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The Neurology of Angels

Krista Tibbs
Friction Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9781891386626
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (8/08)

“His eyes scanned the second slide, left to right, and stopped. Galen squeezed his dark brows together and leaned closer to the eyepiece. He increased the power on the lens then grabbed another slide and another. His breath came faster as he registered the discovery: the blue-stained tissue of the control specimens was marred with black clusters of dead cells, but the slides treated with formula 423 were spotless. With trembling hands, he adjusted the focus. Not a fleck of black on 423, just a blue sky of healthy tissue.” (p.1) What Galen found in 423 is the cure for stroke and his discovery is the center around which the rest of “The Neurology of Angels” revolves.

The other two main players in the book are Eddy and Elizabeth. Eddy enters the world of politics in an effort to try to lower the cost of prescription drugs so that those who need them are able to afford them. Elizabeth is a lawyer in the pharmaceutical drug industry who herself is raising a daughter, Sera, who has a fatal genetic disease that could benefit from the use of 423, or Lexistro as it is marketed. However, the FDA does not allow for any off-label use of the drug, prohibiting availability for Sera.

The story follows how all three families are brought together in relation to the drug Lexistro, and gives a clear picture as to how the pharmaceutical industry operates. Tibbs is clearly knowledgeable as to how the processes work and I thought that the information presented was interesting and informative. Although the book is fiction, it appears to be deeply based in fact. Tibbs herself currently is employed “in the biotechnology industry conducting clinical research for diseases with unmet medical needs.”

However, I found in some ways that the book focused more on the policy and procedural aspects of the drug development and approval process, and less on the relationship among the three key players which detracted a little from the book. I would have liked to have seen the characters more fully developed by the time the book came to a close. My interest in them was definitely piqued in the beginning but I felt as though they became overshadowed by the main focus on the drug approval process. Despite this though, I found the book to be a very interesting one and believe that anyone who enjoys medical and political fiction should give “The Neurology of Angels” a try!

  

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