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Gabriel Weston
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781529931716
  • Weight: 224g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Feb 2026
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

A profound and provocative journey through the human body.

‘Gripping…bold, humane’ Guardian

‘Sings from the page’ Rachel Clarke

For Gabriel Weston, there was always something missing from the anatomy she was taught at medical school. As she became a surgeon, a mother and then a patient herself, she grew increasingly fascinated by the gap between the body she understood as a doctor and the messy reality of living in one.

Alive is a captivating investigation into our organs and the role they play in the stories of our lives. In Weston’s hands, a fuller and more human picture of our bodies emerges – more fragile, frightening and miraculous than we could ever have imagined.

‘An exceptional, absorbing tour of human life and bodies’
Chris van Tulleken

‘Filled with fascinating facts’ Daily Telegraph

‘A pitch-perfect book’ Christie Watson

‘A book of wonder’ Sarah Moss
About Gabriel Weston
Gabriel Weston was born in 1970. She studied English at Edinburgh University before attending medical school in London and becoming a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2003. Her Sunday Times bestselling debut, Direct Red, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and won the PEN-Ackerley Award for Autobiography, while her novel Dirty Work won the McKitterick Prize. The presenter of several BBC TV series, including Trust Me I’m a Doctor and Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston’s Casebook, she currently works as a part-time surgeon and lives in London with her husband and children.

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