The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
by Lindsey Fitzharris
For those who like the history of medicine and aren’t squeamish, the much-awaited new book by Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art, is now out. It went straight onto the New York Times bestseller list and does not disappoint.
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“Lastly, if you enjoy medical history (I do, partly because it’s a reminder of how far we’ve come in the last century-and-a-half), Lindsey Fitzharris, author of the Wolfson History Prize-shortlisted The Butchering Art, about Joseph Lister, had a new book out this summer. Set in World War I, it’s called The Facemaker and tells the story of another extraordinary surgeon, Harold Gillies, who used his skills to help to restore the looks of young men who came out of the trenches horribly disfigured. Like her previous book, this one is not for the squeamish.” Read more...
Nonfiction of 2022: Fall Roundup
Sophie Roell, Journalist
