The Things We Keep

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With honesty and true understanding, Sally Hepworth pens this poignant story of one of today s nightmares early onset Alzheimer s.Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer s disease at only thirty eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility She also knows there s just one other resident her age, Luke What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life at Rosalind House As her disease steals and of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to what she knows, including her relationship with Luke.When Eve Bennett is suddenly thrust into the role of single mother she finds herself putting her culinary training to use at Rosalind house When she meets Anna and Luke she is moved by the bond the pair has forged But when a tragic incident leads Anna s and Luke s families to separate them, Eve finds herself questioning what she is willing to risk to help them. New Download The Things We Keep [ by ] Sally Hepworth [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Dear Reader,Five years ago, I watched a news segment about a woman a newlywed who was pregnant with her first child She had also recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease She was 31 years old.More recently a friend of mine, who is a nurse at a dementia facility, told me about an elderly man and woman who held hands in the communal living area of the center every day They came into the facility as strangers Their memories were less than five minutes long They were both non verbal Yet Dear Reader,Five years ago, I watched a news segment about a woman a newlywed who was pregnant with her first child She had also recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease She was 31 years old.More recently a friend of mine, who is a nurse at a demen...Find my video, where I tell the story below, here.Whenever I think of true love, I think of my grandparents.My grandfather married my grandmother after six weeks Six weeks If someone proposed to me after six weeks, let alone suggest we get married right away, I d run for the hills But, you know, different times and all that Six weeks, and they were married for sixty years, until grandpa finally succumbed to Alzheimer s.Growing up with a grandfather who had Alzheimer s was difficult I had to Find my video, where I tell the story below, here.Whenever I think of true love, I th...This is an incredibly sad story and yet I felt good at the end I could say it s because there was a feeling of hope and there was I could say it s because it ended in the best way that it could have and it did But it wasn t just the ending It was the characters I fell in love with and how they manage to survive the difficult things that happen because of the people around them I could say it s because it s a beautiful love story and it was Actually there are several beautiful love st This is an incredibly sad story and yet I felt good at the end I could say it s because there was a feeling of hope and there was I could say it s because it ended in the best way that it c...Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.The Things We Keep is such a beautiful book about two women and their families Their lives cross when Eve takes a job at Rosalind House a care facility where Anna lives Anna has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer s Disease Eve s husband has defrauded his clients and left Eve and their young daughter, Clementine alone and having to fend for themselves in the aftermath of his crime This book is tole in 3 voices Anna...Anna, a paramedic in her late 30s, finds out that she has early onset Alzheimer s When it becomes too severe and endangers the people she loves, she moves into Rosalind House, a small assisted living center There she meets Luke, who s also in his late 30s and has a type of frontotemporal dementia that affects his speech As they get to know each other, Anna eventually finds to her surprise that she still has ...What an amazing book Not often that one can find a book about Alzheimer disease that can be found at all uplifting, but this one was Of course there is much sadness as well, a young women of thirty eight with the disease can t be anything else, but the other people in the home she is in and she herself are wonderful characters full of heart and love.Another part of the story is about Eve a...3.5 stars This was an easy, enjoyable and educational read It was a very sad story about early onset Alzheimer s but there were many moments of happiness and hope I learned a lot about what it is like for family members looking after a loved one with Alzheimer s This disease is absolutely devastating The author, Sally Hepworth, also gives the reader a glimpse of what it might be like to live with this terrible disease as som...I spoke with an elderly bookseller, while living in San Francisco I asked her where I could find a book on a particular subject She said we never look for a book The book will reach out to us That s exactly how I came to purchasing this book.I m not usually drawn to love stories per se This book, thankfully, is not in my opinion a love story It s a book about people whom you will quickly come to love it s about their individual, unconditional love it s about the suffering and even anger I spoke with an elderly bookseller, whil...3 1 2 stars The Things We Keep has two story lines that are out of step by 18 months or so The first one is told from Anna s point of view Anna is admitted to a long term care home at the age of 38 suffering from dementia At that point, she can still form thoughts, but is forgetful and somewhat disoriented Hepworth does an excellent job seeing the world through Anna s eyes The second story line takes place 18 months later and is told from Eve and Clementine s perspective Eve comes to work 3 1 2 stars The Things We Keep has two story lines that are out of step by 18 months or so The first one is told from Anna s point of view Anna is admitted to a long term care home at the age of 38 suffering from dementia At that point, she can still form thoughts, but is forgetful and somewhat disoriented Hepworth does an excellent job seeing the world through Anna s eyes The second story line takes place 18 months later and is told from Eve and Clementine s perspective Eve comes to work in Anna s long term care home as a cook and cleaner, and Clementine is her 7 year old daughter Their lives are in turmoil because Eve s husband has recently died after being uncovered as a fraudster By the point Eve comes to work at the home, Anna s dementia is faradvanced, but slowly Eve comes to know, appreciate and help Anna I ve read a few other novels involving main ch...Anna Forster is only thirty eight when she and her family discover that she is in the early stages of Alzheimer s disease Although this has shocked Anna and her family, Anna recognizes that her family are doing what s best for her when they decide to take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility Having experienced first hand what a debilitating disease, Alzheimer s can be I found this story to be sad, but also uplifting With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my copy to read Anna Forster is only thirty eight when she and her family discover that she is in the early stages of Alzheimer s disease Although this has shocked Anna and her family, Anna recognizes that her family are doing what s best for her when they decide to take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility Having experienced first hand what a debilitating disease, Alzheimer s can be I found this story to be sad, but also uplifting With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for...

The Things We Keep
  • 13 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 338 pages
  • 1250051908
  • Sally Hepworth
  • The Things We Keep