{"product_id":"your-own-will-leave-you-my-mothers-dementia-paperback","title":"Your Own Will Leave You: My Mother's Dementia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eManash Firaq Bhattacharjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Memory's barriers are without barriers,\" writes Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee in the opening of his touching and thoughtful memoir, \u003ci\u003eYour Own Will Leave You\u003c\/i\u003e. Bhattacharjee eloquently reflects on family, care, and memory as he chronicles his experiences with his elderly mother who suffers from dementia. Working from his journal, Bhattacharjee ruminates on the ways we understand dementia and memory as well as end-of-life issues. He is not only a loving son, but also an Indian with a universal sensibility who turns to ancient and contemporary thinkers that inform his perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBhattacharjee focuses on the last months of his mother's life and her changing demeanor--her stubbornness, humor, and vulnerability. He traces her interactions with family members, neighbors, and caregivers, while also addressing burden-of-care issues. Recounting his moments of grief and guilt with candor, Bhattacharjee also re-evaluates how Western culture prejudices popular perceptions of mental illness.\u003cp\u003eLyrical, penetrating, occasionally aphoristic, and full of insights, \u003ci\u003eYour Own Will Leave You\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking, memoir and a warm elegy for the author's late mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManash Firaq Bhattacharjee\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, political thinker, and poet, who earned his doctorate in political science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGandhi: The End of Nonviolence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNehru and the Spirit of India\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Town Slowly Empties: On Life and Culture during Lockdown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLooking for the Nation: Towards Another Idea of India\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGhalib's Tomb and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fortnightly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hindu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Express\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHindustan Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutlook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrontline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScroll\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eEconomic and Political Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught lyric poetry and literary journalism at Ambedkar University, New Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.24 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47729811718397,"sku":"9781439927311","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/gYgGh4KtV29781439927311.webp?v=1781794581","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/your-own-will-leave-you-my-mothers-dementia-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}