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Praise for Spare Parts
Professor Roger Kneebone, author of ‘Expert’
This is a fascinating and sure-footed exploration of the medical, historical and mythological landscape in which humans use parts from each other to make themselves whole. With compassion and insight, Paul Craddock elucidates vital questions about what it means to be human and to realise our dreams of survival
Dr Emily Mayhew, author of ‘Wounded’ and ‘The Four Horsemen’
This is a captivating and absorbing read that surprises on every page whether it be from prosthetic noses of the 16th Century to modern day bio-printing and stem cell technology
Professor Dame Sue Black, author of ‘All That Remains’
I read Spare Parts with my mouth open, my eyes popping and my brain fizzing. It’s a fascinating exploration of just how far humans will go to stay on the right side of death. I can’t think of any other book whose pages will make you laugh, gasp, grimace and wince. Spare Parts is a triumph of medical story-telling
Michael Brooks, author of ‘The Quantum Astrologer’s Handbook’ and ‘Science(ish)’
Barry Fuller, Professor of Surgical Sciences at UCL Medical School
This compelling and impeccably researched history of transplant surgery puts you right at the heart of the gruesome action. An enthralling read
Richard Hollingham, author of ‘Blood and Guts’
A riveting journey through the story of anatomical alchemy, Spare Parts is a fascinating read filled with adventure, delight and surprise
Rahul Jandial, surgeon and author of ‘Life on a Knife’s Edge’
Josh D Mezrich, author of ‘How Death Becomes Life’
Stuffed with eccentric characters and questionable experiments, this is a joyful romp through a fascinating slice of medical history
Wendy Moore, author of ‘The Knife Man’
A perfect blend of history, science and humanity on a thrilling journey around old and new parts of the human body
Matt Morgan, author of ‘Critical’
‘… a fascinating exploration of science and medical history with a truly moving journey into people’s deepest fears, hopes and desires — in short, everything that makes us human’.
Laura Bates (Giles St Aubyn Awards)