Lyrics for the Loved Ones
by Anne Goodwin
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Pub Date 15 May 2023 | Archive Date 31 May 2023
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Description
After half a century confined in a psychiatric hospital, Matty has moved to a care home on the Cumbrian coast. Next year, she’ll be a hundred, and she intends to celebrate in style. Yet, before she can make the arrangements, her ‘maid’ goes missing.
Irene, a care assistant, aims to surprise Matty with a birthday visit from the child she gave up for adoption as a young woman. But, when lockdown shuts the care-home doors, all plans are put on hold.
But Matty won’t be beaten. At least not until the Black Lives Matter protests burst her bubble and buried secrets come to light.
Will she survive to a hundred? Will she see her ‘maid’ again? Will she meet her long-lost child?
Rooted in injustice, balanced with humour, this is a bittersweet story of reckoning with hidden histories in cloistered times.
Advance Praise
"‘a smartly constructed, engaging and compassionate story about family, humanity and 'lost loss' ALISON MOORE, Booker prize shortlisted author of The Lighthouse
‘one of the best books I've ever read … a very funny and a hugely emotional read’ ALEX CRAIGIE, author of Someone Close to Home
‘vividly illuminates recent inequalities, with humour and humanity’ CAROLINE LODGE, Bookword
‘I’m reeling from the sheer brilliance of this book’ VERONIKA JORDAN, Bookchatter@Cookiebiscuit
‘the author writes with intelligence, understanding and sensitivity’ ANNIE ELLIOTT, Left on the Shelf Book Blog
‘runs the whole gamut of emotions … one of the most memorable and heart-wrenching protagonists I’ve met’ OLGA NÚŇEZ MIRET, psychiatrist, author and translator
‘a well written, chatty book, with great characters’ EMMABBOOKS
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781739145026 |
| PRICE | US$1.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 314 |
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