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Title: A moving work that invokes every spouse's empathy
Review: This is a chilling story of the coverups that, while not routine, exist in large medical centers. While the novel has a tragic ending, it reveals a comedy of errors, and the unsettling subsequent covert response. The reader walks away recognizing that a woman as intelligent and as well-connected as Gilbert can still be stonewalled by "the system", and leaves the rest of us wondering what our chances are. Even with this, the reader is in complete empathy with Gilbert and her family, and the obstacles that they faced in seeking the truth.
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