After a whirlwind romance and a marriage that spanned decades,
former face of ITV news, John Suchet, revealed on breakfast
television that his beloved wife Bonnie was suffering with
dementia, eliciting a huge response. Never had anyone spoken so
movingly about dementia, the thief that stole his still youthful
wife on the eve of their retirement.
My Bonnie was the number one bestseller in its category,
according to the Sunday Times. Finally, the long awaited paperback
edition is published, this time with a poignant new epilogue
updating us on Bonnie and John s journey through the illness. The
Mail on Sunday calls My Bonnie remarkable; an act of living
resistance says the Observer.
My Bonnie is a heart-rending and uplifting read, alternating
between Bonnie and John s intense love story and the progression of
the illness. When he first met Bonnie, John was bowled over by her
Grace Kelly-esque poise and radiance. An exotic, and married,
American beauty, she seemed beyond his reach. He had no idea,
however, that his love was returned; even less suspected that the
two of them would one day be together, and that for 26 years, every
moment would be intense, perfect, and shared. Described by readers
as astonishingly honest and a personal, beautiful love story, John
s moving account of how his wife, barely past middle age, was
diagnosed out of the blue with dementia, a disease usually
associated with the elderly, remains full of joy, despite the
tragedy.
Finally united, their marriage was passionate and anyone could
see that John admired and adored Bonnie and that she loved him
right back. They looked forward to their golden years when they
could finally be with each other without distractions or obstacles.
But the bewildering and gradual seizure of Bonnie s mind stole away
their hopes of growing old together and made each day a struggle.
And yet Bonnie s sense of humour and natural warmth constantly
triumphs."
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