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Max Pemberton (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 18 Feb 2010
The Junior Doctor is back!

He's into his second year of medicine, but this time Max is out of the wards and onto the streets, working for the Phoenix Outreach Project.

Fuelled by tea and more enthusiasm than experience, he attempts to locate and treat a wide and colourful range of patients that somehow his first year on the wards didn't prepare him for . . . from Molly the 80-year-old drugs mule and God in a Tesco car park, to middle-class mums addicted to appearances and pain killers in equal measure.

His friends don't approve of the turn his career is taking, his mother is worried and the public spit at him, but Max is determined to make a difference. Despite warnings that miracles are rare, and that not everyone's life can be turned around, Max is still surprised by those that can be saved.

Funny, touching and uplifting, Max goes from innocence to experience via dustbin-shopping-trips without ever losing his humanity.

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (18 Feb 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340919930
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340919934
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 76,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'This book will have you crying bucket loads one moment and laughing out loud the next.' (News of the World )

'Pemberton treats a grim subject with warmth and self-deprecating good humour . . . equally enlightening sequel. ****' (Daily Mail )

About the Author

Max Pemberton is a practicing doctor. As well as a degree in Medicine, he completed a degree in Anthropology for which he was awarded a first and a prize for academic excellence. Max has worked in a broad range of medicine from A&E, geriatrics, adult psychiatry, surgery and paediatric palliative care. He is also a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and Reader's Digest.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-warming and illuminating 8 Sep 2009
By Lizzie Jenks
Format:Paperback
I loved the first book 'Trust me I'm a Junior Doctor' but thought this one was even better. It still has the same humour and pathos but the characters and stories that the writer uses to address issues of drug-addiction and homelessness really bring his experiences to life and makes you look at the the world in a new light. It's the kind of book that stays with you - and makes you think, laugh out loud and feel sympathetic towards the plights of others all at the same time. I thoroughly recommend it.
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Insider's view of outreach services 11 Aug 2009
By Damaskcat HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Max Pemberton decided he wanted to see what it was like working with the homeless and with drug addicts - the people polite society usually prefers to ignore. During his time working for the Phoenix Outreach Project he comes across some unforgettable characters. Molly the 80 year old former working girl and drug addict; Barry the schizophrenic who saves his life in a sticky situation; Janice the middle class housewife addicted to over the counter painkillers and Fergus and Anthony referred to him by the courts and determined to get off drugs and start new lives.

Written in an approachable style, this is a book you will remember long after you've read the final page. It shows that there is no single answer to drug addiction and homelessness because the reasons why people get into these situations are as individual as they are. Not all homeless people are drug addicts and not all drug addicts are homeless though many have mental illnesses.

I found this book a real eye opener and it has made me change what I thought were fixed opinions about these social issues. What struck me as much as anything was the way people remembered the author and were pleased to see him if they bumped into him in the street. The homeless are human beings too.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A CRACKING GOOD READ! 22 Aug 2009
By Mrs. M. J. Leslie
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Ever walked past people lying in the streets? Bedded down in cardboard boxes? Holed up in shop doorways? Ignored their polite plea for "a bit of change"? Avoided eye contact with drunks and crack heads? Passed them off as the detritus of the city?
Max Pemberton didn't. He went looking for them - crack-heads, bums, drug addicts, down and outs, prostitutes, the mentally ill and drunks. Undaunted, our doughty Doctor takes on the mantle of a medical Knight - not in shining armour and on a white charger - but unshaven, in ripped jeans, trainers and dirty T-shirt and on foot - in an attempt to save and treat damsels and others who are in distress. Snag is - many of them don't always want to be "saved"!

In his new book, he takes us to the seedier, bizarre side of the City, the murky shadow lands of humanity, which are but a stone's throw away from posh restaurants, dazzling shops and theatres.
He recounts extraordinary tales of his adventures with the patients and staff with whom he works at the Phoenix Outreach Project.
There are glimmers of "Stuart: A Life Backwards" by Alexander Masters as Max puzzles over the how and why of homelessness and the tenuous threads that bind these people together.

At times, I found it hard to appreciate that this book is not fiction. I also found myself wondering how I would cope in his shoes. Not half as well as he does.

"Where Does it Hurt" should be re-titled, "There By the Grace of God Go We". It is written with compassion, maturity, respect and humour. It is humbling, eye opening, questioning, extraordinary, uncomfortable and wise. It is intensely readable and educational. The characters are painted with clarity and remained in my mind, long after I finished reading.

It is a tribute and salutation to the altruistic and philanthropic work of all the people who work in this field.

If you'll pardon the pun, a cracking good read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Down to earth
Very good reading. Makes you think about how so lucky we are to have such a fantastic NHS. Very amusing and sad in places.
Published 20 days ago by mhands
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Found this book very readable and interesting, interesting characters and issues raised, gives a good insight into the subject matter, very touching
Published 2 months ago by Paul F Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
as a perspective medic i have always found max pembelton's words very insightful into the realities of a career as a doctor. Read more
Published 3 months ago by watse004
5.0 out of 5 stars Where Does it Hurt? What the Junior Doctor did next
The second book is as good as the first and just as humorous. This time we see Dr Max working in an outreach centre, dealing with drug addiction. Read more
Published 4 months ago by K Lawrence
2.0 out of 5 stars not half as funny as his first book
As the title says above, this book is not half as amusing as Trust me I'm a Junior Doctor and is too serious and unfunny to the point of depressing!
Published 4 months ago by Mahoney
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining read
Finished in two days - what more can I say.Entertaining and humorous for cover to cover. Gives a terrific insight into the work of a doctor.
Published 7 months ago by woody
5.0 out of 5 stars Made me laugh a lot
This book is very funny, very sarcastic, and very worrying - a good read from an excellent author. I enjoyed it.
Published 8 months ago by nicdigby
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny as . . . . .
Fantastic follow on. This book takes up where its predecessor left off. The transition from 'Junior' to 'Doctor' is graphically detailed and so realistic. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Midge
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, entertaining read
Having read the first book I was excited to discover another had been written. Being a nurse myself I found the stories easy to relate to and grateful for the credit and respect he... Read more
Published 11 months ago by h904
4.0 out of 5 stars where does it hurt?
I read the first book Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor around four years ago and enjoyed it a lot. I didn't even know a sequel had been published until I saw this and, I have to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ali
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