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Carol Cassella

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March 03, 1957 in Dallas, Texas, The United States

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Carol Cassella is a practicing anesthesiologist and novelist. She was a closet writer for years before blending medicine and fiction in her first novel, OXYGEN, the story of an anesthesiologist tangled in the aftermath of an operating room catastrophe. Prior to writing fiction, Carol wrote about global public health issues in the developing world.

Carol grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Duke University with a BA in English Literature before attending Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She is also the mother of two sets of twins. Her other favorite activities are reading and hiking or cross country skiing in the North Cascades. She lives near Seattle on Bainbridge Island with her family and is currently working on her nex...more


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Published on September 14, 2010 21:28 • 53 views
Average rating: 3.52 · 2,676 ratings · 707 reviews · 3 distinct works
Oxygen
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 2,142 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions
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Healer
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
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"Well, I have been absent from here for a bit. I went on an Internet free vacation--which was delightful! But then I came back to 300 emails. I am also...more "
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message 1: by Laura

Laura I thought Oxygen was a great book. I'm a nurse and your book might have saved my career. What I learned from your book was "nobody cares as much about my career and reputation as I do."
I liked how you didn't over-explain the medical stuff as I found it really annoying in Josh Bazell's "Beat the Reaper" (very obvious he was an intern.) I could also relate to the propensity to mull a case over and over until you think you know what really happened.
The plot twist at the end came totally unexpected to me, and I was sad that Dr. Heaton's romance ended, but as a plot device it was intriguing.
Can't wait for your next book!


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