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From Mongolian highlands to tsunami-ravaged coasts, from Afghan war zones to the sacred River Ganges-Dr. Marc Shaw has walked the line between chaos and compassion, medicine and meaning. In Butterfly Alighting, Shaw weaves gripping, often confronting stories from decades spent as a travel doctor, humanitarian responder, and field medic across some of the planet's most volatile and breathtaking regions.
This is not a travel book. It is a deeply human memoir of service, survival, and spiritual reckoning. With raw honesty, irreverent humour, and sharp insight, Shaw reveals what it truly means to care for others in times of disaster-and what the world can teach us when we choose to truly see it.
Whether in a pop-up clinic in post-tsunami Indonesia, a Soviet-era hospital in Mongolia, or the battlefield echoes of Gallipoli, Shaw's journey reveals the fragility of life, the power of listening, and the responsibility that comes with bearing witness.
For readers of Paul Theroux, Atul Gawande, and anyone drawn to stories of courage, medicine, and meaning on the edge of the map.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Dr. Marc Shaw is a leading expert in travel and expedition medicine. Based in New Zealand, he has served in disaster zones, remote outposts, and war-affected areas around the world. He was also the expedition doctor on Sir Peter Blakes ill-fated voyage on the Amazon in 2001. Dr Shaw is a respected educator, public speaker, and founder of Worldwise Travellers Health and Vaccination Clinic. Butterfly Alighting is his first full-length memoir.
