Acts of Convenience had sat on my TBR pile for a long time. I finally lifted it off the heap last week and started reading it. The Assisted Dying Bill passing through Parliament has given the story a timeliness that perhaps an earlier read wouldn’t have.
Cassie is a nurse, used to early deaths and personal tragedy. The book charts an uneasy glimpse into an ever-increasing dystopian future where the acts of convenience are only convenient for the few wealthy enough to avoid their consequences. The story is of love, coping with adversity and a resolute determination by Cassie, not only to care for and protect her family and friends but to expose wrongdoing. The story’s Voluntary Euthanasia Bill is the first step on an ever-steeper descent on the slippery slope to a troubling future. If we hadn’t seen the decimation of the NHS and the increasing influence of the private sector, most of this story would seem complete fantasy. I sincerely hope it isn’t what it seems, a vision of the future.
If you only read one book this year make sure that this is the one, it is brilliant.
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