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Michael
DR. MICHAEL GODIN
Dr. Michael Godin is a facial plastic surgeon practicing in Richmond, Virginia, and Southern California. He is the author of the acclaimed debut novel The Big Prick: Surgery, Surfing, and Survival in 1980s San Diego and Fighting Gravity, a romantic comedy set in the world of plastic surgery. He survived surgical training during the HIV pandemic of the 1980s and learned to surf, write, and take good care of his patients. He enjoys living on both coasts with his wonderful wife, adult sons, and two dogs. One is very good, the other not so much, but he loves her anyway.
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
- Albert Camus
FIGHTING GRAVITY
When life falls apart, sometimes the only way forward is to find someone worth fighting gravity for.
Dr. Nick Jordan's seemingly perfect life is crumbling. His New Orleans plastic surgery practice is struggling financially for the first time in his career, and he's navigating the final stages of a brutal divorce that has left him questioning everything he thought he knew about love and commitment.
Determined to rebuild both his professional reputation and personal happiness, Nick bravely enters the bewildering world of modern dating with mixed and often hilarious results. From disastrous online dating encounters to speed dating fiascos, Nick discovers that finding love in midlife is far more complicated than reconstructing faces.
Nick is surrounded by a vibrant cast of characters—loyal friends, challenging patients, and intriguing romantic possibilities—whose own stories intertwine with his to bring Fighting Gravity to its surprising and satisfying conclusion.
Praise
"“Fighting Gravity goes down as smoothly as a Sazerac. The novel’s snappy dialogue,
finely drawn characters, and compelling plot will capture your imagination
and hold your attention until the end."
- Heath Hardage Lee
BESTSELLER
THE BIG PRICK
In the face of a new and terrifying pandemic, Dr. Nick Jordan and his young colleagues must find the strength to save their patients and themselves.
It's June 1986, and Nick Jordan is headed west to sunshine-blessed San Diego to start a one-year medical internship. The newly discovered Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is wreaking havoc among his surgical patients, and an accidental stick from a knife or a needle could mean infection and an agonizing death. Overwhelmed by the rigors of medical training in this stressful and dangerous time, Nick must develop the skills to persevere or quit.
Nick faces his patient's impending mortality with both trepidation and grace, working for the first time with a pretty intern who just might be the love of his life. Their journey is one of romance, humor, and courage. Together they struggle to survive and find the emotional strength to heal their patients in the face of misanthropic supervisors and overwhelming odds.
Will Nick survive and find the life balance he yearns for despite all the trials, tribulations, and doubts that accompany the momentous task of becoming a good doctor?
Praise
"Riveting! Godin hits an out-of-the-park home run with his debut novel.
I'm eagerly awaiting more from the charismatic Nick Jordan."
- Ashley Farley