{"product_id":"this-wont-hurt-a-bit-michelle-au-9780446538244","title":"This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine and Motherhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf Atul Gawande were funny--or Jerome Groopman were a working mother--they might sound something like Michelle Au, M.D., author of this hilarious and poignant memoir of a medical residency.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichelle Au started medical school armed only with a surfeit of idealism, a handful of old ER episodes for reference, and some vague notion about \"helping people.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Won't Hurt a Bit\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how she grew up and became a real doctor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a no-holds-barred account of what a modern medical education feels like, from the grim to the ridiculous, from the heartwarming to the obscene. Unlike most medical memoirs, however, this one details the author's struggles to maintain a life outside of the hospital, in the small amount of free time she had to live it. And, after she and her husband have a baby early in both their medical residencies, Au explores the demands of being a parent with those of a physician, two all-consuming jobs in which the lives of others are very literally in her hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAu's stories range from hilarious to heartbreaking and hit every note in between, proving more than anything that the creation of a new doctor (and a new parent) is far messier, far more uncertain, and far more gratifying than one could ever expect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Au\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0446538248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446538244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 9","brand":"Michelle Au","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946625925375,"sku":"9780446538244","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4d991f56-11df-4751-b6a6-11d66c30a806.jpg?v=1681514211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-wont-hurt-a-bit-michelle-au-9780446538244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}