Kathryn Faulke
Every Kind of People : A Journey into the Heart of Care Work...
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WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZEA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA riveting book that treats elderly, infirm and irritable people as the lively and extraordinary human beings they really are. Kathryn Faulke is a shining example to us all ... Every Kind of People is truly heartwarming and will be in pride of place on my bookshelf of very special books JACQUELINE WILSONA luminous, uplifting and deeply moving memoir by a care worker, told through her funny, heartbreaking, sometimes frustrating, and always eyeopening encounters with the often overlooked and marginalised people she cares for.Kate never expected to become a home care worker. But when she left her senior role in the NHS, burntout and disheartened, she thought caring for people in their own homes would be a simpler job. Despite being determined not to become too involved with her customers, she soon found herself developing firm friendships, forging deep connections and bearing witness to the extraordinary drama to be found in ordinary lives.With energy, compassion and clarity, her memoir gives an astonishing insight into this unsung and often maligned profession, and into the hidden lives of the housebound and infirm. From Beryl who screams like a banshee whenever Kate tries to wash her, but collapses in giggles when her toes are tickled, to bawdy Mr Radbert who promised to give me his car when he can remember where he left it.Every Kind of People is cleareyed about the challenges...
Binding: Hardback;352 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BM; Weight: 526 g; Dimensions: 147 x 224 x 31
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WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZEA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA riveting book that treats elderly, infirm and irritable people as the lively and extraordinary human beings they really are. Kathryn Faulke is a shining example to us all ... Every Kind of People is truly heartwarming and will be in pride of place on my bookshelf of very special books JACQUELINE WILSONA luminous, uplifting and deeply moving memoir by a care worker, told through her funny, heartbreaking, sometimes frustrating, and always eyeopening encounters with the often overlooked and marginalised people she cares for.Kate never expected to become a home care worker. But when she left her senior role in the NHS, burntout and disheartened, she thought caring for people in their own homes would be a simpler job. Despite being determined not to become too involved with her customers, she soon found herself developing firm friendships, forging deep connections and bearing witness to the extraordinary drama to be found in ordinary lives.With energy, compassion and clarity, her memoir gives an astonishing insight into this unsung and often maligned profession, and into the hidden lives of the housebound and infirm. From Beryl who screams like a banshee whenever Kate tries to wash her, but collapses in giggles when her toes are tickled, to bawdy Mr Radbert who promised to give me his car when he can remember where he left it.Every Kind of People is cleareyed about the challenges...
Binding: Hardback;352 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BM; Weight: 526 g; Dimensions: 147 x 224 x 31
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Kathryn Faulke
Every Kind of People : A Journey into the Heart of Care Work...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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