A short, uplifting account of hope and healing by the author of Adventures in Human Being
Gavin Francis has worked across four continents as a surgeon, emergency physician, medical officer with the British Antarctic Survey and latterly as a GP; he has described the pandemic response of 2020 as the most intense period of his twenty-year career in medicine. He's the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Adventures in Human Being, Shapeshifters, and Intensive Care. He also writes for the Guardian, The Times, the London Review of Books and Granta.
'Praise for Intensive Care:
'Superb ... makes clear that the revelation of this plague has been
twofold: our hubris has been shattered, yet there remains a
staggering human capacity for bravery, courage and endurance.
Francis witnesses it daily in the kingdom of the sick. From it, he
takes heart, and urges us to do the same.' - Madeleine Bunting
'Searing yet beautiful ... an astute manifesto for what matters
most in life, as well as in medicine. Reciprocity, selflessness,
compassion, and tenderness are what motivate Francis.' - Rachel
Clarke, author of Breathtaking: Inside the NHS in a Time of
Pandemic and Your Life in My Hands
'One of the most absorbing books - of any type - that I've had the
pleasure to read ... Although this is the story of a very dark
time, it is full of warmth and decency. It is a book to be
savoured. Beautiful things can emerge from desperate times; this
book is one of those things.' - Irish Times
'Inspiring. I can't recommend it too strongly. You will learn a lot
from it, and you will find much more that is encouraging.' - Allan
Massie
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