Stitched Up
Stories of life and death from a prison doctor
$24.99
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2023
Summary
Told from the inside out, this is a by turns harrowing, humorous, and hard-hitting tale of life behind bars as a prison doctor who has literally seen it all. Dr. Shahed Yousaf spends his time running between emergencies – from overdoses to assaults, from cell fires to suicides – with one hand perpetually hovering over the panic button. Being a prison doctor is not for the faint-hearted.
An outsider on the inside, in Stitched Up he introduces us to a cast of unforgettable char…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529176841 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529176840 |
| Author: | Dr Shahed Yousaf |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 127mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
A raw and honest glimpse into the frightening but rewarding life of a prison GP. Stories that will curl your toes, make you laugh out loud and break your heart all at the same time. Dr Y is everything we would ever want in our own GP - caring, pragmatic, self-effacing and hugely competent. What a tour-de-force! – Professor Dame Sue Black
Written with wit and humility this extraordinary account of life as a prison doctor is the sort of book that has you reaching for the internet halfway through a paragraph. The detail, the stories, the statistics. ‘That can’t be true, can it?’ Yes it is. Whatever you think you know about prison, a Yousaf’s memoir will open your eyes and your heart and make you wish things were different. There’s laughter (bright and grim), redemption and much heart on the pages and whatever your view of locking people up, you will come away wiser and more compassionate after reading Stitched Up. – Kit de Waal
Dr Shahed Yousaf
Dr Shahed Yousaf is a GP who works in prisons, substance misuse and with the homeless community. He was shortlisted for the Bath Flash Fiction Prize 2016 and commended for the Faber & Faber FAB Prize 2017. Shahed won a place on to the Writing West Midlands Room 204 Mentoring scheme and the Middle Way Mentoring Project in 2019.
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