Melanie Jansen @ Earp Distilling Co

Dr Melanie Jansen is a paediatric intensive care specialist and a medical ethicist. Many of the poems in her book record her efforts to make sense of her challenging but profoundly rewarding work, telling stories of the miraculous, of heart-breaking tragedy, and of moments of hope and wonder in the middle of crisis; and they probe, through these experiences, profound philosophical questions. 

Melanie will take you inside the world of intensive care, and to the frontlines of the heart. There is grief and loss, but also humour and beauty - as we reflect on All That Could Be Lost we see the joy and brilliance in all that we have. 

But there is also a life to be lived beyond the hospital.  All That Could Be Lost examines this life, too, with honesty, intelligence and rigour, reaching into the depths of her personal pain and loss, tracing how the close company…