Operation Wandering Soul
A Novel
What's it about
What if you could heal the deepest wounds of childhood trauma, but at the cost of losing yourself? This gripping novel plunges you into the chaotic world of a pediatric ward, where a surgeon and his team use storytelling to save children scarred by unspeakable horrors. Follow Dr. Richard Kraft as he battles his own demons while trying to mend the shattered lives of his young patients. You'll discover the power and peril of empathy, questioning the thin line between healing others and being consumed by their pain. This is a story about the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
Meet the author
Richard Powers is a MacArthur Fellow and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, celebrated for his ambitious novels exploring science, technology, and humanity. A former computer programmer and self-taught student of physics and biology, Powers uses his uniquely interdisciplinary perspective to write with profound empathy. This background allowed him to tackle the complex themes of medicine, identity, and the haunting legacy of the Vietnam War in his groundbreaking early novel, Operation Wandering Soul.
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