The Facemaker : : a Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
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Prologue: "An unlovely object" -- The ballerina's rump -- The silver ghost -- Special duty -- A strange new art -- The chamber of horrors -- The mirrorless ward -- Tin noses and steel hearts -- The miracle workers -- The boys on blue benches -- Percy -- Heroic failures -- Against all odds -- All that glitters.
"A biography of the plastic surgeon Harold Gillies with an emphasis on the development of plastic surgery during WWI"-- Provided by publisher.
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Interesting and surprising
submitted by 21621032124198 on October 2, 2022, 9:43pm
This was a very interesting story about the birth of plastic surgery, especially facial reconstruction. The author is bursting with information, but she weaves the story together well. I wish there were more illustrations detailing the reconstruction process, though. I read this book right after reading "All Quiet On the Western Front," and found this juxtaposition to be perfect.
Fitzharris's other book, "The Butchering Art," was also excellent.
PUBLISHED
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Year Published: 2022
Description: xii, 315 pages, 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780374282301
0374282307
SUBJECTS
Gillies, H. D. -- 1882-1960.
Plastic surgeons -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Surgery, Plastic -- History -- 20th century.
Disabled veterans -- History -- Great Britain -- 20th century.
Disfigured persons -- History -- Great Britain -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care -- Great Britain.
Biographies.