{"product_id":"the-general-hospital-a-menzies-mental-health-novel-9780733653506","title":"The General Hospital: A Menzies Mental Health Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profound and engrossing medical drama by bestsellers Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sparkles with a realism and moral complexity . . . Taut, fast-paced and wonderfully engaging' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA profound and engrossing medical drama by bestsellers Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrainee psychiatrist \u003cb\u003eDoctor Hannah Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is back where she worked as an intern: the general hospital. This time, instead of dealing with patients' broken bodies, she's tackling their mental health issues, with a roving commission to cover the medical, surgical and obstetric wards. All the while learning that mental and physical health are inextricably linked.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina\u003c\/b\u003e is planning to sue her obstetrician - Hannah's ex-boyfriend - for mental distress during labour. \u003cb\u003eJunjie\u003c\/b\u003e's Olympic dream has been shattered by injury. Is he at risk of taking his own life? \u003cb\u003eMax\u003c\/b\u003e's bipolar medication might keep him level-headed, but it is destroying his kidneys. And \u003cb\u003eIshani \u003c\/b\u003eclaims that setting herself on fire was an accident, but her story doesn't stack up.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she's not on call, Hannah finds herself navigating an unexpected friendship and the promising early days of a new relationship with fellow trainee \u003cb\u003eAlex\u003c\/b\u003e, before her grandmother reveals an explosive family secret.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilled with realism, heart and humour, esteemed Australian psychiatrist Anne Buist and internationally bestselling author Graeme Simsion (\u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e) bring us into the world of physical and mental health in this unique novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Glass House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Oasis\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Contains all the comforting trappings of a fast-paced medical procedural' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSYDNEY MORNING HERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u003c\/i\u003e and Simsion's \u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eBOOKS + PUBLISHING\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An inside eye on the experience of young doctors . . . [with] a compassionate lightness of touch'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE AGE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A unique novel that's so timely' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply empathetic' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780733653506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 31 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.2(H)x15.2(L)x3(W)440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 440\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Buist (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessor Anne Buist AO \u003c\/b\u003eis chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and the architect of the national screening program for perinatal depression. She began writing at eight but medicine intervened until 2015 when she wrote \u003ci\u003eMedea's Curse\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of five psychological crime novels. The internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eTwo Steps Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with her husband, Graeme Simsion, was optioned to Fox Searchlight \/ Disney, along with its sequel, \u003ci\u003eTwo Steps Onward\u003c\/i\u003e. She is co-author of the Menzies Mental Health series (\u003ci\u003eThe Glass House, The Oasis, The General Hospital\u003c\/i\u003e) with Graeme.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraeme Simsion (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr Graeme Simsion\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the widely acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e, which spent 65 weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list, and, with its two sequels, has sold seven million copies in forty languages. 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