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A Bed with a View
by Peter W Bennett
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Pub Date 28 Jul 2024 | Archive Date 31 Jul 2024
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Description
It began life as Peter Bennett's journal, a straight-forward account of his experiences as a patient on the ward of a typical NHS hospital in the course of several extended visits starting in 2018. It gradually morphed into something rather different. It became an ever more complex and interesting book; emerging as a vivid, unflinching, by turns painful, angry, moving and hilarious memoir of this time.
This is a story filled with touching and comical memories and incidents. It gives unblinking insights into the reality of the NHS today, showing how it functions and sometimes fails to function. It is partly a state-of-the-nation piece but is also far more than this. It is something richer and more substantive, offering the reader a fragmentary autobiography, a colourful recollection of Peter’s life as a successful lawyer and failed comedian. And ultimately it is a guide of sorts for those coming of age today, and a source of wit and wisdom for anyone shrewd enough to seek out, or fortunate enough to stumble upon, this richly entertaining book. It is a deeply personal, accessible, moving and wise piece of work.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781805149156 |
PRICE | £5.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 336 |
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Featured Reviews
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Thank you very much for the approval. As someone dealing with medical issues at the moment Incould highly relate to the content of this book and I find this world fascinating. I can’t wait to share more thoughts soon
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"A Bed with a View" by Peter W Bennett is a thoughtful, delightful, read and a call to action for the NHS. Writing as a patient, he gives keen insight into the NHS experience. His writing is crisp, smart without being haughty, and thought-provoking. Laced with humor and empathy, it makes for an entertaining read. That entertaining aspect does not diminish Bennett's call to action for changes to the NHS. For a US reader, there is much to be learned from this book. Well worth the read. Thanks to #Netgalley and #Troubador for the opportunity to preview this book.
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