Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas
Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Literary Biography & Memoir
Hardback Published on: 17/10/2019
£9.99
Bookseller Reviews
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A brilliant seasonal book
The ideal Christmas gift for anyone who enjoyed This Is Going To Hurt. This book looks back at the six Christmases that Adam Kay worked in the NHS. The dia... READ MORE
A bitesize gem of hilarity and compassion
Adam Kay brings his A-game again with this bitesize gem of hilarity and compassion. Told through anecdotal entries of his shifts during the festive period,... READ MORE
Marvellous!
A marvellous follow-up to his amazing This is Going to Hurt. I loved every page of this book which has hilarity throughout but also manages to be extremely... READ MORE
Hilarious
What a hilarious, heart warming and heartfelt read. If you liked 'This Is Going To Hurt' then you will love this book from Adam Kay, a pint sized read full... READ MORE
Not as good as the first book...
Had it's funny moments and some laugh out loud stories in there, but honestly, it was nowhere near as good as his first book, This is Going to Hurt.
A very... READ MORE
Further essential reading for the Great British public
An incredibly funny little love letter to our NHS and all the staff who give up their christmas to pull various ridiculous objects out of places we really ... READ MORE
Perfect christmas gift
I really enjoyed this festive read. It is funny and insightful while also showing the perils and joys of working the Christmas period in the NHS.
Perfect for Christmas
Thank you to the publisher for sending an advanced copy for me to review.
I absolutely loved Adam Kay's first book and was looking forward to reading more... READ MORE
Hilarious and heart-warming
This pint sized book chronicles the hilarious and often heart-warming Christmases Kay spent working as a doctor in our flagging NHS. It is perfect for anyo... READ MORE
More NHS secrets from Adam Kay
A small, yet perfectly formed treat from Adam Kay. Millions of us loved This Is Going to Hurt and Twas The Night Before Christmas, is just as good. My only... READ MORE
A Brilliant Christmasy Sequel to 'This is Going to Hurt'
This is a perfect stocking filler for fans of 'This is Going to Hurt' full of even more hilarious and heartwarming anecdotes. 'Twas the Nightshift Before C... READ MORE
Merry but Moving
This made me laugh out loud on my lunch break. It also made me extremely grateful that I get regular lunch breaks, that I leave my job when my shift ends, ... READ MORE
More of the brilliant same from Adam Kay
If you enjoyed This is Going to Hurt as much as I did, you have to get this excellent follow-up. It's just as laugh-out-loud hilarious, just as savagely sa... READ MORE
Synopsis
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year 2020
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 and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime.
Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas 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.
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781529018585
- Number of pages: 160
- Weight: 190g
- Dimensions: 186 x 118 x 22 mm
Customer Reviews
View allMy most anticipated book of 2019!
A ginormous thank you to the publishers for this early review copy!!!
This is defiantly my most anticipated book of 2019. I am a massive fan of This Is Goi... READ MORE
A perfect little gem
It makes you realise just how lucky you are. Funny and sad AND lives up to 'this is going to hurt'. (which is saying a lot).
A more than worthy follow-on.
Having enjoyed Adam's first book so much I just HAD to order "Twas The Night shift Before Christmas. " So often a follow-on book does not live up to expect... READ MORE
A little book with big laughs
A very human story but told with great humour; set against a background of a fairly chaotic NHS where medics are battling daily to cope. I definitely recom... READ MORE
A perfect stocking filler
I loved This Is Going To Hurt and while this one is not quite so good, it’s still a lot of fun (and obvs also heartbreak) and I really enjoyed it. It’s the... READ MORE
Another truthful eye opener
I had thoroughly enjoyed reading This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay and it really did make us all stop and talk about the NHS - not just in a negative way. ... READ MORE
Great non-fiction book!
December is a busy month, and with not much time to read, this is the perfect book. Each segment is no longer than 2 pages and as short as about 10 lines y... READ MORE
Truthful and funny
Great seasonal story, extremely informative for those, who are lucky enough to have this holidays off, very appropriate and accurate for those, who work in... READ MORE
When is the 3rd book ready?? :p
So funny, so sweet and so special for everyone working in NHS. So close to our reality that every single person should read to understand and be proud of t... READ MORE
A fabulously festive follow-up packed with laughs and poignancy
I was lucky enough to receive an advance review copy of Adam Kay's debut, This Is Going To Hurt before it published in 2017. I knew I was interested in med... READ MORE
Everyone Needs to Read This Book
As a worker of the NHS, I am more than aware of its struggles and challenges. But mine is limited to the lab, Adam Kay highlights the realities of being a ... READ MORE
Hats off to NHS workers!
This is quick, short read, but one that will make you laugh and smile, as well as pull at your emotions. If you've read 'This is going to hurt', this fol... READ MORE
Sound Familiar
Adam Kay returns with another collection of uproariously funny accounts, written in the same cynical voice and persistent level of clinical-based humour an... READ MORE
Hilarious and heartbreaking
Brilliantly written. A must read! Both of Adam Kay’s books (+ “This is going to hurt”) are fantastically written, providing great insight into the highs an... READ MORE
Enjoyable enough and yet disappointing
Funny? Yes ... though that's a somewhat hesitant yes on my part.
Laugh out loud in parts but alas not nearly as funny as I had hoped it would be; for the ... READ MORE