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The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring
Hugh Marriott
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Description for The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring
Paperback. A thought-provoking, informative, very frank but also moving and charming book about what life is like for a carer. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
Six million people in the UK, often unnoticed by the rest of us, provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly relatives, friends or neighbours. Their job is long, lonely and hard, yet there is limited support and no formal training. As a result, carers suffer frequent damage to physical and mental health. Oddly, though carers by definition are anything but selfish pigs, they are liable to feelings of guilt, probably brought on by fatigue and isolation. So Hugh Marriott has written this book for them - and also for the rest of us who don't know what ... Read more
Six million people in the UK, often unnoticed by the rest of us, provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly relatives, friends or neighbours. Their job is long, lonely and hard, yet there is limited support and no formal training. As a result, carers suffer frequent damage to physical and mental health. Oddly, though carers by definition are anything but selfish pigs, they are liable to feelings of guilt, probably brought on by fatigue and isolation. So Hugh Marriott has written this book for them - and also for the rest of us who don't know what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Piatkus Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749929862
SKU
V9780749929862
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Hugh Marriott
Hugh Marriott lives in Lymington with his wife Cathie, who is suffering from Huntingdon's Disease. He used to run his own PR business. He has three daughters and enjoys sailing.
Reviews for The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring
The book is easy to read, with many amusing illustrations. It is well researched, and looks at the problems faced by carers rather than those who care for someone with a specific disease.
GP
We have needed this book for 20 years. I wish I had been able to read it when I first became a carer
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GP
We have needed this book for 20 years. I wish I had been able to read it when I first became a carer
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