{"product_id":"memorys-last-breath-gerda-saunders-9780316502603","title":"Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"courageous and singular book\" (Andrew Solomon), \u003ci\u003eMemory's Last Breath\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir -- \"an intimate, revealing account of living with dementia\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on the \"field notes\" she keeps in her journal, \u003ci\u003eMemory's Last Breath\u003c\/i\u003e is Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders, a former university professor, nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa. \"For anyone facing dementia, [Saunders'] words are truly enlightening . . . Inspiring lessons about living and thriving with dementia.\" -- Maria Shriver, NBC's \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003eShow \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerda Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031650260X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316502603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Gerda Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047745908991,"sku":"9780316502603","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07475664-07ac-4be1-b1d3-5d4d30d9716a.jpg?v=1684991950","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memorys-last-breath-gerda-saunders-9780316502603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}