Surgeon & Lover

Fulfillment & Folly (A Surgeon's Tale, Book 3)

By: Michael Meguid

Narrated by: David Sweeney-Bear

Spanning 10 decades, A Surgeon's Tale is a historical biography that reaches beyond the mere personal to convey something of the cultures, people, politics, and places that touch the inscrutable heart of human nature. This multifaceted immigrant's story percolates with tales of childhood neglect, intrigue, medical training, medical discoveries, scientific dishonesty, illicit romance, unspeakable scoundrels and murder, all the while disclosing the rites, rituals, rules, and language of surgery. It is a story of life with all its warts, love and affection - or lack of it, but ultimately, it is a story of determination, persistence, triumph and passion.

"Though third in a historic biographic quartet, Surgeon & Lover: Fulfillment & Folly is a stand-alone memoir. It is the riveting story of a young man trying to find a rightful, deserving place for himself as he struggles with nearly incapacitating demons-scars left by damage inflicted in a rootless childhood. Meguid compensates with a ravenous ambition and the want for love to give him the equilibrium and self-justification he needs. Told with honesty, self-deprecation, humor and artistry, it is a portrait of a lonely, emotionally impoverished man in pain who works tirelessly to fight off his insecurities. We can't help but admire how he faces life head on and root for him all the way." (Jan Tramontano, The Me I Was with You)

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Outstanding story of struggle and accomplishment

Dr Meguid has written a compelling story recounting the third chapter of his life. He transitions from being a medical student to being a surgeon in 1960s England, facing odds against his background and upbringing. The story is punctuated with relevant facts and history to ground the events of his life. His writing is prosaic, painting vivid picture complete with the sounds and smells of life. His third book is a masterful companion to the first two and I eagerly await the arrival of his fourth.

Surgeon & Lover

A story of the emotional turmoil based on childhood trauma called complex PTSD and it’s affect on a marriage leading to an affair. Well written with great insight into the psychodynamics of the protagonist beautifully red, expressing the emotional term and the resilience of love in a tantalizing story.