Gabriel Weston

El cuerpo como nunca te lo habían contado: un viaje apasionante alrededor de nuestra anatomía «Una escritora extraordinaria. [...] Un libro de una fuerza arrebatadora. Sus descripciones hacen que el

El cuerpo como nunca te lo habían contado: un viaje apasionante alrededor de nuestra anatomía«Una escritora extraordinaria. [...] Un libro de una fuerza arrebatadora. Sus descripciones hacen que el c

A profound and provocative journey through the human body.Grippingbold, humane GuardianSings from the page Rachel ClarkeFor 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 Westons 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 bodiesChris van TullekenFilled with fascinating facts Daily TelegraphA pitch-perfect book Christie WatsonA book of wonder Sarah Moss

Winner of the McKitterick PrizeTwo women in a room.Courageous Rachel Cusk, GuardianOne is dying.Gripping ObserverThe other just sits back and watches.Necessary Independent For both, there is everything to lose.Surgeons are meant to save lives, but Nancy is a special kind of surgeon. When she makes a mistake in the operating theatre she is summoned to explain herself to a tribunal and is forced to consider what it means to be a doctor who has killed as well as cured. And to realise that her own redemption can only come through telling a tale that nobody wants to hear.Gabriel Weston, author of the acclaimed Direct Red: A Surgeons Story, winner of the 2010 PEN/Ackerley Prize, has written an extraordinarily moving and powerful novel.

How does it feel to hold someones life in your hands?What is it like to cut into someone elses body?What is it like to stand by, powerless, while someone dies because of the incompetence of your seniors?How do you tell a beautiful young man who seems perfectly fit that he has only a few days left to live? Gabriel Weston worked as a surgeon on the NHS frontlines; a woman in a world dominated by male egos. Her world was one of disease, suffering and extraordinary pressure where moral ambiguity and clinical detachment were necessary for survival. Startling and honest, her account combines a fierce sense of human dignity with compassion and insight, illuminating scenes of life and death the rest of us rarely glimpse.Her wisdom, empathy, morality and self-awareness are very revealing... Her writing is as incisive, precise and clean as keyhole surgeryThe TimesBrave and uncomfortableGuardian

A profound and provocative journey through the human body from the award winning writer broadcaster and surgeon Exceptional beautiful and absolutely absorbing CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN A book of wonder SARAH MOSSFor Gabriel Weston there was always something missing from the anatomy she was taught at medical school Medicine teaches us how a body functions but it doesn t help us navigate the reality of living in one As she became a surgeon a mother and ultimately a patient herself Weston found herself grappling with the gap between scientific knowledge and unfathomable complexity of human experience In this captivating exploration of the body Weston dissolves the boundaries that usually divide surgeon and patient pushing beyond the limit of what science has to tell us about who we are Focusing on our individual organs not just under the intense spotlight of the operating theatre but in the central role they play in the stories of our lives a fuller and more human picture of our bodies emerges more fragile frightening and miraculous than we could have imagined Intimate penetrating and original Alive is an anatomy like no other about our bodies and bonds the richness and brevity of existence and the thread of mortality that connect us all

What a terrific book.[Weston] leaves you feeling that if push came to shove youd want to be operated on by her.Nicholas Shakespeare, author of Bruce Chatwin: A BiographyThe continuing popularity of doctor shows on TVfrom Scrubs, House, and Greys Anatomy to the television phenomenon ERindicates a widespread fascination with all things medical. Direct Red, by practicing ear, nose, and throat surgical specialist Gabriel Weston, takes readers behind the scenes and into the operating room for a fascinating look at what really goes on on the other side of the hospital doors. A Surgeons View of her Life-and-Death Profession, Westons Direct Red is written not only with knowledge and insight, but with compassion, honesty, and literary flair.This collection of visceral and beautifully written essays explores the moments that define a surgeon:Operating Room Stories: The heart-pounding tension between speed and competence, where a surgeons hesitation can be as fatal as a slip of the knife. Life as a Surgeon: The paradoxical art of getting close to patients while maintaining the distance necessary to wield a scalpel, especially when faced with intimacy, sexuality, and fear. Medical Ethics: The gray areas of a life-or-death profession, from the moral ambiguity of cosmetic procedures to the brutal choices made in the name of saving a life. Doctor Memoir: A journey from a cocky medical student to a seasoned professional who understands that the greatest challenges are not always on the operating table, but in confronting ones own ambition, fear, and humanity.