Dementia Fiction

When Frank Marshal finds a hiker dead, he and his friend Annie believe it’s more than an accident. And he may not be the only victim. Retired detective Frank Marshal lives in a remote part of Snowdonia with his wife Rachel who is suffering from dementia. Working as a park ranger, Frank gets a...

Frank Marshal teams up again with his friend Annie to investigate a doctor’s death, digging up long-dead secrets that may cost lives. When Annie Taylor witnesses a local GP being gunned down and killed outside his surgery in Dolgellau, she calls her best friend, retired detective Frank Marshal...

Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must come together to heal the pain from their pasts, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nicola Yoon. Danna Mendoza Villarreal’s grandfather is slowly losing himself as his memories fade, and...

“Two generations of dementia are enough!” Robert Glickman declares in his quest to die with dignity and the likelihood he will be next. To that end, he uses his grandson’s sixth-grade quiz book, a locked away metal box, and a secret weapon that eventually comes back to haunt him. In the meantime, he is embroiled in the lives of other residents.

At 44, Eve Mozell has a wonderful husband and a creative job. She also has a temperamental teenage son, two headstrong sisters, and a demented old father. As she deals with her family's frequent crises, her days overflow with lengthy phone calls. She is never far from a dial tone. But as her father begins to die, Eve is tempted to disconnect and to sort out her feelings for this difficult man.

From an award-winning children's novelist, an adult debut about a grieving author who heads to rural England for a writer's retreat, only to stumble upon an incredible historical find. As the past and present collide, she'll discover the key to healing her trauma. Anna, a novelist based in...

In this beautifully crafted novel from the author of the critically-acclaimed Two Sisters, comes the story of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world on New York City’s Upper West Side as she slowly loses her once whip-smart husband to dementia—perfect for fans of Still Alice. When life...

From award-winning writer and poet Chris McClelland comes a chapbook of strong philosophical and spiritual-oriented poems, meditative and spanning the ancient religious sites of the Yucatan, the ghost-filled streets of Paris, and the verdant countryside of Ireland dotted with medieval castles. As a recent convert to the Mormon faith, McClelland allows these voices to explore questions of inspiration and personal spiritual impressions through his new Latter Day Saint perspective.

It’s morning at Meadow Brook Nursing Home. During the last 10 months, this has been my mother’s abode. Most days, I feel it is mine, too. Life, as I have known it, is a blur. Alzheimer’s has taken mother from herself, her family, and her friends. It has demanded a grit and grace in our everyday lives beyond human comprehension. I know that I must tell her story - which ultimately is my story, too - with hope that it may bring a degree of peace to the hearts of those who have walked, or will walk, the same road.

Three adult sisters are faced with their mother’s provocative last request in this clear-eyed and moving novel exploring choice, change, and power in the bodies and lives of four different women. Sloane, a former actress now working as a therapist, is determined to find a meaningful way...

Wonders in Dementialand™ is an imaginative account about dementia written by a painter, who sees life quite differently than most people. It is profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive. Violet is an independent, godly-catholic woman living in Chicago. Suzka, her daughter, is a painter living in a converted warehouse in California. Suzka is the last person one would think to be a caregiver, however, during a family crisis, she is suddenly left in charge of Violet’s welfare.

This heart-wrenching story traces the lives of a dementia victim and his caring family as they descend through the devastating journey and ultimate end that is caused by Alzheimer's disease. Using personal experience and that of others, the author explores in graphic detail the pain and confusion of Pat, the victim, and the selfless love of his wife Carol and daughter Mandy. The book is intended to help prepare listeners, who may well become carers, know what to expect and to raise general awareness of a condition that receives little attention compared to its impact on the lives of men and women throughout the world.

Genießen Sie eine Auswahl charmanter Geschichten aus dem Buch "Warum pinkeln Sie in meinen Blumentopf?", gelesen von Dr. Claudia Bignion und Rainer Obrowski. Texter: Claudia Bignion, Rainer Obrowski, Stefan Steinhart, Tamara Schneemayer, Björn Sünder, Axel Ludewig, Petra Ruckmich und Sandrina Höfler. Eine Produktion von Asparuh Tashev, mit Musik von Dirk Werner. Empathisch, ehrlich, alltagstauglich.

Did you know that there are five million people in the US living with Alzheimer's and by 2050, there are projected to be 14 million? Spreading awareness of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia is desperately needed. There are many more people with these diseases than other diseases that get much more money approved for research from the government or from donations. This book was written to bring better awareness that people with dementia matter. Plus, the self-sacrificing hardworking caregivers who take care of spouses also matter.

"Sie müssen sich mit dem Gedanken vertraut machen, dass Ihre Frau die Alzheimersche Krankheit hat." Diese erschütternde Diagnose eines Arztes bekamen Muriel und Robertson McQuilkin vor vielen Jahren zu hören. Dabei hatte doch eigentlich nur Muriels Gedächtnis ein wenig nachgelassen ... Aber unaufhaltsam wird die erst 55-jährige Muriel immer verwirrter und hilfloser. Robertson gibt seinen Beruf als Universitätspräsident auf, um seiner Frau ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit widmen zu können.

Grandpa Bunny is behaving strangely. He forgets where he put the carrots. He sits in a flowerpot and doesn’t know why. And one day, he even forgets Ben’s name. What is going on with Grandpa Bunny? The doctor says it’s dementia, but what is that? And what can Ben do to help his grandfather?