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Seeing Others (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A life remembered through the eyes of others. Brian Doyle spent a lifetime building things that would last. Now retired and living at Banksia Lodge, he finds himself facing a challenge that cannot be solved with practical skills, hard work or experience. His memory is becoming unreliable. Familiar names slip away. Conversations lose their thread. The world he once understood begins to shift beneath his feet. Around him, family members, friends, residents and staff respond in different ways. Some step closer. Some retreat. Some discover strengths they never knew they possessed. As Brian's condition progresses, the lives of those around him become increasingly intertwined. Helen and Chris must rethink what it means to care for a parent. Nurses and carers balance professional obligations with genuine human concern. Fellow residents confront their own fears about ageing, loss and mortality. Through it all, small acts of kindness accumulate into something larger: a shared effort to preserve dignity, connection and meaning. Yet memory is not simply something that disappears. The lives we touch continue in the memories of others, shaping choices, relationships and the stories people carry forward. And perhaps, in ways not fully understood, some traces of a life endure beyond its ending. Warm, thoughtful and quietly moving, Seeing Others explores the emotional realities of cognitive decline without losing sight of humour, friendship and hope. Set in an Australian aged-care residence, it is a novel about memory, identity and the invisible threads that connect one life to another. For readers who enjoy character-driven literary fiction, stories of family and ageing, and novels that find humanity in ordinary lives, Seeing Others offers a compassionate and deeply resonant portrait of what remains when memory begins to fade. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798181597587

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