Next Chapter: Caregiving (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Caregiving can be an emotional, financial, medical, and legal rollercoaster. This list focuses on caregiving for adults – our parents, family members and friends. Created by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. (September 2023)
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Morningside Heights
Fiction. Caring for a spouse with Alzheimers is an ever more common heartbreak, illuminated by this tender portrait of a marriage. (Kirkus)
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My Father's Brain
Nonfiction. [C]ardiologist Jauhar…delivers an aching account of “the hardest journey ever taken” as he witnessed his father get subsumed by Alzheimer’s. The author’s brutal honesty is expertly complemented by his medical rigor. Every family who’s ever faced an Alzheimer’s diagnosis will see themselves in this exceptional work. (Publishers Weekly)
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Positive Caregiving
Nonfiction. A positive antidote to the negative narrative on caregiving, Positive Caregiving helps those who are caring for older adults connect with their care partners and enjoy life together through positive emotions and engaging activities. (Publisher description)
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Who Cares
Nonfiction. An intimate and deeply researched account of the experiences of unpaid caregivers and a call for us all to put care at the center of our lives. (NoveList)
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Mr. Flood's Last Resort
Fiction. The award-winning author of Himself presents the tale of a lonely caregiver and a cranky hoarder who tackle respective notions of forgiveness, independence, sainthood, duty and connections before dark family secrets are brought to light, revealing the sinister fate of a missing local schoolgirl. (NoveList)
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The Soul of Care
Nonfiction. When Dr. Arthur Kleinman, an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and social anthropologist, began caring for his wife, Joan, after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he found just how far the act of caregiving extended beyond the boundaries of medicine. (NoveList)
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Like Crazy
Nonfiction. A PETA Director of Campaigns describes how his elder care for his characteristically outlandish mother was shaped by haphazard home renovations, his mother’s late-in-life diagnosis with schizophrenia and their community’s compassionate support. (NoveList)
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This Is Not A Pity Memoir
Nonfiction. A moving memoir from the award-winning screenwriter and playwright Abi Morgan about what happens when the person you love most no longer recognizes you. (NoveList)
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The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
Fiction. A wildly entertaining road trip novel featuring a college dropout and an eighty-four-year-old woman off on the adventure of their lives, full of tremendous heart, wit, and wisdom. (Publisher description)
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Late Migrations
Nonfiction. The widely followed New York Times opinion writer presents a collection of brief essays on the natural world, her Alabama childhood, her complicated parents and her transition to the role of a caregiver. (NoveList)
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