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An Extra Pair of Hands: A story of caring, ageing and everyday acts of love

A Times Best Book for Summer 2021A Guardian Summer Book 2021The i`s 30 Best Books for Summer 2021An Independent Book of the Month An inspiring and heartbreaking story of what it means to care for those we love – by bestselling author Kate Mosse`A brilliant read that celebrates both the fragility and resilience of human existence … uplifting, inspiring, a tribute to love` ELIF SHAFAK`Shot through with honesty, heartbreak and joy. I loved it` ADAM KAY`A celebration of ageing, womanhood and what love really means` CHRISTIE WATSON, author of The Language of KindnessAs our population ages, more and more of us find ourselves caring for parents and loved ones – some 8.8 million people in the UK. An invisible army of carers holding families together. Here, Kate Mosse tells her personal story of finding herself as a carer in middle age: first, helping her mother look after her beloved father through Parkinson`s, then supporting her mother in widowhood, and finally as `an extra pair of hands` for her 90-year-old mother-in-law. This is a story about the gentle heroism of our carers, about small everyday acts of tenderness, and finding joy in times of crisis. It`s about juggling priorities, mind-numbing repetition, about guilt and powerlessness, about grief, and the solace of nature when we`re exhausted or at a loss. It is also about celebrating older people, about learning to live differently – and think differently about ageing. But most of all, it`s a story about love.`Questions how and why we fetishise independence when the reality of human experience is always interdependence. Here is a book that sees, in this, a cause for celebration` Guardian, Book of the Day`Heartfelt, funny and at times heartbreaking … Anyone who has ever cared for an older relative, in whatever capacity, will relate to it. Keep the tissues handy. 10/10` Independent`A meditation on caring and ageing that lifts the spirits without pulling punches` Ian Rankin `A beautiful, emotional and timely read` Matt Haig`Luminous with love` Nicci Gerrard

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