Opening Up

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...

In the gripping conclusion of his memoirs, esteemed surgeon David Clarke takes readers on a journey through the mysteries of life and death from a medic’s perspective.
He looks back at his dealings with the work of the coroner’s court and recalls notorious murders that touched him during his career.
There are candid anecdotes of doctors who found...