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On Call Stories from My Life as a Surgeon, a Daughter and a Mother

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 Espiner

The 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.

About the Publisher

HarperCollins New Zealand

Book information

ISBN: 9781775542377
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins New Zealand
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 380g
Height: 154mm
Width: 233mm
Spine width: 27mm