Telltale Hearts

“Telltale Hearts is about a burgeoning area of medical research: the ways in which socioeconomic factors like poverty, racism and marginalization — and associated ills like food deserts, housing insecurity and exposure to pollution and violence — shape the health of many Americans, as well as society’s obligation to do better.”
 —The New York Times

“With this remarkable work, woven from strands of memoir, reportage, prophecy, and stinging indictment, shot through with bright threads of humor and tenderness, and beautifully written, Dean-David Schillinger brings clarity, curiosity, patience, understanding, and an undeniable literary gift to bear on the practice of medicine in this inhumane age.”
 —Michael Chabon, author of Moonglow

“Telltale Hearts digs deep into the humanity of patients and caregivers alike, revealing the indispensable connection between medicine and storytelling. Timely and telling!”
 —Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, editor in Chief, Bellevue Literary Review, and author of What Doctors Feel

“Schillinger, a master clinician, uses powerful stories to bring the reader face-to-face with the root causes of the nation’s most pressing health problems and the imperative to enact desperately needed changes in health policy and public health. A compelling, beautifully written must-read for all of us who have a personal stake in improving our health and the health of our communities.”
 —Ronald Epstein, MD, author of Attending

"A humble and honest, heroic and heartrending account of humanistic medicine."—Booklist (starred)