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Dorothy Wordsworth’s Grasmere Days is a beautiful and uplifting celebration of the life and writings by Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1885). This dementia-friendly book has an easy to follow narrative with photography and illustration that provoke curiosity and imagination. It has been created with and for people living with early to moderate dementia. The book is rich with things to look at and talk about and the format, design and content prompts conversations and enjoyable shared reading experience with people living with dementia and their family and friends. Dorothy Wordsworth is best known as the sister of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Her famous Grasmere Journals invite the reader into the daily household life and activities of the Wordsworth family. Dorothy was also an intrepid hill walker and curious nature lover, her observations and descriptions capture the Lake District landscape in all seasons, all weathers and at all times of day and night. Her journals are full of poetic imagery, her support was essential for her brother but also Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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""This wonderful book celebrates both the timeless writings of Dorothy Wordsworth and the astonishing richness of the Wordsworth Trust’s collection. It makes Dorothy’s vivid prose accessible and engaging and demonstrates the relevance of her work as a perceptive chronicler of the wonders of the everyday."" Michael McGregor, Director, The Wordsworth Trust   “This is an inspirational initiative. Reading helps us to stand in other people’s shoes and shows us worlds beyond our own.  I was first introduced to the work of Dorothy Wordsworth by my grandmother and, at the end of her life, it is what I read to her when she could no longer read for herself. Congratulations to everyone involved.” Kate Mosse, CBE.   “I love everything about this book. It’s clear and easy to read, with a good balance of text and pictures, and I learned so much.  I even enjoyed trying to decipher Dorothy’s handwriting. I like the fact that there are questions which give you something different to talk about together, and the way that the book encourages you to get out and visit new places. I struggle to remember what I’ve read when I turn the page but with this book it’s a pleasure to read again and again."" Anita Goundry-Smith, living with young onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. ""Reading for pleasure is good for brain health because it reduces stress, keeps the mind active and improves mood. Titles from Open Ended Books can support people living with dementia by reducing the cognitive load associated with longer texts and complex narratives, enabling them to enjoy reading for longer."" Dr Karen Franks, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. ""It has a landscape format, a managable size, printed on high quality paper with a hard cover enabling it to be opened and laid flat across a table or knees. This makes it ideal for people living with early to moderate dementia and health and social care staff, family carers and friends to share especially since many images are accompanied by useful questions to prompt discussion."" Maria Pasiecznik Parsons, Creative Dementia Arts Network, on the first Equal Arts publication Bewick Tales.

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