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Holiday SOS
- The Life-Saving Adventures of a Travelling Doctor
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Doctor Ben MacFarlane flies around the world picking up the pieces when Britons get into trouble abroad. A must-listen for anyone who enjoys real-life stories.
Who do you call if it all goes wrong on holiday?
Meet Doctor Ben MacFarlane - a very modern flying doctor. His job is get on a plane and bring patients home after holiday disasters, gap year crises, embarrassing incidents on business trips and all the other things that can go wrong when we head overseas. Holiday SOS is his extraordinary story. It’s a unique medical memoir of the people he helps - and a year in the life of one of the world’s most frequent flyers!
Critic reviews
“Will have you engrossed.” (Sunday Herald)
“This book is packed with tales of derring-do...a riveting read.” (The Independent)
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- Ke Donn
- 09-04-20
Great read
Really enjoyed this book. Great narration throughout and really interesting stories. Highly recommend this book
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- M. D. Wilson
- 31-12-20
Top 5 out 200 books.
Interesting, funny, scary, entertaining.. One of the best books I have heard in my top 5
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- Vichass
- 05-02-20
Fantastic book
Loved this from beginning to the end. Was gutted when it finished, brilliant stories and well put together.
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- vicbar
- 24-05-20
I finished it in one sitting.
I really enjoyed this book and listened to it all in one sitting whilst sewing face masks.
I highly recommend it.
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- Sigrin
- 10-09-22
The tales of a Repatriation Doctor.
The cover of this book put me off and the title suggested chick lit, so I did not bother looking at the summary.
However a little while later something pricked my conscience to look again,
So I read the summary, it sounded good, I listened to the sample, (I do this all the time now after some awful narrator experiences) sounded good. So bought in the £3 sale and so pleased I did. .
This is a selection of various trips made by Dr Ben McFarlane, to repatriate British subjects after some medical catastrophe in different countries around the world..
His observations of medical facilities in different countries are excellently noted. As well as his perception of his patient and their immediate family in the aftermath of a medical accident/incident.
His account of his patients medically problems and other incidents on their journeys home are well documented keeping it interesting, funny and sometimes edge if your seat stuff, whilst he is never judgemental.
Dr Ben, talks personally about his life and why he does the job, so consequently comes across as such a nice chap.
I only hope that if you should get into a medical scenario that requires you to be flown back to the UK to continue your treatment, that Dr McFarlane is there for your repatriation.
Highly recommend, especially if you like a medical book.
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- lou
- 10-07-21
Great read if you’re not squeamish
Great funny book, it’s very insightful and easy listening. It can be a little graphic at times, if you like your funny medical books, this is a must!
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- Lynda Clack
- 13-10-20
fascinating listen.
Real insight of doctors and nurses helping sick patients return to the UK safe and sound. Fascinating book, I laughed and cried and couldn't stop listening.
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- Mikayla L.
- 24-07-20
An absolutely fantastic book read beautifully!
The narrator really sells how amazing this book is, he really puts his heart into it but as for the book - I cried, I laughed out loud, I tutted, I sighed, I felt. This book made me feel so many many feelings and I love it. I will remember it for a long time to come. A must read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-11-22
it was really good
this was an exciting and entertaining book. thank you Doctor Ben. although I might be scared to fly again!
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- Crediton Jules
- 14-09-22
A Really Interesting Insight to the UK Flying Drs
Not a book for the medically squeamish but coming from a nursing background I found this book fascinating!! If I knew of its existence I may of had gone for a job like this!!
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