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. (Created by the Older Adults Program Manager, September 2023)
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Creative Care
Nonfiction. The founder of Timeslips describes how the arts can reshape our views on aging and give meaning later in life through the expression of stories and a focus on imagination.
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Caregiving With Love and Joy
Nonfiction. As a nurse and dementia expert, Boswell knows that the best caregivers think like a problem-solver, addressing physical and emotional issues as they come up …. [T]his book presents the most effective tips, tricks, and small changes that can reduce stress and make life easier. (Publisher description)
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Successfully Navigating your Parents' Senior Years
Nonfiction. [A]n up-to-date, comprehensive guide to navigating the tricky waters ahead-starting with putting a plan in place now that maximizes your parents' independence while providing them with the support they need. (Publisher description)
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Barbara Isn't Dying
Fiction. With biting humor and great warmth, Alina Bronsky writes about how Walter…is suddenly forced to reinvent himself as a caregiver and house-husband, and become the caring partner he never was in all his years with Barbara. (Publisher description)
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Ladysitting
Nonfiction. Shares the story of the author's relationship with her remarkable grandmother, describing the latter's youth in the Jim Crow South, devotion to black causes, and management of her own business until age one hundred. (NoveList)
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The Grandmother Plot
Fiction. When an elderly woman is murdered in the nursing home where his grandmother resides, Freddy, who leads a life of little responsibility, is pressured by his sisters to find her a new place to live while dealing with a side hustle that could turn out to be deadly. (NoveList)
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Floating in the Deep End
Nonfiction. In a singular account of battling Alzheimer’s, Patti Davis [daughter of Ronald Regan] eloquently weaves personal anecdotes with practical advice tailored specifically for the overlooked caregiver. (NoveList)
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Burnt Sugar
Fiction. Dark emotions color a daughter’s complex connection to her mother in a striking first novel that delves deep into family bonds. (Kirkus)
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Every Note Played
Fiction. A once-celebrated concert pianist who is gradually succumbing to ALS is forced to accept help from the estranged wife he pushed away, a situation that forces the couple to reconcile their past before time runs out. (NoveList)
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They Call It Love
Nonfiction. An examination of the work we call "love," who performs it, how it is organised, and how we might re-organise it. (Publisher description)
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