So touching and wonderfully written that anyone else with "a no misery memoir" rule should make an exception

There is a depth here that moves his prose to another level. He has written a chilling, dark and deeply unsettling book that is, nonetheless, compulsive reading

A hauntingly well-crafted account of his difficult relationship with his father

Burroughs's gift is to look into the lion's mouth and find sweetness

the benefits are great

Warmly funny, dry and mischievous... Genuine - and brilliant

Intriguing and informed

Twenty-five essay-chapters examine 'cures' such as aspirin and thalidomide, all with a good bedside manner

This is a gripping history of the blundering progress of medicine

A fascinating and irreverent history of medicine and those who've claimed to understand it, written by an NHS doctor with searing intelligence and a lively wit

A fascinating book