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The Songaminute Man: How music brought my father home again
Simon McDermott
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Description for The Songaminute Man: How music brought my father home again
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 234 x 153. 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 the devastating, inevitable diagnosis. As Ted retreated ... Read more
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 the devastating, inevitable diagnosis. As Ted retreated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008232665
SKU
KSG0015353
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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 ... Read more