I bought this book because I saw it was about a lady with dementia. Having lost my mother-in-law to Alzheimer's, this grabbed my attention. It is a sad comment on society that we tend not to believe a person with dementia. Maud had it in her head that her friend, Elizabeth, was missing ("stuck on repeat" as we sometimes call it). I cannot even begin to imagine what a person with dementia goes through - all the confusion and jumbled thoughts have to be exhausting.
Elizabeth is Missing captures some of Maud's confusion and jumbled thoughts quite well. It is hard to explain dementia and its effects if you have never experienced a loved one (or anyone else) with this dreadful disease.
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