The Housemates
Everything One Young Student Learnt about Love, Care and Dementia from Living in a Nursing Home
$31.37
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
3 August 2023
Summary
The international bestseller - an uplifting story of cross-generational living and friendship.
Twenty-one-year-old nursing student Teun Toebes (both broke and curious) decided to move into a nursing home and experience the daily life of elderly residents, not as a nurse or a carer - but as a housemate. The experience was to change his life, as well as the lives of his new friends.
He initiated Friday drinks, trips out and camping evenings, and reintroduced pleasure in the smal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914613395 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1914613392 |
| Author: | Teun Toebes, Laura Vroomen, Jonathan de Jong |
| Publisher: | Duckworth Books |
| Imprint: | September Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 3 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 174g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 216mm |
Critics Review
‘Celebrates the joy of intergenerational living, and questions whether we might treat old people differently’ Fabulous magazine
‘A young Dutchman’s compelling account of his decision to move into a care home shines a light on a system that erodes self-worth’ Observer
‘There are plenty of uplifting and charming moments at Friday night drinks and chats with his new eighty and ninety-something friends, as they swap notes on clothes, their love lives and their lives before. But there is real urgency at the core of this book’ The Times
‘Captivating’ Daily Express
‘Uplifting and enlightening’ Lovereading
Teun Toebes
Teun Toebes is a care ethicist and humanitarian activist who fights to improve quality of life for people living with dementia. He has received many awards and is a popular speaker at international conferences and in the media. His previous book, The Housemates, was translated into English, German, Italian and Arabic and was a number one bestseller in Denmark.
Jonathan de Jong is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker and bestselling author. His work is characterised by social and human stories that are highly impactful. Together with Teun Toebes he wrote The Housemates and Human Forever, and created the international hit documentary of the same name.
Laura Vroomen was born in the Netherlands in 1972 and now lives and works in London. She was educated at the University of Amsterdam and Warwick University and spent several years teaching English literature and cultural studies before becoming a freelance translator.
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