Review: More fact than fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
This novel will have you flipping pages as the plot is mesmerizing. However if you are a sufferer of irreversible back pain and/or in the medical profession it is downright scary. For anyone who has ever had an epidural for childbirth, or for chronic back pain, this novel takes on a whole new meaning. I don't want to give the story away, however there is a point in the book when Kieran, the main character says to the Secretary of Health,"these poor people on disability, every three years you make them fill out paperwork to prove they are still ill, and turn people down because you can't"see" their disability, while you keep getting richer and richer all based on a lie". This is the truth personified for anyone who has ever went through the red tape of trying to procure disability benefits. I speak from experience. Great book Roger, very thought provoking. Thank you for bringing so many government issues to light.