On CallStories 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 Espiner The 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