Jennifer Johnson

Beautifully written - a masterful, honest and deeply vulnerable description of the gradual loss (in all senses of the word) of Mamie Baird (Sally Magnusson’s beloved mother) to dementia. The book weaves together the poignant and personal experience and life of Mamie, together with an exploration of the science of dementia and an excoriating account of the state of social care in Britain and societal attitudes to the elderly and those with dementia.