{"product_id":"my-mad-dad-isbn-9781409180012","title":"My Mad Dad","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This is a wonderful, rather special book: funny, warm and loving but  also thought-provoking and deeply moving. Absolutely unforgettable -  ironically.'\u003cb\u003e ADAM KAY, \u003ci\u003eSunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Going To Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInadvertent cross-dressing\u003cbr\u003e Attempted murder\u003cbr\u003e Jail break\u003cbr\u003e A waltz at a funeral\u003cbr\u003e A hernia the size of Guernsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHeartbreaking and darkly comic, these are the moments that litter the messy road from cared-for to carer, a journey that Robyn Hollingworth finds herself on when she's only twenty-five years old.       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                    Leaving London to return home to rural South Wales, Robyn finds that it's     her old life  - same teddy bears resting on her pillow, their bodies tucked under the duvet; same view of the garages behind which she'd had her first cigarette and first kiss - but so much has changed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer dad, the proud, charmingly intelligent, self-made man who made people laugh, is in the grip of early onset Alzheimer's. His brilliant mind, which saw him building power stations and literally bringing light into the lives of others, has succumbed to darkness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Robyn settles back in the rhythms of life in the rain-soaked vast Welsh valleys, she keeps a diary charting her journey as the dad she knew disappears before her eyes. Lyrical, poignant and with flashes of brilliant humour, \u003ci\u003eMy Mad Dad\u003c\/i\u003e explores how in helping others we can heal ourselves.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'At some point the cared for become the carers...this isn't a shame and it  isn't a tragedy and it isn't a chore. It is an honour. To be able to  return the gift of love that someone bestows upon you is a gift in  itself. This is a story of caring...'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This is a wonderful, brilliant book that also made me laugh. Robyn  writes so honestly and normally. I fell in love with her mum and \"mad\"  dad.' \u003cb\u003eVICTORIA DERBYSHIRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trapeze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893814292709,"sku":"NP9781409180012","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_a8ca0d12-9ec2-4b9c-8a88-c38ba5572c07.jpg?v=1773104091","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-mad-dad-isbn-9781409180012","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}