We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. For more on medical ethics, visit the american medical associations principles of medical ethics page rather than buy the wine or food that your group would usually have, consider donating to a charity such as the one for which marie works in the novels epilogue. It was the best book ive read since water for elephants. Ive enjoyed all of carol casellas books dont miss oxygen if you havent read it because her stories are compelling and her characters are well developed. A novel by carol cassella 20090609 by carol cassella jan 1 1852. Peekyous people search has 24 people named carol casella and you can find info, photos, links, family members and. Cassella s tale of an anesthesiologist who is forced to reevaluate her life while. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. She majored in english literature at duke university and graduated from baylor college of medicine in 1986. Oxygen ebook by carol cassella 9781416564874 rakuten kobo. Oxygen book by carol cassella official publisher page. Carol cassella was born as carol elise wiley in dallas, texas.
She is the youngest of three daughters to katherine and ray wiley, and graduated from highland park high school in dallas, texas in 1975. Book 1 oxygen novel by carol cassella read the wntire book and then discuss it book 2 an anthropologist on mars by oliver sacks read page 188243 the prodigies tale book 3 any college book related to medical practice, ethics and the human ability for accomplish ments. Carol cassella books list of books by author carol cassella. Carol cassella is a practicing anesthesiologist in washington state whose work informs that of her compelling heroine, dr. Consider the ethical dilemma presented in the book and discuss the responsibilities of physicians and hospitals. Her books have been finalists for the washington state book award, and. Suffice to say, i was very excited to read a medically inspired book that was a work of fiction by an actual doctor. Marie heaton is an anesthesiologist at the height of her. Click here for more information about healer, and to order it. Share oxygen by carol cassella 2009, paperback oxygen by carol cassella 2009, paperback 1 product rating. With the compassion of jodi picoult and the medical realism of atul gawande, reallife anesthesiologist carol cassella s riveting national bestseller seamlessly melds compelling womens fiction and medical drama to create an involving debut thats just what the doctor ordered people. Carol married stephen rowan cassella in 1991 and now lives on bainbridge island, washington. Carol cassella, md, is a practicing anesthesiologist, novelist, and speaker. With the compassion of jodi picoult and the medical realism of atul gawan.
Carol cassella is an anesthesiologist herself who did her undergraduate degree in english literature at duke. It works because casellas characters are real and earn your. Oxygen in her debut novel, carol cassella has crafted a rich, layered tale. A novel by carol cassella and a great selection of related.
Oxygen by carol cassella meet your next favorite book. The story follows marie through the aftermath relationship changes, law suits, love, you name it, the book has it. The author has superbly penned a suspenseful story and has the capability of drawing her reader. The entire complex human machine pivots on the pinnacle of oxygen. This medical mystery is told with lyric grace and deep compassion. Oxygen climaxes in a final twist that is as heartrending as it is redeeming. Figure 2 right from book, gold seals attributed to david kirke discovered at ferryland. Oxygen by carol cassella overview with the compassion of jodi picoult and the medical realism of atul gawande, reallife anesthesiologist carol cassella s riveting national bestseller seamlessly melds compelling womens fiction and medical drama to create an involving debut thats just what the doctor ordered people. She majored in english literature at duke university and attended baylor college of medicine. In her debut novel, carol cassella has crafted a rich, layered tale. Like her protagonist, carol cassella has the heart of a poet and the mind of a physician.
She currently practices anesthesia in seattle and is a freelance medical writer specializing in global. Marie heaton is an anesthesiologist at the height of her profession. Carol lives on bainbridge island, washington, with her husband and two. Marie heaton, an assured anesthesiologist at the top of her game, is forced to face the personal and professional fallout from an operating room disaster. Marie finds herself on the losing end of dollarsandcents medicine in a malpractice suit, questioning herself, her skills, her colleagues, and. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to nonprofit organizations. Faced with a major lawsuit, she must turn to a former lover for moral support. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carol cassella books online. March 2014 like her earlier books, oxygen and healer, carol cassella, who is a practicing physician an anesthesiologist, takes on a complex medical issue in gemini, weaving a strong story from it. Oxygen by carol cassella 2009, paperback for sale online.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Within the intersecting circles of thriller, medical drama and popular fiction, carol cassella s confident debut emerges in vivid, threedimensional relief. My books you can follow any responses to this entry via rss. Oxygen by carol cassella marie heaton is an accomplished seattle anesthesiologist who thrives on the precision and challenge of her job, until a nightmarish operating room disaster leaves a child dead and launches a complicated malpractice suit. There, icu doctor charlotte reese is charged with her care. Oxygen is carol cassella s first novel, and it has enjoyed enthusiastic commercial and critical attention. Hardesty department of anthropology, university of nevada, reno. Carol lives on bainbridge island, washington, with her husband and two sets of twins. Carol cassella, a freelance medical writer and a practicing anesthesiologist, grounds her haunting debut novel oxygen in the lifeordeath scenarios of the modern medical field. With her firsthand knowledge of the field of anesthesiology, cassella creates an original and compelling plot.
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