NEXT PATIENT, PLEASE: STORIES FROM THE TRENCHES OF MEDICINE

Passionate and personal, these stories are narrated by a distinguished / trauma surgeon, whose patients have been healed by his humanism and / healing touch as much as they have been by his medical acumen./ In his second book, Dr Brijeshwar Singh touches upon matters of life and / death with unflinching truthfulness and endearing honesty. Dr Singh's / narrative is defined by simplicity, in stark contrast to the complex medical / issues that many of the stories feature. In a world where truth can be / stranger than fiction, these stories tread the fine line between the two. From / a 102-year-old nawab who served in the British Army to a girl who wouldn't / let anything-not even her scarred and broken limbs-break her spirit. / From accidents to genetic defects, from the dusty by-lanes of small towns / to big-city blues; from hope to despair; stigmas and acceptance; life, death / and the unknown beyond, these stories are engrossing, riveting and vital./ With a foreword by the celebrated Urdu poet Wasim Barelvi, the book ends / with a touching tribute to the frontline warriors who continue to battle the / deadliest global pandemic. /