Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia

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Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia

"Melodious.... The last chapter is stunning in both senses of the word, gorgeous and shocking... A graceful, innovative writer.... Saunders's awareness of her own mortality has turned her into an omniscient eye."--New York Times

A "courageous and singular book" (Andrew Solomon), Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir--"an intimate, revealing account of living with dementia" (Shelf Awareness).

Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders, a former university professor, nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa.

Written in a distinctive voice without a trace of self-pity, Memory's Last Breath is a remarkable, aphorism-free contribution to the literature of dementia.

Country	USA
Author	Gerda Saunders
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780316502634
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Hachette Books
Manufacturer	Hachette Books
NumberOfPages	280
PublicationDate	2017-06-13
Publisher	Hachette Books
ReleaseDate	2017-06-13
Studio	Hachette Books

Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia

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