Gone but Still Here
A Novel

Mary sets out to write the story she never told her children about their father and what they faced being in an interracial marriage. This is an enormous undertaking as she has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It’s more than just one woman’s experience with Alzheimer’s, though, it’s the......more

In a Nutshell: A very emotional read focussing on the issues of Alzheimer’s sufferers as well as caregivers. It’s a slow and complicated read but the topic makes it worth the effort. Story: Mary: a seventy-five year old published writer who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Mary is determined to p......more

I'm at page 220 in this book and am tapping out. I'm DNF-ing it not because it's a bad book or badly written -- on the contrary, the writing is beautiful, and the story packs an emotional wallop without ever feeling maudlin. However, it's just not the kind of book I want to read right now. I need ha......more

A fantastic read!......more

I have mixed feelings about this book. Although it felt like an accurate description of living with Alzheimer’s, there was something that stopped me from getting emotionally invested in the characters. The book was easy to read but I didn’t find my self feeling eager to see how the story played out......more