The Anatomist

A wonderful writer, **Bill Hayes** tells the multi-layered story of the two extraordinary young men who produced the most famous medical text of all time – a turning point in medical history, and a continuing influence and inspiration for artists, doctors and anatomists a century and a half later. Part memoir, part biography, part guided tour into the marvels of the human body, **The Anatomist** deserves a place on every bookshelf. And if you do not already have a copy of **Gray’s Anatomy** , Bill Hayes’s remarkable account will surely inspire you to get one.” – **Oliver Sacks** , author and neurologist All laud and honor to Hayes. In perusing the body’s 650 muscles and 206 bones, he has made the case that we are . . . ‘fearfully and wonderfully made.’” *The Washington Post* Prose both lucid and arrestingly beautiful.” *Publishers Weekly* The classic medical text known as **Gray’s Anatomy** is one of the most famous books ever created. In this masterly work of creative nonfiction, Bill Hayes uncovers the extraordinary lives of the seminal volume’s author and illustrator while providing a scalpel’s-eye” view into the ingenuity of the human body. **Bill Hayes** is the best-selling author of *Sleep Demons* and *Five Quarts*.