LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2011
A touching family story about dealing with a relative with Alzheimer’s disease, set in the wider context of everyone’s memories and the good and bad effects of retrieving them. Alex is frightened that something terrible will happen to his grandfather as he begins to forget more and more. Desperately he tries to help him to remember. Gathering up old photographs seems like a good idea until Alex stumbles on secrets hidden from long, long ago which affect both Alex and Grandad far more than anyone could have expected.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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The Memory Cage Synopsis
No child should have to live through a war. No child should have to see what Alex has seen. He's locked it all away in a secret place but, one day, the ticking time bomb in his mind has to detonate. Alex's family want to help, but they have other problems. Only Alex's beloved grandfather can answer his questions about family secrets.
But Grandad is scarred by a war of his own - and his memories are fading fast as the effects of Alzheimer's grip him. Time is running out for Alex. Only by unlocking the terrors of the memory cage for both of them, can he hope to escape the nightmares. R
uth Eastham's The Memory Cage - shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize - is a transfixing story about adoption, Alzheimer's, the strength of the relationships within families through testing times, and the effects our memories have on how we live the rest of our lives.
A Piece of Passion from Clare Argar, Editorial Director – Fiction, Scholastic Children’s Books: “Every family has its secrets, Alex’s more than most. Alex’s grandfather keeps forgetting things. Alex is desperate to help him remember, but he is haunted by his own memories of war. As he digs into his grandfather’s past, he stumbles across secrets that both of them are afraid to face. Ruth Eastham’s The Memory Cage combines powerful storytelling and brilliant characterisation. Ruth’s a fantastic, exciting new author with an utterly compelling and very honest voice. The Memory Cage is a beautiful, satisfying and deeply moving novel for children. “
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9781911342564 |
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1st June 2017 |
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Ruth Eastham |
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Shrine Bell an imprint of Vertebrate Publishing Ltd |
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Paperback |
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240 pages |
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About Ruth Eastham
Ruth loves writing stories where she can let her imagination run free! Supernatural stories of lost civilizations and unexplained mysteries. Ancient forces awakening across time and dimensions. Arrowhead, The Warrior in the Mist and The Jaguar Trials have them all!
Ruth’s books have won many awards. Her debut novel, The Memory Cage, was a finalist in the Waterstone’s Book Prize. Teachers voted it best story in the UK Literacy Association Book Award and it was nominated for the prestigious Carnegie Medal. Her second book, The Messenger Bird, was chosen as a Book Trust title to be read in schools across the United Kingdom.
Ruth is an active guest author at schools in countries all over the world and has lived in Italy, Australia and New Zealand. She currently lives by the sea with her two daughters, Belgian soulmate and various furry and scaly wildlife.
To find out more about Ruth and download free study guides for The Memory Cage, visit her website.
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