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Annie's Ghosts
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Steve Luxenberg |
Beth Luxenberg was an only child. Everyone knew it: her grown children, her friends, even people she’d only recently met. So when her secret emerged, her son Steve Luxenberg was bewildered. He was ce… |
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Family re-union
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Robert Kuttner |
Explores relationships between parents and adult children, offering advice and insight on ways to develop a new adult-to-adult connection and maintain trust and communication. |
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The doctor's daughter
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Hilma Wolitzer |
Alice Brill struggles to come to terms with the hidden truths of her life--her unrealized aspirations as a writer, her lackadaisical marriage, her troubled younger son, and her father, who is slippin… |
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Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
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Roz Chast |
In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and document… |
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Knocking on heaven's door
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Katy Butler |
"An exquisitely written, expertly reported memoir and expose; of modern medicine that leads the way to more humane, less invasive end-of-life care based on the author's acclaimed New York Times Magaz… |
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Bettyville
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George Hodgman |
"A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother--a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love. When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Misso… |
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The gift of caring
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Marcy Cottrell Houle |
"In the next few years, 66 million Americans will be caring for an aging parent. "Over eighty-five" is the nation's fastest growing age group, a trend that keeps growing as ten thousand Americans tur… |
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Here we go Joe
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Cora Darrah |
A daughter-n-law's memoir of the lessons learned about living and dying with dignity and love. Cora shares her personal experiences while assisting her husband and sister-in-law with the care of Joe,… |
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The prodigal daughter
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Margaret Gibson |
"Gibson recounts her childhood in conservative Richmond, Virginia, and her growing estrangement from her sister and parents. Returning home years later to meet the needs of her stroke-crippled sister… |
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My mother, your mother
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Dennis M. McCullough |
Family doctor and geriatrician Dennis McCullough recommends a new approach to medical care for the elderly: Slow Medicine. Shaped by common sense and kindness, it advocates for careful anticipatory "… |
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