{"product_id":"the-man-he-used-to-be-robyn-hollingworth-9781409180029","title":"The Man He Used To Be","description":"'This is a wonderful, rather special book: funny, warm and loving but   also thought-provoking and deeply moving. Absolutely unforgettable -   ironically.'ADAM KAY, Sunday Times bestselling author of This Is Going To HurtInadvertent cross-dressing. Attempted murder. Jail break. A waltz at a funeral. A hernia the size of Guernsey.   Heartbreaking  and darkly comic, these are the moments that litter the messy road from  cared-for to carer, a journey that Robyn Hollingworth finds herself on  when she's only twenty-five years old.                            Leaving London to return home to rural South Wales,  Robyn finds that it's     her old life  - same teddy bears resting on  her pillow, their bodies tucked under the duvet; same view of the  garages behind which she'd had her first cigarette and first kiss - but  so much has changed. Her dad, the proud, charmingly intelligent,  self-made man who made people laugh, is in the grip of early onset  Alzheimer's. His brilliant mind, which saw him building power stations  and literally bringing light into the lives of others, has succumbed to  darkness. As Robyn settles back in the rhythms of life in the  rain-soaked vast Welsh valleys, she keeps a diary charting her journey  as the dad she knew disappears before her eyes. Lyrical, poignant and  with flashes of brilliant humour, The Man He Used To Be explores how in helping others we can heal ourselves. Previously published in hardback as My Mad Dad.","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49569807532320,"sku":"9781409180029","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781409180029.jpg?v=1767789335","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/the-man-he-used-to-be-robyn-hollingworth-9781409180029","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}