Forgetting Foster

Dianne Touchell

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English

Allen & Unwin
22 June 2016

General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues; Young Adult

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Foster is seven and an only child of loving parents. He and his Dad have a particularly strong bond, so when his dad starts to forget things, it seems like the funny jokes they share. What the reader rapidly recognises though, is that it is no laughing matter - Alzheimers is claiming his father. As his dad's condition worsens, Foster is left behind in all sorts of ways - as a child he is not consulted, not told what is happening, expected to behave (even as his father regresses to a childhood without boundaries) and generally alienated. While there can't be a happy ending in such a scenario, this is not a bleak book, nor does it hold out false hope, but it does have a strong message of resilience and eventually finding the way to cope. Lindy Jones

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Foster suddenly recognised the feeling that rolled over him and made him feel sick. It was this: Dad was going away somewhere all on his own. And Foster was already missing him... Foster Sumner is seven years old. He likes toy soldiers, tadpole hunting, going to school and the beach. Best of all, he likes listening to his dad's stories... But then Foster's dad starts forgetting things. No one is too worried at first. Foster and Dad giggle about it. But the forgetting gets worse. And suddenly no one is laughing anymore... A heartbreaking story about what it means to forget and to be forgotten.

By: Dianne Touchell
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 224g
ISBN: 9781760110796
ISBN 10: 1760110795
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 22 June 2016
Recommended Age: From 13 to 19 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dianne Touchell was born and raised in Fremantle, Western Australia. Her debut novel Creepy & Maud (Fremantle Press) was Shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Award in 2013 in the Older Readers category. Her second novel, A Small Madness, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2015. She has worked as a fry cook, a nightclub singer, a housekeeper, a bookseller and manager of a construction company. Sometimes she has time to write books for young adults, who she thinks are far more interesting than grown-ups. She lives with animals.