A. J. Cronin - Réztábla a gate under

Cult award-winning novel about vocation, loss, love, money, disappointment and hope.
Dr. Andrew Manson, a young and idealistic Scottish doctor, navigates the challenges of the medical profession in Wales and England between the two world wars. With a fresh degree in his pocket, he comes from Scotland to the mining region of Wales. He soon realizes that his theoretical training is more dangerous than if he was completely ignorant, so he tries to gain as much experience as possible and learn from practice in order to become a really good and useful doctor. He has the help of his self-sacrificing wife and a colleague with a bad luck.

Seven years later, we find him in London - where he is dizzy with the possibility of financial gain. He patiently listens to rich hypochondriacs and does not even notice that he has no time for real patients.

A tragedy stops him on the path of moral decay leading to prosperity.
But is it on time?

The reader can pick up one of the most successful bestsellers of all time. The story, drawn from the author's experiences as a doctor, bravely opposed traditional medical ethics and is noted as one of the inspirations for the establishment of the English National Health Service (NHS).

The Copper Plate under the Gate has served as the basis for many successful film, radio and television productions worldwide. In 1983, it was made into a film nominated for an Oscar.

"Cronin's outstanding novel. . . . No one could have written such a beautiful, honest and moving story about a young doctor without his excellent literary skill and experience." - The Atlantic Monthly

Go deep! Relax! Be present!