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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sally Hepworth, the newest breakout star of domestic suspense delivers her next twisty novel about family secrets and lies in The Younger Wife. Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he's still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. But he'll take care of that easily, by divorcing her--even if his adult daughters protest. Tully and Rachel Aston look upon Heather as nothing but an interloper....
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Description
As a first-year law associate, Sydney Batson knows she will be updating her resume by New Year's if she loses her current court case. So when her grandmother gets inexplicably ill while she's in court, Sydney arranges for a cab to get her to the clinic. The last thing cab driver Finn Parrish wants is to be saddled with a wheelchair-bound old lady with dementia. But because Miss Callie reminds him of his own mother, whom he failed miserably in her...
7) The swimmers
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
175 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A novel portraying a group of dedicated recreational swimmers and what happens when a crack appears at the bottom of their community pool" --
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Both suspenseful and deeply moving, Carolina Moonset is an engrossing novel about family, memories both golden and terrible, and secrets too dangerous to stay hidden forever, from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author, Matt Goldman. Joey Green has returned to Beaufort, South Carolina, with its palmettos and shrimp boats, to look after his ailing father, who is succumbing to dementia, while his overstressed mother takes a break....
Author
Publisher
Wild Jot Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
349 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Sea is Wide is the story of Rundy Purdy, who at the age of twenty-four, began taking care of his grandfather who was sick with Alzheimer's. This started a three year battle against inevitable decline, in which Rundy shares his journey of perseverance and love.
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Libby and Nana love to spend time together, but Nana is forgetting many things. When Libby's parents tell her about Alzheimer's disease, she begins to understand what is happening to Nana. With their reassurance and help, she finds ways to be with Nana and still do the things they love. The author offers guidance for helping children cope when a family member has Alzheimer's disease.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
c2020
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
"MacArthur Genius recipient Anne Basting lays out her pioneering discoveries in applying creativity to treating and interacting with those suffering from dementia, bringing to this otherwise dark world both light and joy"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
National Geographic presents a comprehensive guide to fighting mental decline. With cutting-edge neuroscience, information about Alzheimer's, fascinating case studies, and tips to fight brain aging symptoms such as slower mental acuity and "senior moments," this smart, engaging guide will help keep your memory sharp and your mind active. Fun, age-defying exercises—from body stretches to word games to foods that help you think—help the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It is a wicked disease that robs its victims of their memories, their ability to think clearly, and ultimately their lives. For centuries, those afflicted by Alzheimer's disease have suffered its debilitating effects while family members sit by, watching their loved ones disappear a little more each day until the person they used to know is gone forever. The disease was first described by German psychologist and neurologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906....