{"product_id":"9781914613395","title":"The Housemates","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe international bestseller - a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"A0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003en uplifting story of cross-generational living and friendship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"A2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewenty-one-year-old nursing student Teun Toebes (both broke and curious) decided to move into a nursing home and experience the daily life of elderly residents, not as a nurse or a carer - but as a housemate. The experience was to change his life, as well as the lives of his new friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"A3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe initiated Friday drinks, trips out and camping evenings, and reintroduced pleasure in the small things in life: a laugh, a dance, a cup of good coffee, a chance to sit in the sun. As he became embedded in the community, however, Teun became more and more distressingly aware of how society and the care system diminishes the elderly and particularly people living with dementia – and he resolved to do something about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"A3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA number 1 bestseller in the Netherlands, \u003ci\u003eThe Housemates \u003c\/i\u003eis Teun Toebes’ story of his years of being a housemate, the friends who changed him and a heartfelt cry for change in how we care for the elderly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teun Toebes","offers":[{"title":"Global Book Sales |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-09-29","offer_id":44230060310783,"sku":"9781914613395","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_28a68ceb-71ed-4dc6-bc03-36efd6fab1f7.jpg?v=1692996568","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781914613395","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}