Keeper: Living with Nancy is a 2009[1] biographical book written by Andrea Gillies which centers around Alzheimer's disease. It won the Wellcome Book Prize and Orwell Prize.
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| Author | Andrea Gillies |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir / Health |
| Publisher | Short Books |
Publication date | May 7, 2009 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 1-906021-65-1 |
Plot
editThe book is the account of Andrea Gillies' mother-in-law, Nancy, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It follows how Gillies and her family care for her during her illness while also managing their house, a 22-room B&B. It also describes how Nancy changes and how it affects the family.[2]
Awards
edit- 2009 Wellcome Book Prize[3]
- 2010 Orwell Prize[4]
References
edit- ^ Gillies, Andrea (23 August 2023). Keeper - Google Books. Short. ISBN 9781906021658.
- ^ Grice, Elizabeth (21 June 2010). "'We felt that the valley of the shadow of death was upon us'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Andrea Gillies". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Robinson, James (19 May 2010). "Orwell Prize goes to blogger who writes about 'working with the underclass'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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