Song for Rosaleen more than 150 immaculately reproduced

more than 150 immaculately reproduced art works (her glowing greens are a revelation)

In repetitive and evolving processes

especially when a thing long forgotten is uncovered in the telling

’ — Breton Dukes

their whānau and their communities

Song for Rosaleen more than 150 immaculately reproducedLosing and finding a mother in dementia Longlisted for the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards A beautifully crafted memoir of a family coping with their mothers dementia, Song for Rosaleen is both a celebration of Rosaleen Desmonds life and an unflinching account of the practical and ethical dilemmas that faced her six children. Told with love, insight, humour and compassion, it raises important questions about who we become when our memories fail,