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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

Festive Diaries from the Creator of This Is Going to Hurt

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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

By: Adam Kay
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The number one Sunday Times bestseller.

Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a short gift book of festive diaries from the author of multi-million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt.

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime.

This is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year.

'The perfect surgical stocking-filler' - The Times

 Medical Professionals & Academics Funny Witty Funny Christmas Christmas Nonfiction

Critic Reviews

Sunday Times humour book of the year
The perfect surgical stocking filler. Jokes galore. This little book will no doubt cheer up the many readers who find it under their tree
Very, very funny (Graham Norton)
Beyond hilarious . . . A small-but-perfectly formed follow-up to This is Going to Hurt, this Christmas-themed delight continues to capture the dark humour and dedicated work of NHS professionals everywhere
A funny, poignant snapshot of humanity
Will have you crying with laughter
Contains Kay’s unique alchemy of medical insight and cynical wit
Hilarious and heartbreaking
The funniest book of 2019
Kay's fans will be delighted to discover that it is entirely as revolting, funny and moving as the first
Matchless stories . . . funny, disgusting and moving
All stars
Most relevant
I loved Kay’s first book and I couldn’t wait to listen to this one. I love his honesty about the profession. You are one funny man 😊

Adam Kay you have done it again

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Honesty with a mix of funny, WTF moments and sad experiences. A snapshot to the unseen world of Xmas within the health sector... with a twist

swearing and honesty. great read

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A great companion piece to Adam Kay’s first book This is Going to Hurt. Very funny and informative

Very funny and brutally honest

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I so enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Adam has a unique & engaging style of writing. Full of pathos & insight into the human condition. Thankyou Adam for sharing

Brilliantly funny

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I liked the book, although I preferred the first one more. This one kept referring to the first book at least four times as if it was trying to grab the success back.

There was a few great lol moments in this book, but it was mostly reminiscing about what was with a bleak Christmas message at the end.

A few key funny parts, and one sad bit

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