behind closed doors - how can a surgeon be fat? When mistakes are made and his old adversary steps in to take advantage, Anderton knows things are coming to a head...
Trade Review'This slim novel asks some big questions, with compassion, wry humour and elegant, understated prose' —Kate Vane, crime novelist; 'The beautiful writing pulled me right into this book. I loved how the story unfolded, each thread carefully unravelled. The characters had true psychological depth, and the relationships between them were so life-like' —Sophie Van Llewyn, author of 'Bottled Goods'; 'I loved Inside the Bone Box: the visual imagery is excellent, and as a radiographer before bookselling I really appreciated the fine details of neurosurgery' —Georgia Duffy, owner of Imagined Things bookshop, Harrogate; 'Very accurate with respect to the medical and surgical aspects of the storyline' —Nick Thomas, Consultant Neurosurgeon
