A profound and provocative journey through the human body.
'Gripping...bold, humane' Guardian
'Sings from the page' Rachel Clarke, author of THE STORY OF A HEART
For Gabriel Weston, there was always something missing from the anatomy she was taught at medical school. As she became a surgeon, a mother, and ultimately a patient herself, she found herself grappling with the gap between the body she understood as a doctor, and the reality of living in one.
In this captivating exploration of our bodily organs, a fuller and more human picture of our bodies emerges: more fragile, frightening and miraculous than we could have imagined.
'An exceptional, absorbing tour of human life and bodies'
Chris van Tulleken, author of ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE
'Filled with fascinating facts' Daily Telegraph
'A pitch-perfect book' Christie Watson, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS
'A book of wonder' Sarah Moss, author of SUMMERWATER
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Höhe: 212 mm
Breite: 131 mm
Dicke: 27 mm
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978-1-78733-061-0 (9781787330610)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Gabriel Weston was born in 1970. She studied English at Edinburgh University before attending medical school in London and becoming a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2003. Her Sunday Times bestselling debut, Direct Red, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and won the PEN-Ackerley Award for Autobiography, while her novel Dirty Work won the McKitterick Prize. The presenter of several BBC TV series, including Trust Me I'm a Doctor and Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook, she currently works as a part-time surgeon and lives in London with her husband and children.
