{"product_id":"9781775542377","title":"On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStories of life, death and bravery by a Kiwi female general surgeon \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Ruthlessly honest and viscerally beautiful. The book I wish I had read as a medical student.' Emma Espiner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world of surgery is strange, messy and intense. From a man presenting with fishhooks in his stomach to being punched in the face by a patient, it's all in a mad day's work for a female general surgeon. Even with emergency operations in the wee hours and constantly being mistaken for a nurse, there are still moments of laughter and tenderness amid the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ineke's parents in Samoa fall ill, she becomes torn between her roles as a surgeon, a daughter and a single working mother, leading her to ask: are the sacrifices of a life in scrubs worth it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an extraordinary memoir from inside the operating room about the heart it takes to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050601169136,"sku":"9781775542377","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781775542377_p0.jpg?v=1763711572","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781775542377","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}