ARGONAUT BOOKS

An exceptional, beautiful and absolutely absorbing book. Gabriel Weston is one of the best writers around, and when it comes to medicine and anatomy she redefines the genre. ALIVE is a tour of human life and bodies, but she also brings her own body, in the context of her own life, into an absolutely compelling narrative; sex, pregnancy, asylum seekers, breast implants and hearts - especially the author's own heart, in every sense. It is essential reading if you own a body and should be mandatory for all those who study them.Chris van Tulleken, author of ULTRA PROCESSED PEOPLESuperb. It adds hu...Read More