TY - JOUR T1 - Books: <em>The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World</em> JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 415 LP - 415 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X692429 VL - 67 IS - 662 AU - Laura James Y1 - 2017/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/662/415.abstract N2 - Marmot Michael Bloomsbury Paperbacks, 2016, PB, 400pp, £9.89, 978-1408857977If you are interested in the social determinants of health and have not yet heard of The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World you might be in for a treat. It is written by Sir Michael Marmot, a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. He provides the well-reasoned argument for fairer societies.It is difficult not to be won over by this scientific yet emotive book; his ‘evidence-based optimism’ is quite catching. Whether it was subliminally intended or not, by the time I reached the end of the book, the image of a standing ovation had sprung to mind.Fairly early in the book he states that, ‘Health is too important … ER -