Anthea Rowan

Science says that half of Dementia cases may be preventable through lifestyle - daily habits can have a significant impact on the long-term risk of cognitive decline, and this book explains how.

Anthea Rowan has experienced first-hand the devastating impact of Dementia and has made it her mission to shine a light on the many practical habits we can adopt to help us take control of our own brain health today and protect it for tomorrow. 

Publication date February 2027, Hodder&Stoughton

Reserach shows that people with dementia often harness metaphor to communicate experiences in their desperate bids to remain engaged. They might substitute an unexpected word for the conventional, or invent words and phrases. There’s a surprising magic in the patois of the condition.

I loved Doireann Ní Ghríofa's Ghost in the Throat. Now I find myself haunted by the lyricism of her prose in Said the Dead. A fictional reimagining of what was? Or the stitching up of the fabric of lost lives? She turns research into some magical art, her poetry threads lines of prose with subtle defness, the finest needle.