An Extra Pair of Hands
Kate Mosse
Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Allgemeines, Lexika
Beschreibung
'Inspiring' GUARDIAN
'Heartbreaking' INDEPENDENT
'I loved it' ADAM KAY
'Beautiful' MATT HAIG
'Luminous' NICCI GERRARD
'Essential reading' MADELEINE BUNTING
'A celebration' CHRISTIE WATSON
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A Best Book for Summer in The Times, Guardian and The i
Independent Book of the Month
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Caring is an issue that affects us all - as bestselling novelist Kate Mosse knows all too well.
Kate has cared in turn for her father and mother, and for Granny Rosie, her 90-year-old mother-in-law. Along the way she has experienced the joys, challenges and frustrations shared by an invisible army of carers.
At the heart of this care lie everyday acts of love, and the realisation that, sooner or later, most of us will come to rely on an extra pair of hands.
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'Lifts the spirits without pulling punches' IAN RANKIN
'Irresistible' RACHEL JOYCE
'Questions how and why we fetishise independence when the reality of human experience is always interdependence' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE DAY
'Heartfelt, funny and at times heartbreaking. 10/10' INDEPENDENT
'Utterly beautiful' FRANCESCA SEGAL
Rezensionen
Mosse writes movingly about returning the caring favour and the end that waits for us all
A beacon of light
Essential reading
I read it in one sitting
Shot through with honesty, heartbreak and joy. I loved it
Keep the tissues handy. 10/10
A beautiful, profoundly moving book about society'
A beautiful, emotional and timely read
A heartfelt reminder of why people become carers
An ode to the invisible army of carers holding families together
This book will be a huge help to both carers and the cared-for
Utterly beautiful - honest, tender, and uplifting
Irresistible
Moving
An incisive, profoundly humane blend of the personal and the political
Moving
<p>Extraordinary</p>
Timely
Heartfelt and sometimes shocking ... Fierce and tender, her book is a clarion call for an overhaul of our dysfunctional care system
Timely and important
Lifts the spirits without pulling punches
Brilliant ... uplifting, inspiring, a tribute to love
A must read
Wonderful ... uplifting and hopeful
Kundenbewertungen
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