Bodily Fluids

‘As an author of “doc lit”, Liam Hughes stands out. He masterfully weaves together elements of suspense, drama, humanity, all of it laced with a substantial load of humour, both subtle and lurid. What is most striking, however, is his unwavering dedication to his patients’ -- Samer Nashef, author of The Naked Surgeon ‘Within the first few pages we encounter a consultant lying on the hospital floor, emitting the eponymous fluids from both ends of his gastrointestinal tract; a new father who faints at the sight of his offspring emerging, cracks his head and dies; and a handy guide to bleeding. If this sounds like grim reading, it’s not, because Hughes narrates it all with wit and warmth, interspersing human stories with sober reflection on what the medical profession has become, and what’s wrong with the NHS today’ -- Rosa Silverman, Daily Telegraph