Audiobooks Narrated by Ella Watson-Russell

In Search of My Father: Dementia is no match for a daughter’s determination

"What happens when life throws together a busy, enthusiastic, doctor-daughter and her bereaved, disenchanted, dependent father? What happens when science meets stubbornness and a parent needs parenting? Following her mother’s death, Dr Helena Popovic puts her medical training and beliefs to the test when she becomes the carer for her elderly father, who has encroaching dementia. A passionate medical practitioner and international speaker, Helena finds herself living out everything she preached. This moving story is part personal diary, part scientific treatise and part practical guide, woven together with humorous anecdotes. Above all, it’s an inspiring account of a daughter in search of her father: the man beyond the grief, despair, depression and dementia. This timeless book deals with a complex issue many of us will need to face: how best to care for elderly parents or loved ones who can no longer care for themselves. What do those in our care most need from us? Are there steps we can take to defy dementia and build a better brain? Are we able to sharpen our intellect, tap into brain potential we never knew we had, and prevent the cognitive decline most of us believe is inevitable with ageing? The answer is an unequivocal YES! Facts inform but stories transform. The facts in this book will change your thinking – the story in this book will change your life. ‘Who would have thought that dementia could be such an adventure—that adventure, in fact, prevents dementia!’ Dr Sarah Woodbury FRANZCOG"

Helena Popovic (Author), Ella Watson-Russell, Felix Johnson (Narrator)

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Smacked: Stories of Addiction

"Smacked and other stories of addiction is an evocative collection of moments showcasing human nature at its weakest and most vulnerable. Hecq’s poetic prose situates the reader firmly into the lives of her characters, taking them along for the ride as she presents each story with an inimitable flair that retains the realities of addiction and dependency. She handles each moment of fixation with a respect and delicacy that are fitting for such weighty themes, while still doing justice to the physical and mental ramifications and side effects of what some might call mere obsession. Immerse yourself as each story invites you to slide down the slippery slope of these characters’ most raw and hidden selves. Smacked is a moving collection of stories about addiction told with heart-stopping narrative control and emotional resonance. — Roanna Gonsalves, 2021 Carmel Digital Literary Award judge  Runner-Up, 2021 Carmel Digital Literary Award  Hecq writes playfully and with irony, thrumming prose and poetry in self-aware stories gravid with familiar yet unfamiliar protagonists and their dented victims or saviours. Smacked and other stories of addiction is a tight rope of connections and metaphors, the reader walking on tiptoe with a balancing pole, yet at the same time craving a haircut or a quince. —Eugen Bacon, author of Claiming T-Mo and The Road to Woop Woop & Other Stories DOMINIQUE HECQ grew up in Belgium. She now lives in Melbourne. Hecq writes across genres and sometimes across tongues. Her works include a novel, four collections of stories and eleven books of poetry. Tracks (2020) and Songlines (2021) are her latest offerings. With Eugen Bacon, she co-authored Speculate (2021), a microlit dialogue."

Dominique Hecq (Author), Ella Watson-Russell (Narrator)

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