ABOUT THE BOOK
Amistad, an Imprint of HarpersCollinsPublishers
Hardcover and e-Book released June 2017
Paperback released June 2018
A young, hopeful doctor's memoir—an unforgettable love story and an informative journey into the world of medicine and kidney transplantation that ultimately asks: What does it mean to let go of something that you love, even if it is life itself?
Editorial reviews FOR
HUNDREDS OF INTERLACED FINGERS
“Part memoir, part medical guide, Dr. Vanessa Grubbs has written an unforgettable journey of the way love, health, and illness affect us all—doctors and patients. If you loved Jessica Zitter’s Extreme Measures or Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, Dr. Grubbs’s beautifully written book will connect with your heart and soul. Her book is a wonderful guide for people facing kidney disease, complete with information on how to navigate the health care system.”
ANGELO VOLANDES, Harvard physician and author of The Conversation
“Dr. Grubbs’ extraordinary story reminds us all of the Samaritan function of being a physician. Not only did she train as a kidney specialist because of the man she loves, but also gave him one of her kidneys. This gripping, heartfelt memoir is a deeply insightful look at health care in America as experienced by doctor and patient.”
ABRAHAM VERGHESE, author of Cutting for Stone
"With courage, honesty and hard-earned medical wisdom, Vanessa Grubbs takes readers on a journey through her own evolution as a doctor, a researcher of health disparities and a kidney donor. This beautiful memoir of love, illness and healing reflects on some of the deepest conundrums of medicine today —including uneven access to treatment and the challenges of caregiving. A probing book for professionals and all of us who will be patients."
Sharon R. Kaufman PhD, author of Ordinary Medicine: Extraordinary Treatments, Longer Lives and Where to Draw the Line
“Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers is a love story—love for a man, love for the profession of medicine, love for humanity, love for life. In the sure hands of Vanessa Grubbs, it is a story told beautifully, courageously, and honestly. You’ll never forget Vanessa and Robert, and you’ll never view medicine quite the same way again.”
