Keeper: A Book About Memory, Identity, Isolation, Wordsworth and Cake ... by Andrea Gillies

Keeper: A Book About Memory, Identity, Isolation, Wordsworth and Cake ... by Andrea Gillies

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When her mother-in-law, Nancy, was diagnosed with Alzheimers, Andrea Gillies made the decision to care for her full time. 'Keeper' is the result of this - a frank, moving and utterly gripping account of Alzheimers and its impact on one family.

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Keeper: A Book About Memory, Identity, Isolation, Wordsworth and Cake ... by Andrea Gillies

When her mother-in-law, Nancy, was diagnosed with Alzheimers, Andrea Gillies made the decision to care for her full time. 'Keeper' is the result of this - a frank, moving and utterly gripping account of Alzheimers and its impact on one family.
Andrea Gillies has had a diverse career, encompassing writing publicity work, the editorship of the Good Beer Guide, travel and reference book editing, and writing a drinks column for Scotland on Sunday newspaper. She's spent most of the last 18 years raising children, and latterly, living in a mansion on a remote peninsula in Northern Scotland.
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ISBN 13 9781906021658
ISBN 10 1906021651
Title Keeper: A Book About Memory, Identity, Isolation, Wordsworth and Cake ...
Author Andrea Gillies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2009-05-07
Number of pages 256
Prizes Winner of Orwell Prize 2010, Winner of Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2009
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.