Keeper: Living with Nancy

Keeper: Living with Nancy is a 2009[1] biographical book written by Andrea Gillies which centers around Alzheimer's disease. It won the Wellcome Book Prize and Orwell Prize.

Keeper: Living with Nancy
AuthorAndrea Gillies
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir / Health
PublisherShort Books
Publication date
May 7, 2009
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages256
ISBN1-906021-65-1

Plot

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The book is the account of Andrea Gillies' mother-in-law, Nancy, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It follows how Gillies and her family care for her during her illness while also managing their house, a 22-room B&B. It also describes how Nancy changes and how it affects the family.[2]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Gillies, Andrea (23 August 2023). Keeper - Google Books. Short. ISBN 9781906021658.
  2. ^ Grice, Elizabeth (21 June 2010). "'We felt that the valley of the shadow of death was upon us'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Andrea Gillies". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ^ Robinson, James (19 May 2010). "Orwell Prize goes to blogger who writes about 'working with the underclass'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2017.