ON CALL

The world of surgery is strange, messy and intense.

From a man presenting with fishhooks in his stomach to being punched in the face by a patient, it's all in a mad day's work for a female general surgeon. Even with emergency operations in the wee hours and constantly being mistaken for a nurse, there are still moments of laughter and tenderness amid the chaos.

When Ineke's parents in Samoa fall ill, she becomes torn between her roles as a surgeon, a daughter and a single working mother, leading her to ask: are the sacrifices of a life in scrubs worth it?

This is an extraordinary memoir from inside the operating room about the heart it takes to survive.

ISBN: 9781775542377
Imprint: HarperCollins NZ
Publication Date: 6 March 2024
Dimensions: 153mm x 234mm
Weight: 380g 
No. Of Pages: 304