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ONE IN THREE

Mira Harrison

ISBN 978-1-83574-081-1

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Publication: 28 NOVEMBER 2024
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ISBN: 9781835740811

Price: £9.99
Binding: Paperback
Format: 216 x 138 mm

Extent: 385 pp
Thema: FBA Fiction

Author location: New Zealand

• Set in the later 80s and early 90s in NHS
hospitals in Southampton and Portsmouth.

• This novel is based on the authors real-life
experiences as a junior doctor in NHS
hospitals in Southampton and Portsmouth

during this period.
• Perfect for fans of Adam Kay’s This is Going to
Hurt.
One in Three is the coming-of-age story of James Hartman,
a young doctor struggling with the demands of endless
Mira Harrison is a doctor-turned-writer, who trained in the NHS. Mira hours on call in NHS hospitals. Set in 1989 against the
has published two medical textbooks and two collections of stories backdrop of the unfolding AIDS epidemic, James is
about women working in public hospitals. Originally from Watford, continually confronted by tragedy, pain, and death…
Mira studied at Southampton University Medical School and pursued
a career in obstetrics and gynaecology. She has worked in hospitals During his early weeks, James realises he inadvertently
in England and New Zealand. One In Three is her debut novel, based caused a patient’s death and attempts to conceal his
on her experiences as a junior doctor. mistake. Exhausted and unable to cope, he seeks solace in
Southampton’s redlight district.

As his first-year passes, there are brief moments of triumph,
but James’ impulsive decisions pave the way for future
complications. Amidst the chaos, a glimmer of hope
emerges when he meets Ainslie, a trainee surgeon from
New Zealand. James becomes besotted with her, falling
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