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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking comparison of scientific, popular, and literary approaches to provoke new stories of dementia.
Trade Review"We have needed a book like this for quite some time. Though others have written brief analyses of Alzheimer’s in Canadian literature or chapters about dementia care from a historical perspective, neither topic has received book-length attention to date. Goldman, with an incredible eye for genre across modes of discourse, makes remarkable connections by pulling together the historical narrative with literary analysis." Sally Chivers, Trent University
"In Forgotten, Goldman presents a fascinating and multifaceted investigation of the myths and misconceptions that have informed the discourse on cognitive decline from the nineteenth century to the present. Gathering into its scope works of prose fiction, news stories, and medical and historical discourse on age-related dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, Forgotten mounts a compelling argument for the centrality of literature in variously shaping and challenging sociocultural discussions of illness and disease." Gabrielle Roy Prize jury
