# On Call

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- Authors: [Ineke Meredith](https://www.bookquiver.com/ineke-meredith)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2024-03-06
- Genres: Biography: general, Autobiography: general, Reportage, journalism or collected columns

## Description

Stories of life, death and bravery by a Kiwi female general surgeon ''Ruthlessly honest and viscerally beautiful. The book I wish I had read as a medical student.'' Emma EspinerThe 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. When 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? This is an extraordinary memoir from inside the operating room about the heart it takes to survive.

## Editions

### On Call

- Publisher: HarperCollins
- ISBN: 978-17-7554-237-7
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2024-03-06
- Language: en_US