- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Luath Press Ltd (1 Mar 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906817294
- ISBN-13: 978-1906817299
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 998,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'We see what the whole family goes through as the mother develops dementia' 'Professionals and family members alike will be able to relate to this tale told sensitively and insightfully' 'The beauty of the book is that we then see the same situation through completely different eyes the eyes of Doris' 'The author plays out the story beautifully' 'It provides an amazing insight into the thought process of someone with dementia, as well as being a gripping and heartfelt narrative.' 'Far from being just a book about dementia though, the story will hold your interest throughout, culminating in a twist at the end.' --Journal of Dementia Care
'At the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, we liked this book so much that we arranged for copies to be given to about 600 delegates from around the world at our international conference. It offers inspiration and hope to anyone learning how to make things better for people with dementia and their carers. And for everyone else, it's just a really good read.' --Professor June Andrews --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
'At the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, we liked this book so much that we arranged for copies to be given to about 600 delegates from around the world at our international conference. It offers inspiration and hope to anyone learning how to make things better for people with dementia and their carers. And for everyone else, it's just a really good read.' --Professor June Andrews --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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When Doris is found directing traffic in the middle of the night, her daughter Jessica is forced to put her in a home. Clearing out the family house in preparation for selling it, Jessica comes across secrets her mother kept from her long before her memory began to erode under Alzheimer's Disease. The knowledge Jessica uncovers as the family secrets are revealed and past memories are stirred, is fleshed out by the revelations Doris herself provides as her story unravels backwards. But the biggest secret of all is only brought to light when a medical research programme requires blood samples.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A good read! This book is a well-written, authentic depiction of the frustration and despair experienced by sufferers of Alzheimer's and their carers from their respective viewpoints. It conveys well the misunderstanding and rage of those involved in the drama - and, yes, the humour too! Hazel has mastered an insight into the condition and conveys it poignantly well - so successfully that I felt confused and muddled myself, as she takes us into the minds of the characters! The discussion points at the end make this not only an engaging story, but provide a stimulus for those using the book as a tool for their professional studies, and for those who are, and/or may become, emotionally and personally involved.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is a wonderful novel that tackles a difficult subject with uncompromising insight and literary skill. Hazel McHaffie weaves two love stories and a family saga around the trials of caring for a parent whose behaviour pushes those who love her to the limits of their tolerance. Were this all it would good enough, but McHaffie devotes the second half of the novel to a direct evocation of the mind of a woman with Alzheimer's Disease, revealing along the way the havoc wrought by this dreadful illness. This novel deserves to be regarded as at least the equal of Margaret Forster's, Have the Men Had Enough?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Having enjoyed and learned from Hazel McHaffie's other books about various medical ethical situations, I looked forward to this latest book dealing with Alzheimer's. It is different from the others, in that I could not see any great ethical dilemma being dealt with. Yes, there is the quandary of how best to help someone close and dear to you whose Alzheimer's is visibly advancing. To take that person to a home, no matter how good, must be a heartbreaking decision.
The value of this book (short and readable) is that it gives an easily understood glimpse of what it must be like to have dementia. Who doesn't know someone with that affliction? And what it will be like for me? This book gives an interesting insight, and left me hoping for a massive heart attack before Alzheimer's comes knocking. Or have I just not heard the knock???
The value of this book (short and readable) is that it gives an easily understood glimpse of what it must be like to have dementia. Who doesn't know someone with that affliction? And what it will be like for me? This book gives an interesting insight, and left me hoping for a massive heart attack before Alzheimer's comes knocking. Or have I just not heard the knock???
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Memorable Journey
In this novel Hazel McHaffie takes us on the poignant journey which the dementia sufferer and extended family travel Anyone who has taken this journey will recognise each raw... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Helen McDougall
Another good read
Another excellent book from Hazel McHaffie, which gives an amazing insight into how it must be to sink slowly into the fog of dementia. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Olwen Walton
Insights close to home
This book deals with an area that everyone will inevitably encounter at some point in their lives, either through friends or relations or in prospect for ourselves. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Bluebell
Another great read and learning experience
I read this after having been so impressed by "Right to Die". It is written in a very different style but like with the last book, I zipped through it once I had started. Read more
Published on 23 May 2010 by Jay P
i like it!
Having enjoyed Hazel McHaffie's last book, I was interested in seeing how this one was to read. I found it really sad as I read backwards in time for Doris, the character with... Read more
Published on 5 April 2010 by Happy reader
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