A Silent Tsunami

Swimming Against the Tide of my Mother's Dementia

Anthea Rowan

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Bedford Square Publishers
11 September 2025

Memoirs; Home nursing & caring; Coping with illness; Intergenerational relationships

A Silent Tsunami is a unique combination of memoir and medicine - Rowan forensically examines the development of her mother's illness and explores dementia in a frank but illuminating, lyrical and moving way.

'By turns, warm, reflective, angry, but always moving... the perfect balance between scientific context and the mother-daughter narrative' Professor Craig Ritchie, University of St Andrews

'Anthea captures so eloquently the tug of war between a daughter and her mother ""who is being erased""' Manni Coe, author of the bestselling brother. do. you. love. me.

Anthea Rowan writes about her mother's struggles of living with Dementia, while interpreting the science that surrounds this devestating illness. Grounded in personal observation, she casts an unflinching eye on the realities of living with a mother who has forgotten her daughter and a determination that her children will not face the same. There is hope here, too.

As a portrayal of the relationships we share with our mothers, an examinaion of their influences on us, as well as asking questions about how illness impacts lives, A Silent Tsunami is a powerful story of family, life, love and loss.

By: Anthea Rowan
Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781835010594
ISBN 10: 1835010598
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 11 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Anthea Rowan is a writer, journalist and blogger. She writes for newspapers and magazines across the world. She contributes to Vogue, the Washington Post, The Irish Times and the South China Morning Post.

Reviews for A Silent Tsunami: Swimming Against the Tide of my Mother's Dementia

'The strength of this book lies in the way Anthea brings to life her personal story. It is, by turns, warm, reflective, angry, but always moving. Its uniqueness comes from the perfect balance between scientific context and the mother-daughter narrative – aided by her understanding of the frustration that we scientists feel at seeing what is possible but not being delivered.' Professor Craig Ritchie Founder and CEO Scottish Brain Sciences Professor of Brain Health and Neurodegenerative Medicine University of St Andrews 'This beautiful tribute to her mother is part confession, part memoir and part investigative analysis. The underlying foundation is a love that refuses to bend. Anthea captures so eloquently the tug of war between a daughter and her mother ""who is being erased""' Manni Coe, author of the bestselling brother. do. you. love. me.