About

Of Scottish origin, Malcolm Duff has been a university professor and translator in France since 1975, founding and heading two ISO 9001-certified translation companies. He is also a musician and singer-songwriter, member of SACEM, the French Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers.

An album of the songs included in his novel-memoir “The Escorts” was released in 2023.

THE ESCORTS

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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 those caring for a loved one. As his wife is drawn into the darkness of Alzheimer's, he remembers his own path to finding the light and the steps to keep a caregiver's life from falling apart.

Moved by song, imbued with loneliness, but 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 four languages:

Spanish, by Margarita Amezquita;
French, by Jean-Luc Vecchio;
Brazilian Portuguese, by Regina Guerra;
Ukrainian, by Yana Levchenko.

The first in a trilogy, “The Escorts” is also one of the rare novels to have its own soundtrack, the album entitled “The Escorts”.

malcolmduff.bandcamp.com/album/the-escorts

Rights

For inquiries regarding translation, reproduction, cinematographic or other rights relating to the novel, please contact the author.

To buy the book:

https://goo.su/V7fz

Reader comments:

"The depth of his words is immeasurable and touches every soul endowed with even a bit of sensitivity... In fact, we wonder about so many aspects of life, to which, perhaps, to be, we never thought of it."

Regina G.

"I can only share the writer's pain, and thank him for the comfort that his very beautiful book brought me. It is a story of two loves, one tragic, the other magical, and the songs inspired by both are heartbreakingly beautiful."

James M.

"A simply incredible and magnificent 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, imbued with solitude but overflowing with spirit and humanity, and ultimately shot through with hope, “Les Escortes” is a tribute to the depth of compassion and a monument to the fragile joy of living.” Olympia, Cambridge

“A magnificent manuscript… deep and poetic… a story sublimated by song.” Austin Macauley, New York

"Songs from singer-songwriter duo Malcolm Duff and Maristela Da Silva form a dark but illuminating 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 of 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