The Stitch-Up

A long-overdue spotlight on medical misogyny… with extraordinary courage and candour… This book could not be more timely – Rachel Clarke * Observer *Reading about the comprehensive and egregious medical mistreatment of women in the modern era is unsettling, but the authors make it inspiring and invigorating. I have high hopes these stories will be tools in our ongoing fight for change – JULIA BUENO, author of The Brink of BeingThe Stitch Up addresses a national crisis in a profound yet incredibly humane way. Blending powerful personal stories and science, Szewczak & Harris prove that modern medicine has never served women’s needs and it’s time for that to change – EVE RODSKY, author of Fair PlayDeeply unsettling and affecting... Reading The Stitch-Up is like meeting up with that friend who will tell you how it really was with all the gory details, but they still manage to make you cry with laughter – CATHERINE AIREY, author of Confessions

Emma Szewczak (Author)

Emma Szewczak is a British writer. Her first novel The Offset, co-written under the pseudonym Calder Szewczak, was published in September 2021. She read Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge. Emma is married to Andrzej and lives in Cambridge with their children.

Andrzej Harris (Author)

Dr Andrzej Harris, hailing from Poland, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St Catharine’s College. He teaches undergraduate medical and veterinary students and has a background in molecular biology research. Andrzej is married to Emma and lives in Cambridge with their children.