#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?

Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option. Janet Maslin, The New York Times

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