Book Review

Welcome to our book review section

In this section you will find reviews from books highlighting the issues of dementia.

The books will cover a wide range of topics relating to dementia. We'd also love to hear from you if you have a particular book you would like to recommend. Please email web@alzheimers.org.uk

If you want more information on dementia please take a look at our Dementia Catalogue. It is a unique bibliographic resource containing 10,000 records of published materials, about all aspects of dementia care and research- books, journal articles, videos/DVDs and dementia care training resources.

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Recommended reads

September 2009

Ice cream in the cupboard by Pat Moffett

June 2009

Knickers in the fridge - Jane Grierson

April 2009

The Smell of Chocolate

Still Alice

January 2009

Alzheimer's - Caring for your loved one, caring for yourself by Sharon Fish Mooney

Take Me Home: Parkinson's, My Father, Myself, by Jonathan Taylor

Previous reviews - 2008

Excellence in Dementia Care: Research into practice

A Sporting Life and In The Garden by Pictures to Share Community Interest Company

Contented dementia by Oliver James

The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean

Lavender Blues by Doris Corti