A Beautiful Place

Amidst media blackouts, a doctor on the frontlines in Gaza shares the emotional impact on local healthcare teams, as well as the devastation experienced by her patients-and the hope that, despite it all, still remains. Since October 7th, 2023, both local and international doctors have risked their lives to deliver medical aid to Gaza's population. Dr Victoria Rose, a senior plastic surgeon at Guy's & St Thomas', is one of them, completing three tours over the last two years. Keeping diaries as she works in an increasingly devastated city, she reveals the pressures and demands of saving lives in a war zone, and the human stories at the heart of a humanitarian disaster.   Unflinching, gripping and beautifully written, it is a story that cannot be ignored.

Miss Rose is a British-trained fully accredited Consultant Plastic Surgeon working at St Thomas' Hospital and King's College Hospital London. She is on the General Medical Council's specialist register for Plastic Surgery and is a member of The British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Since 2023 she has been on three tours of Gaza, performing emergency surgery and medical care out of Nasser hospital, the only hospital remaining in Gaza. A Beautiful Place is her first book.