{"product_id":"9781529109344","title":"I'll Die After Bingo: The Unlikely Story of My Decade as a Care Home Assistant","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLonergan, Pope\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEbury Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insider account of life inside care homes, written with humor and poignancy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Resident: I feel I want to keep talking.\u003cbr\u003e Me: Of course! What do you want to talk about?\u003cbr\u003e Resident: My heart.\u003cbr\u003e Me: What about your heart?\u003cbr\u003e Resident: I feel I want to touch it.\u003cbr\u003e Me: Your heart? You want to touch your heart?\u003cbr\u003e Resident: Yes, but I'm too frightened.\u003cbr\u003e Me: What are you frightened about?\u003cbr\u003e Resident: Everything. People. Things.\u003cbr\u003e Me: What's frightening you at this very moment?\u003cbr\u003e Resident: (Closes eyes). That I'll never be touched again. That I won't be able to get to my heart.\u003cbr\u003e Me: Metaphorically?\u003cbr\u003e Resident: More carrots please.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether he's initiating a coup d'état against new regulations with the residents, or forging a bond with the 98-year old who once called him a fat slut, Pope Lonergan's work is infinitely varied. This no-holds-barred account shows what life inside a care home is really like, for both residents and carers. Featuring night-time drama, incontinence pads and the uniquely dark humor of one double-amputee Alzheimer's patient, here you can learn everything you ever wanted to know (and a few things you probably really didn't) about Britain's care system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This important memoir challenges us all to think differently about the value of our elderly, and also the carers who look after them.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Ebury Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581329101055,"sku":"9781529109344","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_7a5f1d6c-12c9-4df0-9a0a-8bacfb74a227.jpg?v=1739137550","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781529109344","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}