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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kate MossePublisher: Profile Books Ltd Imprint: Wellcome Collection Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.169kg ISBN: 9781788162623ISBN 10: 1788162625 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 24 March 2022 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA brilliant read that celebrates both the fragility and resilience of human existence. It sheds light on various forms of humble, gentle heroism that often go unnoticed and remain untold. This is a profoundly moving book and although it deals with difficult subjects, including grief and caring for someone you love, it is ultimately uplifting, inspiring, a tribute to love -- Elif Shafak * Guardian Summer Books * A beautiful, profoundly moving book about society's most vital glue - care -- Rachel Clarke A must read -- Penny Wincer Essential reading -- Madeleine Bunting I read it in one sitting, and will be pressing into the hands of everyone I know. A celebration of ageing, womanhood and what love really means -- Christie Watson Moving ... heartfelt ... questions how and why we fetishise independence when the reality of human experience is always interdependence. Here is a book that sees, in this, a cause for celebration -- Book of the Day * Guardian * An incisive, profoundly humane blend of the personal and the political -- Gwendolyn Smith * The i * A beautiful, emotional and timely read -- Matt Haig A beacon of light: full of candour, sorrow, joy, hard-won wisdom, and luminous with love -- Nicci Gerrard Heartfelt, funny and at times heartbreaking ... Anyone who has ever cared for an older relative, in whatever capacity, will relate to it. Keep the tissues handy. 10/10 * Independent * This is a truly beautiful book, shot through with honesty, heartbreak and joy. I loved it -- Adam Kay Her timely story is compassionate and humane, judiciously blending the personal with the political; as she eloquently argues, care is a feminist issue * Observer * A meditation on caring and ageing that lifts the spirits without pulling punches -- Ian Rankin Told with wit, honesty and irresistible warmth. It celebrates both those who care, and those who grieve, as well as those who are cared for ... Books like this are like being held by the hand -- Rachel Joyce Honest, moving ... this book will be a huge help to both carers and the cared-for -- Deborah Moggach The power of this extraordinary memoir lies in Mosse's unsparing account of the personal costs of care-giving - and its deep and poignant joys ... the moments of humour, connection and triumph and the recognition that the relationship between carer and recipient is not one-sided but multifaceted, mutual and shot through with love -- Catherine Meyer Wonderful ... I was in tears, but the reading experience is ultimately uplifting and hopeful -- Cathy Rentzenbrink A wise and kindly book, all the wiser for its honesty ... a heartfelt reminder of why people become carers -- Kate Saunders * Times * A moving, delicate portrait of her own time as a carer for her parents, including her Parkinson's-ravaged father ... Mosse captures the experience, and the sense of powerlessness and heartbreak, with skill and tender precision -- Book of the Month, Martin Chilton * Independent * An uplifting reflection on the fragility of life, an ode to the invisible army of carers holding families together * Reaction * Mosse writes movingly about returning the caring favour and the end that waits for us all -- 50 Best Summer Books * Times * Timely and important * The Oldie * Brilliant ... uplifting, inspiring, a tribute to love -- Elif Shafak * Guardian * A beautiful, profoundly moving book about society's most vital glue - care -- Rachel Clarke A must read -- Penny Wincer Essential reading -- Madeleine Bunting I read it in one sitting -- Christie Watson Moving -- Book of the Day * Guardian * An incisive, profoundly humane blend of the personal and the political -- Gwendolyn Smith * The i * A beautiful, emotional and timely read -- Matt Haig A beacon of light -- Nicci Gerrard Keep the tissues handy. 10/10 * Independent * Shot through with honesty, heartbreak and joy. I loved it -- Adam Kay Timely * Observer * Lifts the spirits without pulling punches -- Ian Rankin Irresistible -- Rachel Joyce This book will be a huge help to both carers and the cared-for -- Deborah Moggach Extraordinary -- Catherine Meyer Wonderful ... uplifting and hopeful -- Cathy Rentzenbrink A heartfelt reminder of why people become carers -- Kate Saunders * Times * Moving -- Book of the Month, Martin Chilton * Independent * An ode to the invisible army of carers holding families together * Reaction * Mosse writes movingly about returning the caring favour and the end that waits for us all -- 50 Best Summer Books * Times * Timely and important * The Oldie * Utterly beautiful - honest, tender, and uplifting -- Francesca Segal Brilliant ... uplifting, inspiring, a tribute to love -- Elif Shafak * Guardian * A beautiful, profoundly moving book about society's most vital glue - care -- Rachel Clarke A must read -- Penny Wincer Essential reading -- Madeleine Bunting I read it in one sitting -- Christie Watson Moving -- Book of the Day * Guardian * An incisive, profoundly humane blend of the personal and the political -- Gwendolyn Smith * The i * A beautiful, emotional and timely read -- Matt Haig A beacon of light -- Nicci Gerrard Keep the tissues handy. 10/10 * Independent * Shot through with honesty, heartbreak and joy. I loved it -- Adam Kay Timely * Observer * Lifts the spirits without pulling punches -- Ian Rankin Irresistible -- Rachel Joyce This book will be a huge help to both carers and the cared-for -- Deborah Moggach Extraordinary -- Catherine Meyer Wonderful ... uplifting and hopeful -- Cathy Rentzenbrink A heartfelt reminder of why people become carers -- Kate Saunders * Times * Moving -- Book of the Month, Martin Chilton * Independent * An ode to the invisible army of carers holding families together * Reaction * Mosse writes movingly about returning the caring favour and the end that waits for us all -- 50 Best Summer Books * Times * Timely and important * The Oldie * Author InformationKate Mosse is an international bestselling novelist, playwright and nonfiction author with sales of more than eight million copies in 38 languages. Renowned for bringing unheard and under-heard histories to life, she is a champion of women's creativity. Kate is the Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Founder of the global 'Woman In History' campaign and a Visiting Professor of Contemporary Fiction and Creative Writing at the University of Chichester. Kate lives in West Sussex with her husband and mother-in-law. @katemosse Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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