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Biopsies: Stories Of Struggle And Hope In South AucklandStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionIn a diverse community in South Auckland, a Serbian refugee struggles with post-natal depression, a Vietnamese boy with a deformed hand is asked to interpret for his grandmother and becomes burdened with a tragic secret, and a doctor becomes reluctantly entangled with a menacing but injured gang leader. Tension within families hovers over many of these gritty stories, but power often proves to be in the hands of those who at first appear weak. Caring for this community, an idealistic young doctor, her increasingly jaded boss and their astute nurse are compassionate but flawed. The medical centre provides a hub to these loosely inter-connected fictional stories, the scope of which pans across a slew of people living and dying with disability, social isolation, humour, conflict, hope and uncertainty. |