It's hurricane season and Hurricane Ivan is bearing down on Karen Puno as she scrambles to flee to safety with her Labrador Retriever. But that's only the beginning of her troubles. Then there is the problem of harvesting organs for transplant and a cascading medical crisis, two teenagers discovering love amidst a hurricane's destructive course, and the fate of a battered dog almost crushed by the hurricane's debris.
A unique work of fiction by a master storyteller, "Outcome" is a deftly written novel that will engage the reader's total attention from beginning to end, making it highly recommended.
Mary Cowper
Reviewer, The Midwest Book Review
November 2011
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An Amazon customer review for Outcome, a Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming...
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense beginning, really good story September 20, 2011
By kindle addict
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book starts off with a bang: a small plane has to suddenly abort its take off and a woman with her dog are driving away from Pensacola to get away from a hurricane. The tension is palpable and kept me turning the pages. There are several different characters who all have or will interact with each other in various ways. All but one are likeable and all seem like real people, and I cared about the characters. There's also a great dog in this book with his own storyline that goes from the beginning of the book to the end. In parts of the book, there is a lot of medical jargon which might not appeal to all but I liked it and learned from it, especially about organ donation. Love, loss, disaster, hope - this book has it all.
This review is for: Outcome, A Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming ... (Kindle Edition)
Excellent read,
By - BlueJay44 (Kent, UK)
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An excellent read - I would actually have given this 4.5 stars, but it was much more engrossing than others I have rated as 4 star. Loved the story and was really drawn into the lives of all (bar one) the characters, including that of the dog. Usually I have several books on the go at once, but this got read straight through. The only parts I found hard to read were the detailed medical terms, they distracted my attention, yet I dared not skip them in case I missed some important details.
Outcome, A Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming...
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I bet you’re curious. Wouldn’t it be astonishing to watch a major organ transplant in an O.R.?
The tension mounts. We know the players and how we got here. A deadly hurricane took a life but offers hope to another. A family with grief intertwines with a family encouraged by hope. What they don’t know is that the pilot and physicians involved are more complicated than meets the eye.
Diana Devlin is the pilot who flies the transplant surgeon, Dr. Bhagat, to perform the organ harvest. She’s a professional, too, as much in charge of people’s safety as he is in an operating room, but she’s never shared her cockpit with anyone like him. She’s been told that patients love him. He is the epitome of top-notched bedside manners.
Peter Devlin is the transplant patient’s anesthesiologist, the behind-the-scenes doctor. Dr. Bhagat’s compromising personality makes the O.R. an explosive place. Can the astute anesthesiologist ensure the patient’s safety during the harrowing liver transplant and get their patient to the I.C.U. alive?
Meanwhile, your pulled heartstrings will never be far from another main character. Putt-Putt is the organ donor’s dog, who escapes into the hurricane’s blowing sand and gusty wind, and must battle to survive. Despite people searching for him, circumstances keep Putt-Putt in the wrong places at the wrong times. His plight comes full circle to a surprising conclusion.
Around this novel’s initial central tragedy, there is guilt and anger, despair and hope, and loss and recovery. A world of characters spring to life. From Peru to Indiana, their lives weave together and their interactions change their course. Come feel relief and gratitude for the ability of the human soul, as well as a small homeless dog, to cope with the turbulence of life.
Meet some of the characters that keep the pages turning in Outcome, a Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming ....
A scrupulous surgeon with a pristine bedside manner.
A feisty female pilot with trouble in her cockpit.
An astute anesthesiologist behind the scenes.
A hurricane-battered dog you'll fall in love with.
And two teens who find love because of their Mother's own destinies.
Sink your reading time into this 84,000 word general fiction/medical fiction novel!
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This review is for: Outcome, A Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming ... (Kindle Edition)
Excellent read,
By - BlueJay44 (Kent, UK)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What is this?)
An excellent read - I would actually have given this 4.5 stars, but it was much more engrossing than others I have rated as 4 star. Loved the story and was really drawn into the lives of all (bar one) the characters, including that of the dog. Usually I have several books on the go at once, but this got read straight through. The only parts I found hard to read were the detailed medical terms, they distracted my attention, yet I dared not skip them in case I missed some important details.
Meet some of the characters that keep the pages turning in Outcome, a Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming ....
A scrupulous surgeon with a pristine bedside manner.
A feisty female pilot with trouble in her cockpit.
An astute anesthesiologist behind the scenes.
A hurricane-battered dog you'll fall in love with.
And two teens who find love because of their Mother's own destinies.
Sink your reading time into this 84,000 word general fiction/medical fiction novel!
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It's hurricane season and Hurricane Ivan is bearing down on Karen Puno as she scrambles to flee to safety with her Labrador Retriever. But that's only the beginning of her troubles. Then there is the problem of harvesting organs for transplant and a cascading medical crisis, two teenagers discovering love amidst a hurricane's destructive course, and the fate of a battered dog almost crushed by the hurricane's debris.
A unique work of fiction by a master storyteller, "Outcome" is a deftly written novel that will engage the reader's total attention from beginning to end, making it highly recommended.
Mary Cowper
Reviewer, The Midwest Book Review
