A Second Act

‘Combining vivid storytelling with thoughtful reflections… A Second Act calls to something deep inside me, inside all of us, not to let the wonder of being alive pass us by. I hope this book reaches readers everywhere, to inspire and console them’ – Dr Kathryn Mannix, author and palliative care doctor
‘Morgan has a knack of writing simply and sincerely on matters that worry most of us…dramatic and heart-warming’ * The Times *
‘A Second Act has a neat narrative structure and covers a resonant subject, and Morgan is a thoughtful and sensitive writer…[it] contains a lot of wisdom’ * New Statesman *
‘Morgan proves an excellent guide to such wisdom. He is grateful to bear witness to these stories – and self-effacing about the part he plays in enabling some of them’ * Observer *
‘Humbling and very moving. Absolutely essential reading for any healthcare professional’ – Dr Xand van Tulleken
‘Combining vivid storytelling with thoughtful reflections… A Second Act calls to something deep inside me, inside all of us, not to let the wonder of being alive pass us by. I hope this book reaches readers everywhere, to inspire and console them’ – Dr Kathryn Mannix, author and palliative care doctor
‘Morgan has a knack of writing simply and sincerely on matters that worry most of us…dramatic and heart-warming’ * The Times *
‘A Second Act has a neat narrative structure and covers a resonant subject, and Morgan is a thoughtful and sensitive writer…[it] contains a lot of wisdom’ * New Statesman *
‘Morgan proves an excellent guide to such wisdom. He is grateful to bear witness to these stories – and self-effacing about the part he plays in enabling some of them’ * Observer *
‘Humbling and very moving. Absolutely essential reading for any healthcare professional’ – Dr Xand van Tulleken

Dr Matt Morgan is a British intensive care doctor. His open letter addressed to patients during the 2020 COVID pandemic has been read by over half a million people worldwide and viewed by over two million times after featuring on the Channel 4 news.

His articles have featured in:

• The Guardian
• The Telegraph
• The Daily Mail
• The Sunday Mirror
• Huffington Post

A regular writer for the internationally acclaimed British Medical Journal, his article ‘A letter from the ICU’ is one of their most popular ever opinion articles, read by over 130,000 people in 2020.

His first book, Critical, has been translated into four languages. He lives in Cardiff with his family, enjoys CrossFit, photography, cold beer and even colder ice cream.

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