I am currently reading Richard Osman's latest Thursday Club mysteries. I enjoy the style and voice that the author uses in creating these stories. They are worthy of attention but I am not writing a review of the stories but of one episode within one book. This is a skill that all who write can use and the purpose can be whatever you wish but in this case it is considering aging and dementia.
The episode I am referring to concerns aging and dementia and I have to say is beautifully put together. It shows background knowledge and great imagination that comes either from personal experience or research or perhaps a combination of both. By empathising with relatives and friends of the sufferer there are suggestions of the type of support that can be given and which may prove helpful.
Snowy is an integral part of the construction of this episode and is a fox with white-tipped ears and tail. He is a focus for the dementia sufferer and therefore the friends of the patient are duty-bound to look upon the fox with sympathy and understanding.
A second strategy created by the patient is a letter written while he is still in command of his senses. The purpose of the letter is to be read by the patient while he still can and then later by a carer. The letter is an account of life and loves in normal times and is poignant in what it represents.
All beautifully presented by Richard Osmanwho should be congratulated.
God Bless
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