All That Really Matters

by David Weill

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Pub Date Jun 11 2024 | Archive Date Jun 14 2024

Rare Bird Books

General Fiction (Adult) | New Adult

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Description

Joe Bosco is an arrogant, hard-charging transplant surgeon whose ambition knows no bounds. He pursues his job with a take no prisoners approach and saving patients is not just his job, or even his passion—it’s his religion. After doing his surgical residency, he passes on a job offer from Stanford, instead taking a position at a private hospital in San Francisco which pays Joe an exorbitant salary and where the bottom line is…the bottom line. Joe leaves behind academic medicine, much to the chagrin of his father— a German Jewish Holocaust survivor who is a world-renowned neuroscientist and Nobel Prize winner—and his girlfriend, Kate, who sees Joe turning into a different man than the one she met at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Bosco makes it to the top as a star in the transplant world but soon realizes that the new world he inhabits is fraught with moral and ethical transgressions, some his partners commit and, eventually, some he commits. When the hospital administration sides against Joe in an operating room catastrophe, he is isolated, left with a career in shambles, a girlfriend who wants nothing to do with him, and a father who can’t hide his disappointment.

It is not until his life spins out of control that Joe must come to terms with his own failings and find his true purpose in life…in the most unlikely of places.

Joe Bosco is an arrogant, hard-charging transplant surgeon whose ambition knows no bounds. He pursues his job with a take no prisoners approach and saving patients is not just his job, or even his...

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Advance Praise

“David Weill combines his gifts as a world-class transplant physician and literary flair to deliver a rare novel that exposes the humanity and challenges behind high-stakes medicine in a page-turning read. The sharply crafted result makes notable first fiction with characters and details that spring to life with honesty and vulnerability. It’s a must-read for those wondering if their physician has a conscience.” —David Magee, bestselling author of Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss

“In his stunning debut novel, David Weill, who has experienced the ebbs and flows and the burdens of helping people, shares a captivating story about sacrifice, love, loss, and redemption…in other words, all that really matters.”—Terence Blanchard, seven-time Grammy winning, two-time Oscar nominee, and executive artistic director of SFJAZZ

“Weill’s novel beautifully navigates themes of identity, familial obligations, inherited trauma, and the search for meaning, all while keeping me thoroughly engaged. Plus, who doesn’t love a good love story to boot?!”—Amanda Steinberg, Author of Worth It and President of CareerScope

“What a fantastic read! I had a hard time putting it down once I got started. Not only does the reader become fully immersed in the intense joys and heartbreaking lows of transplant surgery, but the story reveals a protagonist who, despite all his training and accolades, is human – a human on a journey who finally figures out that he, like all of us, is in need of forgiveness and redemption. I highly recommend David Weill’s new book and am eager to read more of his phenomenal work in the future!”—Jay Wellons, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, author of All That Moves Us

“This book is a poignant and thought-provoking reminder of the power of the human heart. It is infused with intelligence, empathy, and the bravery it takes to challenge our own social conditioning and the status quo. Not only is it a testament to the power of courage and storytelling to inspire positive change, but it is also a delicious read that you can get lost in for hours!”—Robyn O’Brien, bestselling author of Seeding Innovation, and partner at Montcalm