Wide Circumference of Love, The: A Novel

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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1628727357
ISBN 13
9781628727357
Category
Literature
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Publication Year
2017
Publisher
Pages
300
Description
Nominated for a 2018 NAACP Image Award An NPR Best Book of 2017 From acclaimed author Marita Golden comes a moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer’s disease.You just can’t plan for this kind of thing.Diane Tate certainly hasn’t. She never expected to slowly lose her talented husband to the debilitating effects of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. As a respected family court judge, she’s spent her life making tough calls, but when her sixty-eight-year-old husband’s health worsens and Diane is forced to move him into an assisted living facility, it seems her world is spinning out of control.As Gregory’s memory wavers and fades, Diane and her children must reexamine their connection to the man he once wasand learn to love the man he has become. For Diane’ daughter Lauren, it means honoring her father by following in his footsteps as a successful architect. For her son Sean, it means finding a way to repair the strained relationship with his father before it’s too late. Supporting her children in a changing landscape, Diane remains resolute in her goal to keep her family togetheruntil her husband finds love with another resident of the facility. Suddenly faced with an uncertain future, Diane must choose a new pathand discover her own capacity for love. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
3
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 1296 | 1 | Yes | |||
Waynesville Branch | 1297 | 2 | Yes | |||
Main | 1859 | 3 | Yes |