Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay - ISBN: 9781529018585
Hardcover
Hilarious, heartbreaking NHS Christmas diaries: babies, baubles, and bleak humour.

Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas

Festive Diaries from the Creator of This Is Going to Hurt

  • Hardcover

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    15 October 2019

Summary

The number one Sunday Times bestseller - with a new, fantastically festive front cover!

‘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 so…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529018585
ISBN-10:1529018587
Author:Adam Kay
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:15 October 2019
Weight:190g
Dimensions:186mm x 118mm x 22mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

As hilarious as it is heartbreaking - and it IS heartbreaking (also hilarious)

Sunday Times humour book of the year * Sunday Times *The perfect surgical stocking filler. Jokes galore. This little book will no doubt cheer up the many readers who find it under their tree * The Times *Very, very funny – Graham NortonBeyond 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 * Stylist *A funny, poignant snapshot of humanity * Radio Times *Will have you crying with laughter * Good Housekeeping *Contains Kay’s unique alchemy of medical insight and cynical wit * Daily Mirror *Hilarious and heartbreaking * Irish Times *The funniest book of 2019 * The Mail *Kay’s fans will be delighted to discover that it is entirely as revolting, funny and moving as the first * i-news *Matchless stories … funny, disgusting and moving * Guardian *

About The Author

Adam Kay

Adam Kay is an award-winning comedian and author of the million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt. He previously worked as a junior doctor, which is hopefully clear by now. He lives in London.

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