The Bibliophile's Compass

Title : The Wilderness Author : Samantha Harvey Publication Year : 5 February 2009 Pages : 372 Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre : Literary fiction Source : eBook Awards : AMI Literature Award (won), Betty Trask Prize (won), Guardian First Book Award (shortlisted), Man Booker Prize (longlisted), Orange Prize for Fiction (shortlisted) Opening sentence : In amongst a sea of events and names that have been forgotten, there are a number of episodes that float with striking buoyancy to the surface. There is no sensible order to them, nor connection between them. I believe Samantha Harvey captures the essence of the entire book and the experience of Alzheimer's disease within the very first sentence. I must warn you that “The Wilderness” is not an easy read, but if you persevere, it opens up—and in some ways closes—many perspectives on Alzheimer’s disease, both for those who suffer from it and for the caregivers of these patients. To summarize, “The Wilderness” tells the story of Jake, who ...

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