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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