The remarkable journey of a war widow's only child in bombed-out Hull as he embarks on a distinguished career in surgery.

Experience David Clarke's formative years, including winning a public school scholarship and his medical and surgical training in Newcastle upon Tyne. Join him on his professional journey, where he shares fascinating anecdotes...

Scrub up and step into the operating theatre alongside consultant surgeon David Clarke in this gripping medical memoir.

More than just a collection of surgical anecdotes, this book – the highly anticipated sequel to Opening Up: The Making of a Surgeon, which concentrates on David’s early life through to his time as a surgical trainee – focuses on...

Shortlisted for Best Memoir in the 2022 Selfie Awards

North-East England, 1956. Lively teenager Joan is falling in love with handsome Kenny, ten years her senior, even though her mother warns her he is too old and set in his ways to make her happy.
The girls on the clothing factory production line watch with envy as the relationship blossoms....