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A Revised Edition of my Father-Son Alzheimer's Memoir
A Foreword Book of the Year in Autobiography/Memoir
A Publishers Weekly Indie Top 20 selection
A Washington Post Best Book of 2009
“John Thorndike’s memoir is a wonderfully detailed episodic account of his father’s ordeal with Alzheimer’s...an honest and powerful portrayal of the effects of the combination of old age and Alzheimer’s disease and the love between a son and his father.” —ForeWord Reviews
"A beautiful book, this memoir reveals the painful chaos of Alzheimer’s, as well as the strength, faith and unexpected joys that come with caring for a loved one in his last days.” (Starred review) —Publishers Weekly
“This memoir is far too elegantly written to ever state it directly, but the reader is made aware of the high honor involved: The author honors his father in the most profound way and is blessed, in turn, by participating in the most taxing event in his father’s life.” —The Washington Post
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A Novel About My Mother
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“A marvel of imagination and creativity” –US Review of Books
In real life Virginia Thorndike, the author’s mother, died of an alcohol and drug overdose at the age of 57. In this novel she recovers and fights to stay sober. She devotes herself to her sons, hoping to make up for the years in which she gave them too little attention. Both now need her help. Her older gay son’s partner comes down with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and her younger son’s wife succumbs to “the weakness,” her family’s term for schizophrenia. Ginny devotes herself to her boys, but also starts up with Lyle, her first lover in years. Growing older, there’s a surprise at every turn.
My mother was The Passionate Sister
