Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor by Aoife Abbey (Engli

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Seven Signs of Life by Aoife Abbey An insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the reality of life on the NHS front line. Brilliant, compelling… A hugely life-affirming book Mail on Sunday Grief. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the emotional side of a doctors working life.An insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the reality of life on the NHS front line.Brilliant, compelling... A hugely life-affirming book Mail on SundayGrief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope.All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death?For Aoife Abbey, a doctor in intensive care, these experiences are part of the job - from grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake to joy when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Seven Signs of Life is Abbeys extraordinary account of what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a living.Sensitive, honest and, yes, brave... Compulsive reading Nigella LawsonHeartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise Julia Samuel, author of This Too Shall Pass Author Biography Aoife Abbey grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She completed an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, before graduating in 2011 from medical school at Warwick University. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and council member at the Intensive Care Society UK. From September 2016, Aoife Abbey wrote a blog under the guise of the British Medical Associations Secret Doctor. This is her first book. Review A brilliant, compelling account of what it is like to spend your days caring for patients "on the fringe of existence" ... A hugely life-affirming book. In between the many grim situations encountered on a daily basis, Abbey shows us moments of both joy and deep emotional connection -- Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday *Heartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise – a wonderful book that I would urge everyone to read -- Julia Samuel, author of Grief WorksA powerful glimpse into the high stakes of intensive care …Above all this book is insightful about the grey areas where a doctor must go ... Some readers may be wearying of doctor memoirs. This one ... has a freshness and a sincerity that moved me. She is a gifted writer ... honest, compassionate, sensitive… [and] the doctor we would crave in our greatest need -- Melanie Reid * The Times *Abbeys book stands out among the current crop of doctor-penned memoirs for its thoughtful, compassionate reflections on life in Intensive Care. Abbey presents the usual case studies with an unusual depth of feeling and evident love for those in her care. She may be in the earlier stages of her career, but the author writes with a maturity and vocational fervour well beyond her years. An unsung classic of the genreA thoughtful and necessary book about a world all of us might inhabit at some point in our lives -- Rosita Boland * Irish Times * Promotional An insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the emotional side of a doctors working life. Review Text A brilliant, compelling account of what it is like to spend your days caring for patients "on the fringe of existence" ... A hugely life-affirming book. In between the many grim situations encountered on a daily basis, Abbey shows us moments of both joy and deep emotional connection Review Quote A brilliant, compelling account of what it is like to spend your days caring for patients "on the fringe of existence" ... A hugely life-affirming book. In between the many grim situations encountered on a daily basis, Abbey shows us moments of both joy and deep emotional connection Promotional "Headline" An insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the emotional side of a doctor s working life. Details ISBN178470847X Publisher Vintage Publishing ISBN-10 178470847X ISBN-13 9781784708474 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Subtitle Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor DEWEY 610.696092 Author Aoife Abbey Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-01-09 Pages 288 Language English UK Release Date 2020-01-09 AU Release Date 2020-01-09 NZ Release Date 2020-01-09 Illustrator Shirley Hughes Birth 1974 Affiliation Hans W. Hagemann Position Audiobook Narrator Qualifications MD Alternative 9781473555839 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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