Beyond The Marriage Vows

Download or read book Beyond the Marriage Vows written by Jill Butcher and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of a marriage in crisis. Effie and Lionel enjoy a lively social life and a comfortable home. They are proud of their grown up family, and life is as good as it gets. Until something happens. It happens slowly and insidiously, and it happens inside Lionel's head. His bizarre behaviour, though sometimes humorous, gradually drives away their friends. Effie is at a loss. Lionel in trouble with the police? Upsetting everyone he meets? What is happening to the man she married? What can she do? Finally there is a diagnosis. Frontotemporal Dementia. (FTD) Now Effie can understand. Lionel, however, hasn't a clue what all the fuss is about. FTD is destroying Lionel's personality and is stealing Effie's husband from her. Trapped in her new role as carer, Effie must watch him succumb to this evil degenerative disease. With her life now devoid of affection and companionship, her marriage vows are stretched beyond the limit. The temptation to find love elsewhere, however fleetingly, is irresistible. This novel, by turns heart-warming and heart-breaking, will have you gripped from the very first page. You will laugh and cry with the characters in their struggles with this malevolent mental illness. As you share their FTD journey, you will question the significance of those marriage vows. You will also question the manner in which society deals with mental health issues. The story of Effie and Lionel, sadly an increasingly common one, will stay with you long after you've finished the book.