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At the age of four, Michael Meguid’s idyllic childhood in Cairo was shattered. Roots & Branches: A Surgeon’s Tale (Volume 1) How does a child torn from everything he knows find the strength to endure abandonment, loss, and cultural displacement? Caught in the friction between an Egyptian father and a German mother, he was left behind in war-torn Germany with strict Prussian grandparents. Navigating loneliness, an uncertain future, and the struggle of an outsider in mid-century England, Meguid’s journey is a profound exploration of what it means to belong when "home" no longer feels the same.