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"A moving story, a condemnation of the way we treat our old friends and loves, a rage against the dying of the light" (Philip Howard The Times )
"A novel painfully full of feeling, and totally credible-the passion shines through" (Isabel Quigly Financial Times )
"A memorably touching story about the pressures on a family trying to do their best... A wonderfully accurate, powerful and even funny portrait" (Graham Lord Sunday Express )
"It is close to life in a way we hardly expect a novel to be, and finally very moving" (Hilary Mantel Daily Telegraph )
"An extremely skilful and angry novel...beautifully written" (Anita Brookner Spectator )
"A novel painfully full of feeling, and totally credible-the passion shines through" (Isabel Quigly Financial Times )
"A memorably touching story about the pressures on a family trying to do their best... A wonderfully accurate, powerful and even funny portrait" (Graham Lord Sunday Express )
"It is close to life in a way we hardly expect a novel to be, and finally very moving" (Hilary Mantel Daily Telegraph )
"An extremely skilful and angry novel...beautifully written" (Anita Brookner Spectator )
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Excellent book about grandmother's descent into dementia and the effect it has on the different members of her family. The book is both funny and very sad, and shows the huge impact of the disease on the whole family.
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By B. Shaw
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Don't expect a recipe of how to deal with Granny's dementia. But you can feel comforted by the fact that your thoughts are not taboo, as you will find them reflected in the views of the family members who care for Granny during her mental and physical decline.
Mercifully hilarious in parts this is a bitter sweet companion while you or your friends are going through similar times. Perhaps even a wake up call to reform our current public ways of dealing with senile dementia!?
Mercifully hilarious in parts this is a bitter sweet companion while you or your friends are going through similar times. Perhaps even a wake up call to reform our current public ways of dealing with senile dementia!?
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I've looked after many elderly people in my life, being a nurse, but I've never had so much understanding as after I had read this book. It's one thing to be able to nurse elderly patients but to understand what each different relative is going through is another thing altogether. Margaret Forster illustrates this perfectly - Thank you!
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You cannot justify not reading this book
Old age touches each and everyone of us, whether it's a family member, a friend and possibly yourself that reaches it! Read more
Published 5 months ago by thistle
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some unspoken truths
This is a good read. It captures the emotions of different members of the family very well. Forster voices through her characters the unspoken thoughts and emotions that many... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2010 by bubble
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I loved this book. Captures everything - the practicalities, emotions, realities and inner strengths you find when looking after an elderly relative. Read more
Published on 3 July 2010 by C. R. Pereira
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not just for those with dementia issues
I picked up this book from the bookshelf almost to rule it out. The subject matter is pretty depressing so I thought I'd give it a few pages, and if I didn't get into it (which I... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2009 by A. Weston
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How dementia challenges a family's love and and ties
This is a beautifully constructed portrait of a family coming to terms with (or failing to) dementia within the family. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by John Holland
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Grim, thought provoking, terribley sad and quite hopeless!
This was a great book, about 3 women at different stages of their lives - the only one without a real voice has senile dementia and the story centres around her rapid decline and... Read more
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