THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKBrave illuminating & inspiring Somebody I Used to Know gets to the very heart of what it means to be human What do you lose when you lose your memories? What do you value when this loss reframes how you've lived & how you will live in the future? How do you conceive of love when you can no longer recognise those who are supposed to mean the most to you? When she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of fifty-eight Wendy Mitchell was confronted with the most profound questions about life & identity All at once she had to say goodbye to the woman she used to be Her demanding career in the NHS her ability to drive cook & run
- the various shades of her independence
- were suddenly gone Philosophical profoundly moving insightful & ultimately full of hope Somebody I Used to Know is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy once was & a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become