A book which inspired the creation of the NHS, The Citadel is a moving story of tragedy, triumph and redemption.
Cronin, one of the great masters of the genre..
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A classic saga by A.
It isn't long before Andrew's outspoken manner wins him both friends and enemies, but he risks losing his idealism when the fashionable, greedy world of London medicine claims him, with its private clinics, wealthy, spoilt patients and huge rewards.
There are no X-rays, no ambulances - nothing to combat the disease and poverty.
Both are soon strained to the limit as Andrew discovers the reality of performing operations on a kitchen table and washing in a scullery, of unspeakable sanitation, of common infantile cholera and systemic corruption.
When newly qualified doctor Andrew Manson takes up his first post in a Welsh mining community, the young Scot brings with him a bagful of idealism and enthusiasm.
With a foreword by Adam Kay, the bestselling author of This is Going to Hurt.
A book which inspired the creation of the NHS, The Citadel is a moving story of tragedy, triumph and redemption
