I received this Advanced Reading Copy by making a selection from Amazon Vine books but that in no way influenced my thoughts or feelings in this review. As a person with family member who had dementia and Alzheimer's she totally portrayed it truthfully and understood the violent pain it causes on spouses and the children of the person having it. I would be very happy to read any of her future books. The author's writing is very straightforward and intelligent. It Diane, Lauren and Sean were real people I would love to have them in my life. I am very impressed with Diane who goes from a child more in hiding from a terrible crime that tore her family apart to a woman who could come to terms with her anger and learn forgiveness and express her understanding. Racial issues were there but they were not the main focus. What was his life like at work before? What about Diane who totally missed out on having a comfortable childhood?
What was their relationship to him before he started having symptoms. For each of them there is a before and after. Show More more about the tremendous effect on his wife, Diane, his daughter, Lauren and his son, Sean. Suddenly faced with an uncertain future, Diane must choose a new path-and discover her own capacity for love"- … ( more) Supporting her children in a changing landscape, Diane remains resolute in her goal to keep her family together-until her husband finds love with another resident of the facility. For her son Sean, it means finding a way to repair the strained relationship with his father before it's too late. For Diane' daughter Lauren, it means honoring her father by following in his footsteps as a successful architect. As Gregory's memory wavers and fades, Diane and her children must reexamine their connection to the man he once was-and learn to love the man he has become. As a respected family court judge, she's spent her life making tough calls, but when her sixty-eight-year-old husband's health worsens and Diane is forced to move him into an assisted living facility, it seems her world is spinning out of control. She never expected to slowly lose her talented husband to the debilitating effects of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
You just can't plan for this kind of thing. "From acclaimed author Marita Golden comes a moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer's disease.
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