{"product_id":"your-own-will-leave-you-my-mothers-dementia-paperback-softback-9781439927311","title":"Your Own Will Leave You; My Mother's Dementia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439927311","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eYour Own Will Leave You\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMy Mother's Dementia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eManash Firaq Bhattacharjee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439927311\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages, 3\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eThere is a poignant contradiction at the heart of a memoir focusing on dementia, whether the beginning of one's own or that of someone close to the writer: Memories are invoked, sometimes provoked, re-cast, detailed, and the writer attempts to, most importantly, find meaning in them, while memory itself fades, evaporates. In Bhattacharjee's \u003cem\u003eYour Own Will Leave You\u003c\/em\u003e, this apparent duality is intensified by the very nature of his ostensible subject: the 'fading stars of memory' of his source of all memory. The bittersweet sensuality of his childhood; the intensity of his cultural and literary contexts, which run broad and deep; and the will-of-the-wisp attempt to render what has faded in front of him create a rich and forlorn text. 'Did he have a mother?' Edward Dahlberg asks in his own memoir. For Bhattacharjee the achievement is to answer that question with such memorable certainty in the chemtrail of loss.\u003cem\u003e\" - \u003c\/em\u003eDavid Lazar, author of \u003cem\u003eStories of the Street: Reimagining Found Texts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Memory's barriers are without barriers,\" writes Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee in the opening of his touching and thoughtful memoir, \u003ci\u003eYour Own Will Leave You\u003c\/i\u003e. Bhattacharjee eloquently reflects on family, care, and memory as he chronicles his experiences with his elderly mother who suffers from dementia. Working from his journal, Bhattacharjee ruminates on the ways we understand dementia and memory as well as end-of-life issues. He is not only a loving son, but also an Indian with a universal sensibility who turns to ancient and contemporary thinkers that inform his perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBhattacharjee focuses on the last months of his mother's life and her changing demeanor—her stubbornness, humor, and vulnerability. He traces her interactions with family members, neighbors, and caregivers, while also addressing burden-of-care issues. Recounting his moments of grief and guilt with candor, Bhattacharjee also re-evaluates how Western culture prejudices popular perceptions of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLyrical, penetrating, occasionally aphoristic, and full of insights, \u003ci\u003eYour Own Will Leave You\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking, memoir and a warm elegy for the author's late mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52694811181336,"sku":"9781439927311","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/your-own-will-leave-you-my-mothers-dementia-paperback-softback-9781439927311","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}