CBR 10 BINGO Square: AWARD WINNER: PEN Ackerly Prize in 2015 Best for: People who like stories from clinicians but don’t mind a mildly obnoxious storyteller. In a nutshell: Henry Marsh has been a brain surgeon for 40 years. So, y’know, he’s got some stories. Worth quoting: “She would be added to the list of my disasters — another headstone in that cemetery with the French surgeon Leriche once said all surgeons carry within themselves.” “Informed consent sounds so easy in principle … The reality […]
