How Death Becomes Life

Part memoir and part historical account of the extraordinary pioneers who believed that people could berepaired and revived as the sum of their working parts… Moving

* Financial Times *An outstanding memoir by a transplant surgeon who combines an autobiography and operating room dramatics with an equally engrossing history of his profession… this [medical memoir] ranks near the top [of the genre], in a class that includes arguably the best, Henry Marsh’s Do No Harm * Kirkus Reviews *Monumental and enthralling. * New York Journal of Books *Fascinating… Compelling stories about an area of medicine shrouded in mystery. * Stephen Westaby *A beautifully written insight into an extraordinary area of medicine and a fascinating career. Heartbreaking and life-affirming in equal measure, it has all the makings of a classic. * Dr Max Pemberton, columnist and author of Trust Me, I’m a (Junior) Doctor *