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Simon McDermott - The Songaminute Man: How music brought my father home again - 9780008232627 - KSG0013322
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The Songaminute Man: How music brought my father home again

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Description for The Songaminute Man: How music brought my father home again Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270.

The nostalgic memoir of a young man, eldest of fourteen, growing up in 40s Wednesbury. The heartbreaking true account of his son struggling to come to terms with his father’s dementia. A tribute to the unbreakable bond between father and son.

When Simon McDermott first noticed his dad Ted’s sudden flares of temper and fits of forgetfulness, he couldn’t have guessed what lay ahead. Then came ... Read more

Simon filmed their adventure, uploaded the video to YouTube and woke up to messages, tweets and his phone ringing off the hook. Their carpool karaoke had gone viral all the way across the globe.

But a record deal, Pride of Britain Awards, over £130,000 raised for The Alzheimer’s Society and a Top 10 single later, Simon was still losing Ted. That’s when he made a decision. His Dad – the storyteller of his childhood and his best friend – couldn’t tell his own story, so Simon would tell it for him. This is that story.

Set in the heart of the Black Country just before WWII, and written with the help of Ted’s friends and family, The Songaminute Man recalls a boy who became a gutsy and fiercely loyal man. It remembers a childhood of sleeping top-to-toe, rationing, adventure in the woods and making-do-and-mending, a close-knit community, and a life-long passion for music.

Full of poignant moments, the ups and downs of family life and treasured memories, The Songaminute Man is a story of two halves: a celebration of the man Ted was, and a powerful and moving account of caring for a loved one.

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008232627
SKU
KSG0013322
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Simon McDermott
Simon McDermott is the son of 80-year-old Teddy McDermott, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013. After the disease took its toll on Ted’s relationship with his family, his memory and his mood, Simon found a unique way for them to connect again: carpool karaoke. Simon filmed the pair’s joyful rendition of Quando, Quando, Quando, and put it up on ... Read more

Reviews for The Songaminute Man: How music brought my father home again
“An elderly dementia sufferer is set to become a singing sensation after his viral videos landed him a record deal.” Express “The old-school entertainer, a former Butlin's redcoat who has spent his whole life singing in working men's clubs, singing in the bath, singing for family and friends, ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Songaminute Man: How music brought my father home again


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