Product Description
Alive
Author: Gabriel Weston
Format: Paperback
An Alternative Anatomy
A profound and provocative journey through the human body.
'Gripping...bold, humane' — Guardian
'Sings from the page' — Rachel Clarke
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 then a patient herself, she grew increasingly fascinated by the gap between the body she understood as a doctor and the messy reality of living in one.
Alive is a captivating investigation into our organs and the role they play in the stories of our lives. In Weston's hands, a fuller and more human picture of our bodies emerges - more fragile, frightening and miraculous than we could ever have imagined.
'An exceptional, absorbing tour of human life and bodies' — Chris van Tulleken
'Filled with fascinating facts' — Daily Telegraph
'A pitch-perfect book' — Christie Watson
'A book of wonder' — Sarah Moss
About the Author
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.
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