About
Of Scottish origin, Malcolm Duff has been a university professor and translator in France since 1975. He is also a musician and singer-songwriter, and a member of SACEM, the French Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers.
An album of songs included in his novel "The Escorts" was released in 2023.
THE ESCORTS
My wife first showed signs of forgetfulness about ten years ago...
“Part memoir, part survival guide, The Escorts by Malcolm Duff chronicles a songwriter's touching journey through the reality of caring for a loved one. As his wife is dragged into the darkness of Alzheimer's disease, he recalls his own path to finding the light and the steps to keep a caregiver's life from falling apart.
Moved by song, steeped in loneliness, yet brimming with spirit and humanity, and ultimately filled with hope, The Escorts is a tribute to the depths of compassion and a monument to the fragile joy of living.
Translations
The novel has already been translated into six languages:
- Spanish, by Margarita Amezquita;
- French, by Jean-Luc Vecchio;
- Brazilian Portuguese, by Regina Guerra;
- Ukrainian, by Yana Levchenko.
- Chinese by Xianhe Zhang,
- Greek by Elef Vakalis and Dimitri Molyvdis
The first of a trilogy, "The Escorts" is also one of the few novels to have its own soundtrack, the album entitled "The Escorts."
https://malcolmduff.bandcamp.com/album/the-escorts
Rights
For any inquiries regarding translation, reproduction, film or other rights concerning the novel, please contact the author.
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Reader Comments:
"The depth of his words is immeasurable and touches every soul with even a shred of sensitivity... In fact, we wonder about so many aspects of life, which, perhaps, we had never thought about."
Regina G.
"I can only share the writer's pain, and thank him for the comfort his beautiful book has brought me. It is a tale of two loves, one tragic, the other magical, and the songs inspired by both are heartbreakingly beautiful."
James M.
"A simply incredible and beautiful book... How original to have included the lyrics of the songs in the book! I highly recommend it. A very beautiful read."
Natacha M.
"Moved by song, steeped in loneliness yet brimming with spirit and humanity, and ultimately shot through with hope, 'The Escorts' is a tribute to the depth of compassion and a monument to the fragile joy of living." Olympia, Cambridge
"A magnificent manuscript... profound and poetic... a story sublimated by song." Austin Macauley, New York
"The songs of singer-songwriter duo Malcolm Duff and Maristela Da Silva form a dark but luminous lesson in universal compassion...." A&R Factory, London
“How do you feel as Alzheimer's disease gradually takes away a loved one? … Beyond words, this moving story comes to life in the songs on the album “Les Escortes”. Editions du Panthéon, Paris
"Your book is truly honest—about the good, the bad, and the ugly of dementia—something very different from other essays or books on the subject." Riverstone Senior Life Services, New York
