“What a terrific book….[Weston] leaves you feeling that if push came to shove you’d want to be operated on by her.”
—Nicholas Shakespeare, author of
Bruce Chatwin: A Biography
The continuing popularity of doctor shows on TV—from
Scrubs
,
House
, and
Grey’s Anatomy
to the television phenomenon
ER
—indicates 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 Surgeon’s View of her Life-and-Death Profession,” Weston’s
Direct Red
is written not only with knowledge and insight, but with compassion, honesty, and literary flair.