Fredrik Backman brings us a very short, very moving portrait of Alzheimer’s in And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer. Backman’s books always seem to feature characters that are very young and very old and either way are deliciously eccentric. His latest, just a bit more than 75 pages, tells the tale of Grandpa and Noah. Grandpa is suffering from what I suspect is Alzheimer’s and the book lyrically unfolds a gradual diminishment of his map of the world as he and Noah interact. My explanation really doesn’t do what the author accomplished justice so pick it up and see for yourself. Highly recommended.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Fredrik Backman brings us a very short, very moving portrait of Alzheimer’s in And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer. Backman’s books always seem to feature characters that are very young and very old and either way are deliciously eccentric. His latest, just a bit more than 75 pages, tells the tale of Grandpa and Noah. Grandpa is suffering from what I suspect is Alzheimer’s and the book lyrically unfolds a gradual diminishment of his map of the world as he and Noah interact. My explanation really doesn’t do what the author accomplished justice so pick it up and see for yourself. Highly recommended.