Iris's grandmother, Mimi, has started to put jam on her scrambled eggs and tie blue ribbons around her fingers to remind her of stuff. Her house, always full of things, is becoming harder and harder to navigate, and when Iris goes to stay, she feels as if a whole life is becoming muddled up. As her grandmother's memory fades, a mystery is uncovered. Who is Coral, and what happened to her?
A moving exploration of memory and stories, told through the eyes of a grandchild losing a beloved grandparent to dementia. Beautifully, engagingly told, this is an ultimately hopeful book for our time.
Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
ISBN: 9781788004701
Number of pages: 272
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
A sensitive and warm look at the relationship between grandchildren and grandparents and how that changes as grandparents fade. I found it moving but not sentimental and I've rarely read such a well written book.
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