Compelling Christopher Hart, The Sunday TimesA fascinating book Daily MailWe think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world but its a lot older than you think. As ancient as the pyramids, its history is even more surprising. In Spare Parts, cultural historian Paul Craddock takes us on a fascinating journey and unearths incredible untold stories, from Indian surgeons regrafting lost noses in the sixth century BC, to the seventeenth century architect who helped pioneer blood transfusions, to the French seamstress whose needlework paved the way for kidney transplants in the early 1900s.Expertly weaving together philosophy, science and cultural history, Spare Parts explores how transplant surgery has constantly tested the boundaries between human, animal and machine. It shows us that the history and future of transplant surgery is tied up with questions not only about who we are, but also what we are, and what we might become.By turns delightful and disturbing . . . A thoroughly engrossing read that I couldnt put down LINDSEY FITZHARRIS, author of The Facemaker and The Butchering ArtSpare Parts is a fascinating read filled with adventure, delight and surprise RAHUL JANDIAL, surgeon and author of Life on a Knifes EdgeThis is a joyful romp through a fascinating slice of medical history WENDY MOORE, author of The Knife Man

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