About the Book: Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeons Stories of Life and Death on the
Operating Table
'SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENTs AWARD 2017 An incredible memoir from one of the
worlds most eminent heart surgeons, recalling some of the most remarkable and
poignant cases hes worked on. Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeons shoulder. A
slip of the hand and life ebbs away. The balance between life and death is so
delicate, and the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two. In the
operating room there is no time for doubt. It