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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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About this listen

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
Absolutely loved ‘This is Going to Hurt’ and wondered if a second book could live up to it ... but it really did. I loved it. An emotional rollercoaster that was so thoughtfully, addictively (couldn’t stop listening) and humorously written. Adam Kay is an all round genius. Thank you to all the NHS staff working around Christmas.

Bloody loved it!

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Fantastic. Laughed out loud often in public places while listening to this. Clever and brilliant

So so funny

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Encore encore. Very much enjoyed. Although I couldn’t listen when kids were in the car due to language so I managed to eke it out a few days longer.

Brilliant but too short.

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Super again, a bit short but FI, doesn’t matter, still excellent / well worth a listen

Excellent Again

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Adam portrays in words what we as healthcare workers feel. At times I've even wondered why don't I just throw in the towel? It touched my heart that even after leaving his medical career he still missed working at Christmas. He has an extra ordinary way to tell his story and I am looking forward to hearing more from Adam (please do keep writing!) I'm sure im not the only healthcare worker moved by your experiences & you make us laugh!!!

Touches base as a nhs worker myself

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