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The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon’s Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
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84/100Critics
74/100Scholars
Author:
Lindsey Fitzharris
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date:
June 7, 2022
The Facemaker tells the extraordinary story of the pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, who dedicated himself to reconstructing the burned and broken faces of the injured soldiers under his care.
What The Reviewers Say
Grisly yet inspiring.
Both heartbreaking and inspiring, The Facemaker tells a profound story of survival, resurrection and redemption.
A fascinating medical history.
In her engrossing book, Lindsey Fitzharris not only tells the story of Gillies’s achievements, she immerses us in the world of the men he helped.
