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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
Narrated by: Adam Kay
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Summary

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 Winter Christmas Feel-Good Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Comedy 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
Adam Kay is a loss to the NHS, however he is an immense writer and this book does not disappoint.
Who knew that Mars bar wrappers were contraception......
I look forward to his next literary offering 😂

Love love love it

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Loved it. Adam Kay can do no wrong in my eyes. Funny and thought provoking.

Loved it

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just as you think God this is too sad for me Adam hits you with a funny anecdote to perk you up. a beautifully balanced and honest look at what it's like for NHS staff over Christmas !

heartwarming and heartbreaking

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Equally as funny and harrowing as ‘this is going to hurt’ - surprised to hear some of the bizarre things people get up to at Christmas!

Fantastic book!

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wish this was longer. another excellent story giving us an insight into the NHS but also allowing us to appreciate what we have as a country.

And yet another good one

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