{"product_id":"next-patient-please-9789390918584","title":"Next Patient Please","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brijeshwar Singh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Passionate and personal, these stories are narrated by a distinguished \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e trauma surgeon, whose patients have been healed by his humanism and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e healing touch as much as they have been by his medical acumen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In his second book, Dr Brijeshwar Singh touches upon matters of life and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e death with unflinching truthfulness and endearing honesty. Dr Singh's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e narrative is defined by simplicity, in stark contrast to the complex medical \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e issues that many of the stories feature. In a world where truth can be \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e stranger than fiction, these stories tread the fine line between the two. From \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e a 102-year-old nawab who served in the British Army to a girl who wouldn't \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e let anything-not even her scarred and broken limbs-break her spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From accidents to genetic defects, from the dusty by-lanes of small towns \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e to big-city blues; from hope to despair; stigmas and acceptance; life, death \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e and the unknown beyond, these stories are engrossing, riveting and vital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With a foreword by the celebrated Urdu poet Wasim Barelvi, the book ends \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e with a touching tribute to the frontline warriors who continue to battle the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e deadliest global pandemic. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45675072782487,"sku":"9789390918584","price":192.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789390918584.webp?v=1769295493","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/next-patient-please-9789390918584","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}