Some Tests (Paperback)

Wayne Macauley

ISBN 10: 1925355934 / ISBN 13: 9781925355932

Published by Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2017

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Paperback. The unnerving new novel from the acclaimed author of Demons and The CookIt begins with the normally healthy Beth - aged-care worker, wife of David, mother of Lettie and Gem - feeling vaguely off-colour. A locum sends her to Dr Yi for some tests. 'There are a few things here that aren't quite right,' says Dr Yi, 'and sometimes it is these little wrongnesses that can lead us to the bigger wrongs that matter.'Beth is sent on to Dr Twoomey for more tests. Then to another specialist, and another.Referral after referral sees her bumped from suburb to suburb, bewildered, joining busloads of people all clutching white envelopes and hoping for answers.But what is actually wrong with Beth - is anything, in fact, wrong with her? And what strange forces are at work in the system? As the novel reaches its stunning climax, we realise how strange these forces are.Unnerving and brilliant, Some Tests is about waking up one morning and finding your ordinary life changed forever. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Some Tests (Paperback)
• Publisher: Text Publishing, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1925355934
• ISBN 13: 9781925355932
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

It begins with the normally healthy Beth—aged-care worker, wife of David, mother of Lettie and Gem—feeling vaguely off-colour. A locum sends her to Dr Yi for some tests. ‘There are a few things here that aren’t quite right,’ says Dr Yi, ‘and sometimes it is these little wrongnesses that can lead us to the bigger wrongs that matter.’

Beth is sent on to Dr Twoomey for more tests. Then to another specialist, and another…Referral after referral sees her bumped from suburb to suburb, bewildered, joining busloads of people all clutching white envelopes and hoping for answers.

But what is actually wrong with Beth—is anything, in fact, wrong with her? And what strange forces are at work in the system? As the novel reaches its stunning climax, we realise how strange these forces are.

Unnerving and brilliant, Some Tests is about waking up one morning and finding your ordinary life changed forever.