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Around the Corner

A Series of Vignettes

Author: Bernadette Smallwood  

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Growing old may at times seem cruel but Bernadette Smallwood offers a tender, alternative view of enduring love and friendship even when the mind is not what it once was. Her story, Around the Corner, is a collection of vignettes set in an aged care home. It focuses on an aged movie star plagued with dementia, her visiting husband, and another ...

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Growing old may at times seem cruel but Bernadette Smallwood offers a tender, alternative view of enduring love and friendship even when the mind is not what it once was. Her story, Around the Corner, is a collection of vignettes set in an aged care home. It focuses on an aged movie star plagued with dementia, her visiting husband, and another ...

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Growing old may at times seem cruel but Bernadette Smallwood offers a tender, alternative view of enduring love and friendship even when the mind is not what it once was. Her story, Around the Corner, is a collection of vignettes set in an aged care home. It focuses on an aged movie star plagued with dementia, her visiting husband, and another aged resident. Each vignette can be read separately or as a connected series. This is a gentle story which will surely resonate with those that are aged, who have aged family and friends, or those who work as carers for the aged.

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About the Author

Bernadette Smallwood is a writer of fiction and poetry.  She is community minded and family focused, and enjoys participating in local art projects.  To date, Bernadette has spent most of her career working in education developing the skills and potential of students.  From her personal experience, Bernadette appreciates the fragility of ageing and that of cognitive disruption.  In this her first book, Bernadette writes of lifelong love, changing relationships and the significance of friendship.

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Growing old may at times seem cruel but Bernadette Smallwood offers a tender, alternative view of enduring love and friendship even when the mind is not what it once was. Her story, Around the Corner, is a collection of vignettes set in an aged care home. It focuses on an aged movie star plagued with dementia, her visiting husband, and another aged resident. Each vignette can be read separately or as a connected series. This is a gentle story which will surely resonate with those that are aged, who have aged family and friends, or those who work as carers for the aged.

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Product Details

Publisher
JoJo Publishing
Published
13th March 2015
Pages
32
ISBN
9780992590192

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