{"product_id":"where-memories-go-9781444751819","title":"Where Memories Go","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (2014) AND RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fine book'' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Powerful'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wonderful'' \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Moving, funny, warm''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brave, compassionate, tender and honest'' \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book began as an attempt to hold on to my witty, storytelling mother with the one thing I had to hand. Words. Then, as the enormity of the social crisis my family was part of began to dawn, I wrote with the thought that other forgotten lives might be nudged into the light along with hers. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDementia is one of the greatest social, medical, economic, scientific, philosophical and moral challenges of our times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.''\u003c\/i\u003e Sally Magnusson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSad and funny, wise and honest, \u003ci\u003eWhere Memories Go \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply intimate account of insidious losses and unexpected joys in the terrible face of dementia, and a call to arms tha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTouching\u003c\/b\u003e... There are many moments of heartwarming sentiment. Literary snowdrops grow out of the barren earth... This book is the constant, tenuous but vital reconnection between a child and its mother... \u003cb\u003eA fine book\u003c\/b\u003e. * AA Gill, The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole point of this book is that \u003cb\u003eit starts with love\u003c\/b\u003e. It opens out into medicine, philosophy, reportage from both sides of the Atlantic, but it only is able to be the profoundly moving book it is because it is infused with love to begin with.\u003cbr\u003eBooks like this are difficult to get right: just a hint of emotional dishonesty, whether self-pity or even lightly veiled self-praise, and they flounder. There's none of that here, just the opposite: this is \u003cb\u003ea book written with a rare combination of analytical inquiry\u003c\/b\u003e - Magnusson is clearly appalled by our collective lack of care for those with dementia and determined to do what she can to improve things - \u003cb\u003eand intimate, deeply moving memoir\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful\u003c\/b\u003e. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewonderful \u003c\/b\u003ebook... Part memoir and part manifesto for how we should treat older people, it had me hooked from the moment I picked it up. It's pitch-perfect in the way it describes what sufferers' families go through... It's had me enthralled. It helps that Magnusson is a journalist and tackles the subject with insight and perspicacity. \u003cb\u003eIt should be compulsory reading for every doctor and nurse\u003c\/b\u003e, because it reminds us that behind every patient with dementia, there are friends and families who are grieving for the person that we will never know. * Max Pemberton, The Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eSally Magnusson set out to write a book about dementia and in this she has succeeded wonderfully.  But \u003ci\u003eWhere Memories Go\u003c\/i\u003e is also - perhaps primarily - a book about love... Although this book is full of interesting facts, with forays into laboratories, hospitals and care homes, tenderness is its most striking quality. \u003cb\u003e It is a description of a terrible disease, but also of redemptive love\u003c\/b\u003e. * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eIt is impressive that a book that can be so clear-eyed in its reporting can often leave the readers' eyes brimming... A \u003cb\u003ebrave\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecompassionate\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etender \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ehonest \u003c\/b\u003eportrait of a mother and family that also informs a conversation we all need to be having. I daresay this book will prove to be what Mamie felt so frustrated in her declining years at not being: useful. * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edeeply moving, yet ultimately triumphant\u003c\/b\u003e story of a family coping with the loss of a loved one... Written with extraordinary empathy and tenderness...  What stands out most amid the chaos and heartache are not sadness and  gloom, but rather the strength of human love and the versatility of the  human spirit, as we witness the family bravely coming to terms with  their bereavement. \u003cb\u003eA shining example of courage in adversity\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewarm \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of her mother's demise and a clarion call for change. * Mail on Sunday (You Magazine) *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eheartfelt \u003c\/b\u003ememoir about the love between parents and children. * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eIt is \u003cb\u003ean emotional book\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewell observed\u003c\/b\u003e, and important for all of us who at some stage or another be