Tom Solomon is a doctor, world-leading researcher, and an award-winning science communicator. Nowadays, as a Professor of Neurological Science and Director of the Institute of Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool, he confronts global health challenges such as Ebola and Zika virus, but in 1990 he was a junior doctor tasked with looking after Roald Dahl. He tweets @RunningMadProf.

'This book is a delight to read and at times will bring you to tears: for example, when we hear about Olivia’s unexpected death and its effect on Dahl. At other times the book will make you laugh out loud: for example, when we hear about the “golden age of chocolate”... This is a special and heartwarming book, full of incident, highly readable and informative....I can almost guarantee you will enjoy it and learn not only about Dahl’s writings but also about his contribution to medicine and to rehabilitation.' Barbara Wilson, The Oliver Zangwill Centre, Ely, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

• About the AuthorIntroductionProloguePART ONE: A TOWERING GIANTChapter 1: The Witching HourChapter 2: Prodding and PokingChapter 3: Into AfricaChapter 4: CrashPART TWO: THE GREAT INVENTORChapter 5: A Lucky Piece of CakeChapter 6: TalesChapter 7: Threats and DangersPART THREE: AN ENORMOUS SHADOWChapter 8: 'It'll Be Good for Them'Chapter 9: A Clue HereChapter 10: A Shot in the ArmPART FOUR: GOBBLEFUNKINGChapter 11: A Bubble BurstsChapter 12: The Mysterious Joy of LanguageChapter 13: The Cabbage and the GiantChapter 14: Thousands Across the CountryPART FIVE: NO BOOK EVER ENDSChapter 15: Rusting to PiecesChapter 16: The PatientChapter 17: The Last NightAcknowledgementsBibliographyNotesPhoto CreditsIndexCharity Support

Tom Solomon is a doctor, world-leading researcher, and an award-winning science communicator. Nowadays, as a Professor of Neurological Science and Director of the Institute of Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool, he confronts global health challenges such as Ebola and Zika virus, but in 1990 he was a junior doctor tasked with looking after Roald Dahl. He tweets @RunningMadProf.

'This book is a delight to read and at times will bring you to tears: for example, when we hear about Olivia’s unexpected death and its effect on Dahl. At other times the book will make you laugh out loud: for example, when we hear about the “golden age of chocolate”... This is a special and heartwarming book, full of incident, highly readable and informative....I can almost guarantee you will enjoy it and learn not only about Dahl’s writings but also about his contribution to medicine and to rehabilitation.' Barbara Wilson, The Oliver Zangwill Centre, Ely, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

• About the AuthorIntroductionProloguePART ONE: A TOWERING GIANTChapter 1: The Witching HourChapter 2: Prodding and PokingChapter 3: Into AfricaChapter 4: CrashPART TWO: THE GREAT INVENTORChapter 5: A Lucky Piece of CakeChapter 6: TalesChapter 7: Threats and DangersPART THREE: AN ENORMOUS SHADOWChapter 8: 'It'll Be Good for Them'Chapter 9: A Clue HereChapter 10: A Shot in the ArmPART FOUR: GOBBLEFUNKINGChapter 11: A Bubble BurstsChapter 12: The Mysterious Joy of LanguageChapter 13: The Cabbage and the GiantChapter 14: Thousands Across the CountryPART FIVE: NO BOOK EVER ENDSChapter 15: Rusting to PiecesChapter 16: The PatientChapter 17: The Last NightAcknowledgementsBibliographyNotesPhoto CreditsIndexCharity Support

Tom Solomon is a doctor, world-leading researcher, and an award-winning science communicator. Nowadays, as a Professor of Neurological Science and Director of the Institute of Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool, he confronts global health challenges such as Ebola and Zika virus, but in 1990 he was a junior doctor tasked with looking after Roald Dahl. He tweets @RunningMadProf.

'This book is a delight to read and at times will bring you to tears: for example, when we hear about Olivia’s unexpected death and its effect on Dahl. At other times the book will make you laugh out loud: for example, when we hear about the “golden age of chocolate”... This is a special and heartwarming book, full of incident, highly readable and informative....I can almost guarantee you will enjoy it and learn not only about Dahl’s writings but also about his contribution to medicine and to rehabilitation.' Barbara Wilson, The Oliver Zangwill Centre, Ely, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

• About the AuthorIntroductionProloguePART ONE: A TOWERING GIANTChapter 1: The Witching HourChapter 2: Prodding and PokingChapter 3: Into AfricaChapter 4: CrashPART TWO: THE GREAT INVENTORChapter 5: A Lucky Piece of CakeChapter 6: TalesChapter 7: Threats and DangersPART THREE: AN ENORMOUS SHADOWChapter 8: 'It'll Be Good for Them'Chapter 9: A Clue HereChapter 10: A Shot in the ArmPART FOUR: GOBBLEFUNKINGChapter 11: A Bubble BurstsChapter 12: The Mysterious Joy of LanguageChapter 13: The Cabbage and the GiantChapter 14: Thousands Across the CountryPART FIVE: NO BOOK EVER ENDSChapter 15: Rusting to PiecesChapter 16: The PatientChapter 17: The Last NightAcknowledgementsBibliographyNotesPhoto CreditsIndexCharity Support