LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2009
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME TRUST BOOK PRIZE 2009
A charismatic doctor and a rigorous scientist are co-directors of a cancer research lab. They demand nothing less than complete dedication and obedience from their young protégés. In this high-pressure setting, one young man's experiments begin to show exciting results. At first the entire lab is ...