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A memoir of Ofri’s life and work which incorporates moving stories about her own family and people living and dying in the foreign country we call home. From a Nigerian survivor of torture whose face has been destroyed by an acid attack to a Latina mother who desperately needs a heart transplant but cannot get one because she’s undocumented, Dr. Ofri’s patients teach volumes about the resilience of immigrants as they navigate an unfamiliar and sometimes inhospitable health care system.

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Danielle Ofri is a finely gifted writer, a born storyteller as well as a born physician. --Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat A gifted storyteller, Ofri provides vivid details that bring readers right into the exam room with her . . . describing how her patients' histories stirred her to practice medicine more compassionately, inspired her with their hope and fortitude. Sarah Halzack, Washington Pos t Danielle Ofri's new work presents the reader with artfully controlled chaos. . . . Brisk, fast-paced, and organized with an eye both to variety and recurrence. Rachel Hadas, Times Literary Supplement Her writing tumbles forth with color and emotion. She demonstrates an ear for dialogue, a humility about the limits of her medical training, and an extraordinary capacity to be touched by human suffering. --Jan Gardner, Boston Globe From the Trade Paperback edition. An intense book in which Danielle Ofri . . . chronicles the medical and personal histories of some of her most remarkable patients . . . A gifted storyteller, Ofri provides vivid details that bring readers right into the exam room with her. From a paraplegic New Zealander to an aging Chinese couple who must make difficult choices about how to treat their degenerative illnesses, these patients' stories are not just poignant; they also give insight into the challenges of obtaining health care as an immigrant in the United States. -Sarah Halzack, Washington Post The stories will ring true with any nurses who struggle to understand and care for patients who in many ways remain elusively unknown. -Elizabeth Hanink, Working Nurse Her vivid and moving prose enriches the mind and turns the heart. We are privileged to journey with her. -Jerome Groopman, author of How Doctors Think

Danielle Ofri is a finely gifted writer, a born storyteller as well as a born physician. --Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat <br> <br> A gifted storyteller, Ofri provides vivid details that bring readers right into the exam room with her . . . describing how her patients' histories stirred her to practice medicine more compassionately, inspired her with their hope and fortitude. &#9472;Sarah Halzack, Washington Pos t<br> <br> Danielle Ofri's new work presents the reader with artfully controlled chaos. . . . Brisk, fast-paced, and organized with an eye both to variety and recurrence. &#9472;Rachel Hadas, Times Literary Supplement <br> <br> Her writing tumbles forth with color and emotion. She demonstrates an ear for dialogue, a humility about the limits of her medical training, and an extraordinary capacity to be touched by human suffering. --Jan Gardner, Boston Globe <br><br><br> From the Trade Paperback edition.

Danielle Ofri is a finely gifted writer, a born storyteller as well as a born physician. --Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat A gifted storyteller, Ofri provides vivid details that bring readers right into the exam room with her . . . describing how her patients' histories stirred her to practice medicine more compassionately, inspired her with their hope and fortitude. â Sarah Halzack, Washington Pos t Danielle Ofri's new work presents the reader with artfully controlled chaos. . . . Brisk, fast-paced, and organized with an eye both to variety and recurrence. â Rachel Hadas, Times Literary Supplement Her writing tumbles forth with color and emotion. She demonstrates an ear for dialogue, a humility about the limits of her medical training, and an extraordinary capacity to be touched by human suffering. --Jan Gardner, Boston Globe From the Trade Paperback edition.

&ldquo;An intense book in which Danielle Ofri . . . chronicles the medical and personal histories of some of her most remarkable patients . . . A gifted storyteller, Ofri provides vivid details that bring readers right into the exam room with her. From a paraplegic New Zealander to an aging Chinese couple who must make difficult choices about how to treat their degenerative illnesses, these patients&rsquo; stories are not just poignant; they also give insight into the challenges of obtaining health care as an immigrant in the United States.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;Sarah Halzack, Washington Post <br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;The stories will ring true with any nurses who struggle to understand and care for patients who in many ways remain elusively unknown.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;Elizabeth Hanink, Working Nurse &#160;&#160;&#160; <br> Her vivid and moving prose enriches the mind and turns the heart. We are privileged to journey with her. <br>&mdash;Jerome Groopman, author of&#160; How Doctors Think &#1

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Danielle Ofri is an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital and the cofounder and editor-in-chief of the ""Bellevue Literary Review."" Her previous books are ""Singular Intimacies ""(Beacon / 7251-6 / $18.00 pb) and ""Incidental Findings(Beacon / 7267-7 / $15.00 pb). ""Ofri writes frequently for the"" New York Times, """"Los Angeles Times, ""CNN.com, and other publications.

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