SuitabookLiving with dementia
Honora lives at Santa Lucia and does not remember Perry or Perry’s father. Perry spends more time with her and involves her in the alphabet book.
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Kate De Goldi - Author
This is a warm, funny story about a child finding purpose and companionship through an alphabet project with her grandmother and other residents. It balances playful language with the emotional reality of memory loss and a pressured family life.
"Perry's mother and father are busy people ... they're impatient, they're tired, they get cross easily. And they think that only children, like Perry, should be kept busy. On Saturday mornings Perry and her father visit her gran, Honora Lee, at the Santa Lucia rest home, but Gran never remembers them. 'Who is that man?' Honora Lee asks when Perry's father leaves the room. After movement class is abruptly cancelled, Perry is allowed to go to Santa Lucia on Thursday afternoons. She discovers her Gran has an unconventional interest in the alphabet, so Perry decides to make an alphabet book with the help of Honora and the others. Soon everyone is interested in Perry's book project"--
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a warm, funny story about a child finding purpose and companionship through an alphabet project with her grandmother and other residents. It balances playful language with the emotional reality of memory loss and a pressured family life.
Honora lives at Santa Lucia and does not remember Perry or Perry’s father. Perry spends more time with her and involves her in the alphabet book.
Perry creates an alphabet book with Honora and other residents after discovering Honora’s interest in the alphabet.
Perry is an only child whose parents are busy, tired, impatient and keen to keep her occupied with activities.
Some readers may need support with Honora not remembering Perry and her father, the care-home setting, and references to dementia. The humour may also land differently for children and adults.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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