Stories of life, death and bravery by a Kiwi female general surgeon 'Ruthlessly honest and viscerally beautiful. The book I wish I had read as a medical student.' Emma EspinerThe world of surgery is strange, messy and intense. From a man presenting with fishhooks in his stomach to being punched in the face by a patient, it's all in a mad day's work for a female general surgeon.

Even with emergency operations in the wee hours and constantly being mistaken for a nurse, there are still moments of laughter and tenderness amid the chaos. When Ineke's parents in Samoa fall ill, she becomes torn between her roles as a surgeon, a daughter and a single working mother, leading her to ask: are the sacrifices of a life in scrubs worth it?This is an extraordinary memoir from inside the operating room about the heart it takes to survive.


Format Häftad Omfång 304 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) Utgivningsdatum 2024-03-06 ISBN 9781775542377