Oxygen

” A startling plot twist, combined with Cassella’s first-hand understanding of our ailing healthcare system, makes this involving debut just what the doctor ordered.” – PEOPLE “More than just an assured debut novel, this book is a tour de force, as emotionally involving as it is intelligent. Carol Cassella writes with the clarity and precision that are the hallmarks of her other profession….The fine, sharp details of her portrait of a gifted doctor facing a devastating crisis will stay with you long after the book is closed.” – Susan Wiggs, author of Fireside and Just Breathe “Like her protagonist, Carol Cassella has the heart of a poet and the mind of a physician; the result is a striking meditation on the complexities of love, the fragile miracle that is the human body and the burdens and blessings of being a healer.” – Stephanie Kallos, author of Broken for You “A finely crafted mystery, as well as a sparkling literary work.” – THE DENVER POST “A subtle, compelling plot that twists and twists again. This quickly becomes a book you cannot put down.” – The Dallas Morning News “In Oxygen, Carol Cassella’s taut novel, Dr. Marie Heaton, an assured anesthesiologist at the top of her game, is forced to face the personal and professional fallout from an operating room disaster. Marie finds herself on the losing end of dollars-and-cents medicine in a malpractice suit, questioning herself, her skills, her colleagues, and her life choices. I couldn’t wait to race to the end to see how her story played out, and I wasn’t disappointed.” – Lalita Tademy, author of Cane River

Carol Cassella, MD, is a practicing anesthesiologist, novelist, and speaker. She majored in English literature at Duke University and attended Baylor College of Medicine. She is the bestselling author of the novels Gemini, Oxygen, and Healer, published by Simon & Schuster. Carol lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with her husband and two sets of twins. Visit the author at CarolCassella.com.

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