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Reluctant Carer The Dispatches from the Edge of Life

Carer The Reluctant

9781529029376

BOOK DETAILS

Price: $34.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781529029376
Published: June 2022

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'Incredible. One of those rare books that should be dispensed on prescription to every household - captures the full glossary of emotion that goes with this role.' - Lucy Easthope, author of When the Dust Settles

'Hilarious, bitter, poignant and profound . . . like an existential soap opera - only with more laughs.' - Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan

It was the kind of phone call we all dread. Your elderly father has been admitted to hospital. He's not well and he needs your help. Your mum is about to be left at home alone. She needs you too. The answer? Simple. Drop everything. Go. Just be there. Just help. The reality? Not so straightforward. Suddenly, you're a kid again, stranded in the overheated house you grew up in. They need you 24/7, that much is obvious. And you want to help, of course you do. But soon your life starts to unravel almost as quickly as their health.

In between bouts of washing, feeding, cooking and fighting there are days that test you, days where everything goes wrong and days where everyone, miraculously rises to the occasion. And in between all of that, you learn how to care. But this time with feeling.

Irresistibly funny, unflinching and deeply moving, this is a love letter to family and friends, to carers and to anyone who has ever packed a small bag intent on staying for just a few days. This is a true story of what it really means to be a carer, and of the ties that bind even tighter when you least expect it. This is The Reluctant Carer.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781529029376
Published: June 2022

Number of pages: 320
Width: 153 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: 22 mm

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

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