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Fragile Lives

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

Fragile Lives

By Stephen Westaby

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About the book

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT'S AWARD 2017 An incredible memoir from one of the world's most eminent heart surgeons, recalling some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he's worked on.

Cardiothoracic surgery

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ISBN

9780008196769

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published year

2017

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1

Original title

Fragile Lives

Format

Hardcover

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