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* Title: On the Ravine
* Author(s) name(s): Lam, Vincent
* ISBN (or ASIN): 9780735277731
* Publisher: Vintage Canada a division of Penguin Random House
* Publication Date Year: 2024
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* Page count: 357
* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): paperback
* Description: Dr. Chen, a downtown Toronto addictions doctor, is on the devastating front line of the opioid crisis. Grappling with the ever-more desperate cases that arrive in his waiting room, he walks a tightrope between the human desires of his patients and the scientific doctrines of his profession. Chen is haunted by a photo gallery of patients he has lost to overdose. He asks: What is he had done more, or less? Or something different? Would his patients still be alive?
Claire, a passionate and highly accomplished violinist, suffers two overdoses in twenty-four hours, leading her to Chen's clinic. She is convinced that her most beautiful music is played when she is high on opioids, but has realized that her survival depends upon being sober. Their worlds collide, drawing Chen deeper into the intricate web of doctor-patient relationship, the implications and consequences of his intention to treat. Chen must decide just how far he would go to save a life. Can he find choices that make a difference, and can he help his patients do the same?
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