caught up in a similar tragedy... \u003cb\u003eIt is hard to read it without weeping\u003c\/b\u003e -- Magnus Linklater * West Highland Press - Books of the Year 2014 *\u003cbr\u003eSally Magnuson's new book, radiating artistry and integrity, is \u003cb\u003ean inspiring and extraordinarily gripping testament to a mother with dementia and to the enduring grace of love\u003c\/b\u003e. * WI Life *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eheart rending and touching\u003c\/b\u003e portrait... \u003cb\u003eincredibly moving\u003c\/b\u003e. * Psychologies *\u003cbr\u003eScottish BBC journalist Magnusson \u003cb\u003ewrites movingly and beautifully\u003c\/b\u003e about her love for her mother, Mamie Magnusson, a journalist who struggled as Alzheimer's robbed her of her memory and her gift with words... Much of her \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written memoir\u003c\/b\u003e is an appeal to readers to treat people with dementia with dignity rather than focus only on treating them with drugs... \u003cb\u003eThis memoir should go a long way toward easing any shame that families feel about loved ones with Alzheimer's\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an \u003cb\u003eextraordinarily moving\u003c\/b\u003e memoir which is, at the same time, a \u003cb\u003efascinating \u003c\/b\u003eexploration of a condition that touches virtually every family. This book will help our understanding. * Alexander McCall Smith *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was bowled over by this book\u003c\/b\u003e. Intensely moving and \u003cb\u003einspiring\u003c\/b\u003e, it is as much about living, laughing and family life as it is about loss and death. I read it in one sitting and thought about it again and again. * Joanna Lumley *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrave \u003c\/b\u003estory of a family's love for their mother, told with affection, steadfastness and humour - and \u003cb\u003ea cool-headed battle-cry to do more and better\u003c\/b\u003e. * Sarah Brown, global campaigner for Health and Education *\u003cbr\u003eNever has the subject of dementia been dealt with so movingly and with such penetrating intelligence. Sally Magnusson writes with the deep love of a daughter, and the calm professionalism of a journalist. The result is a work of genuine significance, that brings understanding and analysis to an affliction that thousands of families must face in the years ahead. \u003cb\u003eA beautiful and important book\u003c\/b\u003e. * Magnus Linklater, Times columnist, Scottish commentator and former editor of The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eI was \u003cb\u003ein tears on the very first page\u003c\/b\u003e. * Kirsty Wark *\u003cbr\u003eThe story of remarkable women from a remarkable family living through the journey of dementia. At times funny and heartening, and at times desperately sad, it is an inspiration to others who will walk this path. \u003cb\u003eAll who work in the field need to read this\u003c\/b\u003e and reflect on what we can do to improve on the services we currently provide. * Dr June Andrews, director of the Dementia Services Development Centre, Stirling University *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewonderful \u003c\/b\u003ebook. * Dr Frank Gunn-Moore, molecular neurobiologist *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003elovely \u003c\/b\u003ebook - so intimate and truthful, painful and joyous. * Liz Lochhead, National Poet for Scotland *\u003cbr\u003eThis is simply \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehonest\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epiercingly intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e page-turning\u003c\/b\u003e and written from the heart. A stunning piece of writing and experience. * Alistair Moffat, author, broadcaster and book festival director. Rector of the University of St. Andrews *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eremarkable \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ecourageous \u003c\/b\u003ebook which will have immense positive benefits for many different people - those who care, those who are entering the long walk into the gloaming, and those who are responsible for making and implementing policy. Mostly dementia does not alight simply on one person: its eddies can encompass a whole family. This book tells one such story in an exquisite, but sometimes painful way. * Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, philosopher, former chair of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care of Older People and President of Alzheimer Scotland *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and honest. * Candis Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA life-changing book\u003c\/b\u003e... shot through on every page with insights about love, the strength of family life and the enduring human spirit... \u003ci\u003eWhere Memories Go\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea triumph over the darkness of dementia\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Post *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885654061399,"sku":"9781444751819","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444751819.jpg?v=1722537234","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/where-memories-go-9781444751819","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}