"Alex has survived a war. Now his mind is the enemy"
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2011
A touching family story about dealing with a relative with Alzheimer’s disease, set in the wider context of everyone’s memories and the good and bad effects of retrieving them. Alex is frightened that something terrible will happen to his grandfather as he begins to forget more and more. Desperately he tries to help him to remember. Gathering up old photographs seems like a good idea until Alex stumbles on secrets hidden from long, long ago which affect both Alex and Grandad far more than anyone could have expected.
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No child should have to live through a war. No child should have to see what Alex has seen. He's locked it all away in a secret place but, one day, the ticking time bomb in his mind has to detonate. Alex's family want to help, but they have other problems. Only Alex's beloved grandfather can answer his questions about family secrets.
But Grandad is scarred by a war of his own - and his memories are fading fast as the effects of Alzheimer's grip him. Time is running out for Alex. Only by unlocking the terrors of the memory cage for both of them, can he hope to escape the nightmares. R
uth Eastham's The Memory Cage - shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize - is a transfixing story about adoption, Alzheimer's, the strength of the relationships within families through testing times, and the effects our memories have on how we live the rest of our lives.
A Piece of Passion from Clare Argar, Editorial Director – Fiction, Scholastic Children’s Books: “Every family has its secrets, Alex’s more than most. Alex’s grandfather keeps forgetting things. Alex is desperate to help him remember, but he is haunted by his own memories of war. As he digs into his grandfather’s past, he stumbles across secrets that both of them are afraid to face. Ruth Eastham’s The Memory Cage combines powerful storytelling and brilliant characterisation. Ruth’s a fantastic, exciting new author with an utterly compelling and very honest voice. The Memory Cage is a beautiful, satisfying and deeply moving novel for children. “
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Memory Cage and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Memory Cage features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
The Memory Cage is available in Paperback
The Memory Cage was written by Ruth Eastham and published by Shrine Bell an imprint of Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
The Memory Cage has 240 pages
£7.19
