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Learn more'This is a wonderful, rather special book: funny, warm and loving but also thought-provoking and deeply moving. Absolutely unforgettable - ironically.' ADAM KAY, Sunday Times bestselling author of This Is Going To Hurt
Inadvertent cross-dressing. Attempted murder. Jail break. A waltz at a funeral. A hernia the size of Guernsey.
Heartbreaking 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.
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.
Her 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.
As 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, The Man He Used To Be explores how in helping others we can heal ourselves.
Previously published in hardback as My Mad Dad.
Robyn Hollingworth is a former fashion buyer/merchandiser who has worked for some of the most famous names in luxury design and retail. During her father's struggle with Alzheimer's she returned home to rural South Wales to care for him, during which time she kept an open and frank diary about her experience. Robyn now lives in Richmond, London with her husband and dog. You can follow her on Twitter @MyMadDadStory
Robyn Hollingworth is a former fashion buyer/merchandiser who has worked for some of the most famous names in luxury design and retail. During her father's struggle with Alzheimer's she returned home to rural South Wales to care for him, during which time she kept an open and frank diary about her experience. Robyn now lives in Richmond, London with her husband and dog. You can follow her on Twitter @MyMadDadStory
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