One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

The Facemaker describes how medicine can be an art, and of what courage and imagination can accomplish in the presence of relentless horror.

The Facemaker places Gillies's ingenious surgical innovations alongside the dramatic stories of soldiers whose lives were wrecked and repaired. The result is a ...

評分 4.7 (1,316) A New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2022 Kirkus Prize | Named a best book of the year by The Guardian Enthralling. Harrowing. Heartbreaking.

評分 4.3 (7,305) · The compelling, true story of a visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes.

Lindsey Fitzharris' new book tells the true story of Harold Gillies, a British surgeon whose team worked to reconstruct the faces of some of ...

Lindsey Fitzharris's new book recounts the life and work of a pioneering reconstructive surgeon whose technical skill and bedside manner helped disfigured ...

The astonishing story of the pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, who dedicated himself to restoring the faces - and the identities - of a brutalized ...

The story of a team of doctors, hospital workers and patients “battling” together during the First World War to modernize reconstructive plastic surgery.

A history of pioneering first world war plastic surgeon Harold Gillies gives due weight to the stories of the men he treated.