Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery - as seen on 'life-changing' BBC documentary Confessions of a Brain Surgeon
What does it mean to be a brain surgeon? In his candid memoir Henry Marsh, one of the leading figures in the field, gives you a glimpse into his little-seen world. Written with humanity, humility, moral rigour and compassion, this enthralling book will leave you awed at the responsibility these men and women accept in their line of work and humbled by the fragility of the human brain.
Synopsis
What is it like to be a brain surgeon?
How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut through the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? How do you live with the consequences when it all goes wrong?
Do No Harm offers an unforgettable insight into the highs and lows of a life dedicated to operating on the human brain, in all its exquisite complexity.
With astonishing candour and compassion, Henry Marsh reveals the exhilarating drama of surgery, the chaos and confusion of a busy modern hospital, and above all the need for hope when faced with life's most agonising decisions.
Read the follow-up to Do No Harm, Admissions, which follows Marsh through the final months of his career before retirement, looking back over his life in medicine and the changing world of surger and the NHS.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781780225920
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 131 x 199 x 22 mm
- Weight: 268g
- Languages: English
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