Doctors: A Novel [Paperback]

#1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER•Writing with all the passion ofLove Storyand power ofThe Class, Erich Segal sweeps us into the lives of the Harvard Medical School's class of 1962.  His stunning novel reveals the making of doctors—what makes them tick, scheme, hurt . . . and love.  

From the crucible of med school’s merciless training through the demanding hours of internship and residency to the triumphs—and sometimes tragedies—beyond,Doctorsbrings to vivid life the men and women who seek to heal but who must first walk through fire.  

At the novel’s heart is the unforgettable relationship of Barney Livingston and Laura Castellano, childhood friends who separately find unsettling celebrity and unsatisfying love—until their friendship ripens into passion.  

Yet even their devotion to each other, even their medical gifts may not be enough to save the one life they treasure above all others.Doctors—heartbreaking, witty, inspiring, and utterly, grippingly real—is a vibrant portrait that culminates in a murder, a trial . . . and a miracle."A superior story . . . A moving and compelling novel of doctors and their fears--how they confront them or are confounded by them."--UPI.

"Segal's best work to date."--New York PostErich Segal(1937–2010)began his writing career with the phenomenally successfulLove Story. He wrote eight other novels, includingThe Class, which was an international bestseller and won literary prizes in France and Italy.Doctorsreached #1 on theNew York Timesbestseller list. Segal’s academic focus included Green and Latin literature—subjects he taught at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Oxford.ONE
 
Barney Livingston was the first boy in Brooklyn to see Laura Castellano naked.
 
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