Who would have thought, 4 years ago, when diagnosed with dementia, that those words would have been typed from my fingertips….?
It’s amazing what opportunities can come your way even after the most darkest moment.
It’s a land so vast that the ripple effect may not happen as it happened here in our tiny country, Penguin random house has given me that opportunity to find out. Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice kindly reviewed my book there….
The cover maybe different, but the words inside are still the same apart from a handful of word changes for the good people who choose to read it will understand what I’m talking about…
The audiobook is my voice – another wonderful opportunity that came my way and for those over the Atlantic can be found here:
http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/563464/somebody-i-used-to-know/
The name of stores selling my book, totally unfamiliar to me but apparently very well known over there – Barnes and Noble store, Books a Million as well as on line – all waiting for a new audience to read my book….
Today, I hope will be the beginning of making new playmates in these far off lands across the Atlantic. Let’s see if this vast nation embraces my book as many have so far, or whether it will disappear into its vastness…like a grain of sand found on a beach…
If it switches on a light for a few around the reality of dementia, just enabling the light to flicker for a few people will have made it all worth while.
So all you people over there, let me know through Twitter, my blog or a simple email, what you think of the world I reveal in my book.
Amazon US have already included it in their Best Books of the Month section under memoirs…..very humbling ……
I wonder if they’re ready for someone like me and my book, Somebody I Used to Know….?
and also just today, I started working on the German translation of your inspiring book. I’d love to get in touch with you to maybe discuss some questions which might occur along the way. For today, all the best, Sabine
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Oh yes please do Sabine, how wonderful❤️
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If you want to, maybe you could send me your e-mail -address so we can keep in touch more privately 🙂 Mine should show via administration tools in your blog, if not, let me know ….
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Hi Wendy,
Your book is inspiring. It deserves to go a long way.
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Very kind, thank you😊xx
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Congratulations Wendy. Your success is a testament to your wonderful positive attitude and outlook. Well deserved and inspiring.
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Thank you☺️
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Hi Wendy, Congratulations on the publication of your book in America and Canada. I am so very happy for you and also eager for thousands to read your book. I want to get it out there that “We’re not completely ga ga just because we have Dementia. We can often do far more after diagnosis than before we got the illness. I spoke at holy trinity at Meole Brace a week ago to a congregation including people with dementia and carers. I do more now than ever. People cannot understand that a diagnosis doesn’t mean the end of our lives but the beginning of new opportunities, new friendships and lots more things to do.From lizzie
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My copy (ordered in advance of the release) was just delivered to my Kindle this morning.
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Brilliant! And it’s my voice reading it:)x
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Congratulations, Wendy. I am so pleased our North Americans cousins will have the opportunity to read your marvellous book. I’d recommend it even to those people who are fortunate enough not to be touched by dementia. You are an inspiring person in your own right. Oh happy day 🌞
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Thank you Trisha☺️
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Congratulations Wendy, that’s fabulous. x
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Thank you😊
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Your book will do well in North America. Well done! I will tell all my friends and family over there about it.
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Thank you, let’s hope so😊
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I am inspired by you and look to reading your book knowing it will be a great read as well as create awareness of dementia too…thank you.
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Thank you 😊
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Congratulations Wendy, definitely another light switched on. Marvellous, you must be so proud
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I’ve just shared the link on several sites here in Canada and the US. Good luck with sales! Such an important book for people to read 🙂
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That’s very kind of you, thank you 😊
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I learned about your book from bezmusic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOxYcCHyXSU and have been looking forward to reading about it ever since. Already one-fourth of the way through. I was able to start reading it “early” in the US on my Kindle last night. Thanks so much for your insight!
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Thank you Bob, that’s very kind😊
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Reblogged this on Bells 'n' Bows and commented:
This book offers a unique opportunity both for those diagnosed with Dementia and their families. It’s such a good book, and one I strongly suspect will sit on my nightstand for a long time to come.
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Good evening Wendy, Your book arrived in my Kindle reader at 10:13 am this morning, and I’m so excited to finally have it in my hot little hands..lol. I haven’t finished reading it yet as my daughter is visiting from Guam and we spend the evening with the Grands, but I’ve loved every word I’ve read so far.
I posted a link to your book on my blog, as I want to spread the news far and wide of your wonderful book. Thank you so much for sharing you with all of us. 🙂
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That’s so kind of you, thank you 😊
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That’s so kind of you, thank you ☺️
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My copy (ordered in advance) arrived June 5th and has captured my attention from the first word. So nice to get to know you better through this book, and learning more about your journey.
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That’s so kind of you, thank you😊
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Congratulations Wendy, absolutely thrilled to know that your amazing book is crossing the ocean. I hope it reaches many more people as it’s such an important subject and even more so that it is written first hand. Lots of love x
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Congrats, Wendy! Since we were visiting Scotland recently, I bought your book there instead of waiting for it to be published here. Also, when we reached Orkney, I was at the library in Kirkwall and your book was on the counter, recently returned. The librarian said your book was popular. Your book crosses both oceans and ferries! 🙂
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How wonderful, thank you for letting me know😊x
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