Gone but still here : a novel
(2022)

Fiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2022
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 23 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9798200991662 MWT15614474, 8200991660 15614474
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Read by Jane Oppenheimer, Janina Edwards, and Stacey Glemboski

As her recent memories fade, Mary lives increasingly in the past―returning to the secrets of her turbulent interracial love story. Coming to terms with advancing dementia, Mary has no choice other than to move into her daughter's home. Her daughter, Kayla, caught between her cognitively impaired mother and her belligerent teenage son, soon finds caregiving is more challenging than she imagined. Sage, the family's golden retriever, offers comfort and unconditional love, but she has her own problems, especially when it comes to dealing with Mary's cat. Throughout it all, Mary struggles to complete her final book-a memoir, the untold story of the love of her life, who died more than forty years earlier. Her confused and tangled tales span Trinidad, England, and Canada, revealing the secrets of a tragic interracial love story in the 1960s and '70s. But with her writing skills slipping away, it's a race against time. Heartwarming, funny, and hopeful, Gone but Still Here is an honest, open look at the struggles of one family as they journey into the unknown. "Touching, compassionate, and strong. I stayed up late, got up early, and read until I was done. Such an incredible story." "Dance deftly weaves multiple narratives in a compassionate and compelling portrayal of a woman with dementia."

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