Breathtaking

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, the world drifted from confusion to panic with astonishing speed. Economies collapsed, schools and workplaces closed, and societies shut down almost overnight—an upheaval unlike anything most people had ever experienced. The scale and pace of the crisis were breathtaking, even though it had long been predicted.

Palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke found herself on hospital wards rather than in hospices, witnessing medicine at its most strained and most humane. Writing at night to process her days, she discovered moments of kindness and courage amid fear, exhaustion, and loss. Breathtaking captures life and death during the pandemic, the cost of isolation, the risks faced by healthcare workers, and the fragile yet powerful importance of human connection in a time of crisis.

Author: Rachel Clarke

Publisher: Little, Brown

Released Date: 2021

ISBN: 9781408713778