Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You

Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You

Adam Kay

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Created and edited by Adam Kay (author of multi-million best seller 'This is Going to Hurt'), 'DEAR NHS' features household names telling their personal stories of the health service. Contributors include Joanna Lumley, Naomie Harris, Kate Tempest, Lee Child, Tanni Grey Thomson, Bill Bryson, Trevor McDonald, Jack Whitehall, Michael Palin, Stanley Tucci and many, many more. All profits from this book will go to NHS Charities Together to fund vital research and projects and the Lullaby Trust which supports parents bereaved of babies and young children. The NHS is our single greatest achievement as a country. No matter who you are, no matter what your health needs are and no matter how much money you have, the NHS is there for you. In 'DEAR NHS', 100 inspirational people come together to share their stories of how the National Health Service has been there for them and changed their lives in the process. By turns deeply moving, hilarious, hopeful and impassioned, these stories together become a love letter to the NHS and the 1.4 million people who go above and beyond the call of duty every single day - selflessly, generously, putting others before themselves, never more so than now. They are all heroes, and this book is our way of saying thank you. This audiobook features readings by: Mary Beard, Bill Bryson, Lee Child, Richard Coles, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Mark Haddon, Naomie Harris, Si King, Joanna Lumley, Alexander McCall Smith, Trevor McDonald, Michael Palin, Kate Tempest, Stanley Tucci, K.T. Tunstall, Jack Whitehall, Jacqueline Wilson, Benjamin Zephaniah and many more. A minimum of £1.61 from the sale of each book will be paid to NHS Charities Together and £0.08 will be paid to the Lullaby Trust. RUNNING TIME ⇒ 5hrs. ©2020 Orion Publishing Group (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group


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  • RianMB
    Apr 17, 2025
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    When I first sat down to read this book I was blown away by the tender, heartfelt stories and the openness of the authors. The second time I sat down to read the book I thought ‘this is getting a bit repetitive now’. The third time I sat down to read this book I braced myself for the marathon ahead to get to the finish.

    Some of the stories are well written and interesting and others are not.

    I wish Adam Kay (whose book ‘this is going to hurt’ I really enjoyed) had actually ‘edited’ this book, as overall it would have been twice as good if it was half as long.

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