A Hole in the Head

Name: A Hole in the Head
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781444975338
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A gruesomely grisly history of medical firsts

By Suzie Edge

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TikTok star Dr Suzie Edge is here to guide you through macabre medical firsts in all their gory and gruesome detail. Meet the Victorian body snatchers, witness beginner's dissection, and see how broken bones used to be shoved back into place. From nasty Neolithic skull-drilling to... Read More

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A Hole in the Head

Ever wondered how stone age people treated a headache (with a hole in the head, of course!), or how Roman surgeons dealt with skull fractures (yep, it involved vinegar!)?

Description

TikTok star Dr Suzie Edge is here to guide you through macabre medical firsts in all their gory and gruesome detail.

Meet the Victorian body snatchers, witness beginner's dissection, and see how broken bones used to be shoved back into place. From nasty Neolithic skull-drilling to rasping Roman skull-filling, Dr Suzie Edge will leave no body part uncovered in her quest to demystify medicine.

Equally fascinating and disgusting, A Hole in the Head is the perfect gift for anyone fascinated by grossness in all its technicolour glory.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444975338

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sam Caldwell
Illustrated by Sam Caldwell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Suzie Edge (Author)

Suzie Edge trained as a biologist before becoming a medical doctor to spend more time talking to people, rather than just bugs in test tubes. She's worked as a doctor in infectious diseases, haematology, and trauma and orthopaedic surgery. She has also completed a MLitt in Modern History to feed her fascination for the history of the human body and medicine.

She loves discovering the real historical stories of how we have treated our human bodies in life and in death. She has over 10.3 million likes and 500,000 followers on TikTok, who love tuning into her stories of gruesome and fascinating medical history.

She has been nominated for BookTok Author of the Year 2023.

Sam Caldwell (Illustrator)

Sam Caldwell is an award-winning illustrator based in Glasgow where he lives with his wife and two cats: Tonks and Luna. Sam loves inventing characters and creating images packed full of detail, texture and colour. He is passionate about animals and nature, and - when not drawing - can often be found exploring the Scottish Highlands.

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