British anaesthetist writes novel while patients were unconscious

Peter Morris, an anaesthetist at Castle Hill Hospital, in east Yorkshire, has managed to write a novel while his patients were unconscious, The Daily Mail reported.

Bound with New Ropes, a 480-page love story, follows the tale of a university lecturer who falls for one of his students.

It tracks his downfall as he is eventually found guilty of harassing her.

Dr Morris writes: "Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust kindly paid me to write it while simultaneously giving anaesthetics.

"Many of their tardy surgeons unwittingly helped by making simple operations last for hours.’

Anaesthetists are required to send patients to sleep and then to monitor their vital signs while the operation is being carried out.

However, they are reputed to have more time on their hands than the surgeons themselves.
Consequently, many are said to be very well read and excel in puzzles such as Suduko.

On the first page of Dr Morris’ novel, which is self-published and for sale for £10, he writes: “She wore a plain black skirt, a white blouse with a slightly lacy collar and an open pale blue cardigan with its sleeves pulled back a little.


“Although her behaviour was not forward, I sensed in her unstilted conduct some wish to engage with me.


“Her navy nylon jacket slid off her shoulder-bag onto the cold flag-stones. We both stooped to pick it up and our heads almost collided.’


The novel, which is described on Amazon as exposing “the modern ropes of duplicity and fake virtue” is currently placed at 370,777 in the best-seller ranking.