Although I was sorry there wasn't a chapter featuring deep brain stimulation, this is the brain surgery book I hoped for!  The memoir isn't particularly well structured and the stories don't always have a well defined arc, but that doesn't matter.  The author is a brain surgeon for god sake, not a Pulitzer winning author.   What is revealed is the challenging world of high risk surgery carry high levels of risk and reward.  Surgeons are notorious for having big egos, and Dr. Henry Marsh is no exception.  His disdain for hospital and healthcare management was as evident as his compassion for his patients.  He candidly talks about his struggles dealing with less than sympathetic patients.  Also, kudos to the best temper tantrum I've seen in a book (following a botched job performed by a trainee).    

A  midwife's authentic and slightly ethnocentric account of mid-20th century London slums.  While the author is a competent writer, it's not literary, and to me that adds to the charm.   She was a bit patronizing of her patients at times, but she did seem to genuinely care for them.  I really liked learning about this piece of post-war London as it is rarely depicted in books and movies.  Certainly a great book for anyone interested in women's heath in a pre-oral contraceptive era.

There are two more books in this memoir (a memoir trilogy?) and a netflix series to boot.  Potential of midwifery ahead.   Maybe.

Reading like a long Cosmopolitan article.  I was hoping for more science.  The photos are pretty funny.