The General Hospital: A Menzies Mental Health Novel
Anne Buist · Graeme Simsion
Mar 2026 · Hachette Australia · Narrated by Edwina Wren
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A profound and engrossing medical drama by bestsellers Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion
Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright is back where she worked as an intern: the general hospital. This time, instead of dealing with patients' broken bodies, she's tackling their mental health issues, with a roving commission to cover the medical, surgical and obstetric wards. All the while learning that mental and physical health are inextricably linked.
Christina is planning to sue her obstetrician - Hannah's ex-boyfriend - for mental distress during labour. Junjie's Olympic dream has been shattered by injury. Is he at risk of taking his own life? Max's bipolar medication might keep him level-headed, but it is destroying his kidneys. And Ishani claims that setting herself on fire was an accident, but her story doesn't stack up.
When she's not on call, Hannah finds herself navigating an unexpected friendship and the promising early days of a new relationship with fellow trainee Alex, before her grandmother reveals an explosive family secret.
Filled with realism, heart and humour, esteemed Australian psychiatrist Anne Buist and internationally bestselling author Graeme Simsion (The Rosie Project) bring us into the world of physical and mental health in this unique novel.
Praise for The Glass House and The Oasis:
'Contains all the comforting trappings of a fast-paced medical procedural' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'Reminiscent of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Simsion's The Rosie Project' BOOKS + PUBLISHING
'A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures' THE AUSTRALIAN
'An inside eye on the experience of young doctors . . . [with] a compassionate lightness of touch' THE AGE
'A unique novel that's so timely' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Deeply empathetic' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright is back where she worked as an intern: the general hospital. This time, instead of dealing with patients' broken bodies, she's tackling their mental health issues, with a roving commission to cover the medical, surgical and obstetric wards. All the while learning that mental and physical health are inextricably linked.
Christina is planning to sue her obstetrician - Hannah's ex-boyfriend - for mental distress during labour. Junjie's Olympic dream has been shattered by injury. Is he at risk of taking his own life? Max's bipolar medication might keep him level-headed, but it is destroying his kidneys. And Ishani claims that setting herself on fire was an accident, but her story doesn't stack up.
When she's not on call, Hannah finds herself navigating an unexpected friendship and the promising early days of a new relationship with fellow trainee Alex, before her grandmother reveals an explosive family secret.
Filled with realism, heart and humour, esteemed Australian psychiatrist Anne Buist and internationally bestselling author Graeme Simsion (The Rosie Project) bring us into the world of physical and mental health in this unique novel.
Praise for The Glass House and The Oasis:
'Contains all the comforting trappings of a fast-paced medical procedural' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'Reminiscent of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Simsion's The Rosie Project' BOOKS + PUBLISHING
'A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures' THE AUSTRALIAN
'An inside eye on the experience of young doctors . . . [with] a compassionate lightness of touch' THE AGE
'A unique novel that's so timely' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Deeply empathetic' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
About the author
Anne Buist (Author)
Professor Anne Buist is chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and the architect of the national screening program for perinatal depression. She began writing at eight but medicine intervened until 2015 when she wrote Medea's Curse, the first of five psychological crime novels. The internationally bestselling Two Steps Forward, co-authored with her husband, Graeme Simsion, was optioned to Fox Searchlight / Disney, along with its sequel, Two Steps Onward. She is co-author of the Menzies Mental Health series (The Glass House, The Oasis, The General Hospital) with Graeme.
Graeme Simsion (Author)
Dr Graeme Simsion is the author of the widely acclaimed novel The Rosie Project, which spent 65 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and, with its two sequels, has sold seven million copies in forty languages. A film is in development with Sony Pictures. The Best of Adam Sharp, also an international bestseller, is in development with New Sparta Pictures and Creative Differences was optioned to Truce Films. Graeme is co-author of the bestselling Menzies Mental Health series with his wife, Anne Buist.
Professor Anne Buist is chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and the architect of the national screening program for perinatal depression. She began writing at eight but medicine intervened until 2015 when she wrote Medea's Curse, the first of five psychological crime novels. The internationally bestselling Two Steps Forward, co-authored with her husband, Graeme Simsion, was optioned to Fox Searchlight / Disney, along with its sequel, Two Steps Onward. She is co-author of the Menzies Mental Health series (The Glass House, The Oasis, The General Hospital) with Graeme.
Graeme Simsion (Author)
Dr Graeme Simsion is the author of the widely acclaimed novel The Rosie Project, which spent 65 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and, with its two sequels, has sold seven million copies in forty languages. A film is in development with Sony Pictures. The Best of Adam Sharp, also an international bestseller, is in development with New Sparta Pictures and Creative Differences was optioned to Truce Films. Graeme is co-author of the bestselling Menzies Mental Health series with his wife, Anne Buist.
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