Beginner’s pluck: Consultant in paediatrics Suzanne Crowe

This wonderful memoir charts Suzanne’s path to medicine — her training, her doubts, and her highlights with numerous poignant stories of the children in her care

Suzanne Crowe: 'People I’ve worked with have said, ‘thanks for showing how much work means to us’. That has made the book worthwhile.' Picture: Steve Langan/ CityHeadshots

As a child Suzanne was interested in the arts.

“My mother took me to drawing classes, and I loved English. I was thinking of writing or journalism as a career.”