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Details condition: new format: paperback isbn: 9781509858637 publisher: picador overview this is going to hurt is adam kay's multi-million-copy bestselling memoir, drawn from the secret diaries he kept during his years as a junior doctor in the nhs. Painfully funny, brutally honest and often heartbreaking, it strips away the polished exterior of hospital life to reveal what really happens on the wards. Brand new in paperback, this is essential reading for medical students, nhs staff, memoir lovers and anyone who has ever wondered what their doctor really thinks. About the book scribbled in secret after gruelling 97-hour weeks, sleepless nights and missed family occasions, adam kay's diary-style memoir pulls back the curtain on the chaos, exhaustion and dark comedy of working as a junior doctor in britain's national health service. Entries range from laugh-out-loud absurdities to devastating moments of loss, giving readers an unfiltered, first-hand account of a profession most of us only see from the other side of the consultation room. Kay's sharp wit and unflinching honesty made this is going to hurt an instant phenomenon on publication, becoming a sunday times number one bestseller and book of the year at the national book awards. It has since been adapted into a major bbc comedy-drama starring ben whishaw. Beyond the laughs, the book is a powerful, humane document of the pressures facing nhs staff, exploring the personal cost of a career built on caring for ...
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