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An Extra Pair of Hands

By: Kate Mosse
Narrated by: Kate Mosse
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A deeply moving story of what it means to care for those we love by best-selling author Kate Mosse, a celebration of older people and ageing, and of finding joy in the smallest acts of everyday caregiving.

As our population ages, more and more of us find ourselves caring for parents and loved ones - some 8.8 million people in the UK. An invisible army of carers holding families together.

Here, Kate Mosse tells her own personal story of finding herself a carer in middle age: first, helping her heroic mother care for her beloved father through Parkinson's, then supporting her mother in widowhood and finally as 'an extra pair of hands' for her 90-year-old mother-in-law.

This is a story about the gentle heroism of our carers, about small everyday acts of tenderness and finding joy in times of crisis. It's about juggling priorities, mind-numbing repetition, about guilt and powerlessness, about grief and the solace of nature when we're exhausted or at a loss. It is also about celebrating older people, about learning to live differently - and think differently about ageing.

But most of all, it's a story about love.

©2021 Kate Mosse (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Medicine & Health Care Industry

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My dear mother 89 and her partner 83
Are gradually needing my helping pair of hands.

This book has Both comforted and inspired me.

Today I went online to see Granny Rosies Performance.

Thank you Kate, x

So enjoyable, thank you

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Lovely read, full of warmth. Thoughtful and thought-provoking work on love and caring, much appreciated.

Lovely

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Beautifully written, heart rending, funny, observant, tender and leaving me in awe of Kate Mosse snd just a little envious of her close family relationships.

In awe

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A lovely reminder of how precious family life is, and how important to enjoy every day with each other and to make time to let our family know how much we love them.

Wonderfully written and narrated

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Struck so many chords with my own life as a carer, very comforting, thank you

wonderful account of caring for family

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I love the tone of this book. The author read it beautifully and her three important seniors are so warmly and touchingly described. Delightful relationships. It’s leaving a lasting impression.

Dignified caring

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An exquisite hymn of praise to an unselfish way of living that is ultimately far deeper and more enjoyable than you’d expect. A real encouragement to those of us who find ourselves caring for close friends and family. So much good sense and practical advice from a very special person with an agenda of appreciation, understanding and respect for others. The reader imbues each beautifully written, fluent and kind chapter with a true warmth.

Wonderful narration, perfect in every way

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Heartwarming & heartbreaking in equal measures. What a beautiful credit to her parents & her Mother-in-law, you can hear the love spoken in every line. You and so many who give ‘an extra pair of hands’ with such devotion, throughout all the difficult times and in such unprecedented times with covid too, are true angels on earth. Thank you for sharing your story Kate.

Authentic love

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I loved this book about the role of the carer and how society views the elderly. Such a refreshing insight into daily life struggles and the hilarious escapades of Granny Rosie. Multi generational living is not easy, having a care responsibility is not for everyone but when it works well it is a blessing. My sister took on the role of carer for my mother and for this I shall be eternally grateful. It enabled Mum to live a long life surrounded by those who loved her, although alzheimer's robbed her of many memories and made some days and nights difficult.
The book was an easy listen and evoked many memories of my own family's struggles with the care system and how carers often have to do battle with bureaucracy.

Care and compassion

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Beautifully read. Beautiful, honest and funny stories. Not too sad but relatable and comforting to anyone who knows or cares for a loved one.

Beautiful

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