Undoctored - by Adam Kay (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW INCLUDING BRAND NEW MATERIAL

THIS IS GOING TO HURT was the bestselling non-fiction book of the century - a frank, funny and furious look at the brutal realities of life in the NHS.

But it was only part of Adam Kay's story.

With his stethoscope now hung up, Adam shares more suture-splitting anecdotes from both on and off the wards. From the hilarious to the profoundly moving, from the first days of medical school to life after the NHS, UNDOCTORED is an astonishing portrait of an extraordinary life, from one of Britain's finest - and funniest - storytellers.

Review Quotes

A funny, truthful and fascinating memoir.--Stylist

A gaspingly honest, hilarious and heartbreaking book from one of Britain's funniest writers--Grace Dent

Adam Kay is at the top of his game here. Even his footnotes are funnier than most comedians' best gags. But there is darkness here, too, and he handles it so well I had to lay the book aside until my heart was ready for the rest.--Ian Rankin

Brilliant - even better than This is Going to Hurt--Jacqueline Wilson

Equally frank and funny as its predecessor.--I-News

Every bit as funny as the first one, every bit as powerful, surprising and unflinching--David Whitehouse

Extraordinary... combining laugh-out-loud material with serious questions. - The Sunday Times

Extraordinary... super-readable, funny and disturbing.--Observer

Fantastic. Everything you could want in a book.--Liz Jones's Diary Podcast

Hilarious... such is (Adam Kay's) craft and candour that you find yourself simultaneously guffawing and welling up.--Mail on Sunday

I don't think anyone has made me laugh so much about the human body as Adam Kay, while simultaneously bestowing the gift of impotent rage at the state of the NHS--Reverend Richard Coles

Piercingly funny... breathtakingly sad.--Tanya Gold, Daily Telegraph

Richly comic. Kay's writing is a constant pleasure.--Daily Express

Spectacularly brilliant--Cathy Rentzenbrink

Thank you, Adam Kay [...] for your courage, candour, wit (and filth, of course) in your brilliant new memoir. Undoctored really is fantastic.--Rachel Clarke, author of Dear Life

The anecdotes are hilarious, the personal life fascinating, the insights into our health service compelling.--Daily Mail

The reason Adam Kay sells millions of books is not because he used to be a doctor, it's because he writes so well. Undoctored is another triumph; funny and moving and thoughtful.--Dr Phil Hammond

Very funny, very moving - Adam Kay has done it again, the talented c***. PS sorry for swearing in this quote--Charlie Brooker

About the Author

ADAM KAY is an author, screenwriter and comedian. His books have sold over 3 million copies, have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity, have been translated into thirty-seven languages, and have won numerous awards. But he doesn't like to boast.

He lives in Oxfordshire with his dog and husband (two separate individuals).