The Facemaker
One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
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Daniel Gillies
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From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind's military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. The war caused carnage on an industrial scale and the nature of trench warfare meant that thousands sustained facial injuries. In The Facemaker, award-winning historian Lindsey Fitzharris tells the true story of the pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, who dedicated himself to restoring the faces of a brutalised generation.
Gillies, a Cambridge-educated New Zealander, established one of the world's first hospitals dedicated entirely to facial reconstruction. At a time when losing a limb made a soldier a hero but losing a face made him a monster to a society largely intolerant of facial differences, Gillies restored not just faces, but identities and spirits.
The Facemaker places Gillies's ingenious surgical innovations alongside the dramatic stories of soldiers whose lives were wrecked and repaired. The result is a vivid account of how medicine and art can merge and of what courage and imagination can accomplish in the presence of relentless horror.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-10-2022
Riveting listen!
This was an absolute gem of a book to listen to and beautifully read by Daniel Gillies. My heart ached for the suffering of the soldiers and their families during WW1. Such pain and torment cannot be properly imagined from the comfort of my warm cosy home, but Lindsey Fitzharris gave a vivid glimpse into the misery of those poor souls, such that I cried on many occasions. This book would be of interest to anyone with curiosity into medical history, or like myself, working in health care. I have much respect for those early pioneers like Dr Gillies. I highly recommend this audiobook.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-2022
Great listening
If you love your medical history you will love this one! As with her last book this is brilliant.
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- Owen Gill
- 27-06-2022
Excellent!!
Great book, well documented and great perspective on what it must have been like for these poor guys. I absolutely loved it.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-05-2024
Wonderful story
Great insIght into the reconstructive surgery and must read for a history buff. I really enjoyed it.
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