{"product_id":"on-call-ineke-meredith-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ineke Meredith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1775542378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781775542377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Nz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.02w x 0.94d","brand":"Ineke Meredith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465647247615,"sku":"9781775542377","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f58317d9-f8d5-47f8-808a-63e2f8ca4761.jpg?v=1736346873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-call-ineke-meredith-9781775542377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}