The memory of who we are survives in those we love. In Conversations with My Mother: a Novel of Dementia on the Maine Coast, an elderly, good-hearted Francophone struggles with dementia as her small town succumbs to real-estate development. Focused on her relationship with her acerbic caregiver daughter and peripatetic businessman son, the novel examines the siblings’ attempts to cope with their mother’s deepening decline and the impending sale of the family property to underwrite her care. A first-person present narrative with a strong sense of place that draws parallels between the beleaguered heroine’s persistent kindness and the embattled Maine coast’s enduring beauty, the book is as much about gain as it is about loss, and, ultimately, is more about hope than regret.
Honorable Mention, 2021 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
Author: Ronald-St?phane Gilbert
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Rootstock Publishing
Published: 11/10/2024
Pages: 324
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9781578691814
Language: English
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