Winter Solstice
A Memoir in Poetry
by Diana Howard
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Pub Date 1 Nov 2021 | Archive Date 4 Jan 2022
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Description
We take our memory for granted. Dementia will steal it in ways most of us could never imagine.
Winter Solstice by Diana Howard burrows deep into the heart-rendering poetic journey of a daughter trying to love and help her mother who is slowly losing her memory.
Through poems and vignettes written over a period of 15 years, the reader will enter a world of denial, confusion, shame, fear, humor, sacrifice, patience and love - finding solace and empathy with an experience many of us go through, yet struggle to find words to describe.
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Advance Praise
"While Winter Solstice will likely appear in collections geared to contemporary poets, it also deserves a place in any literary library alongside reflections of family and dementia experiences. Its powerful voice offers a perspective many similar attempts don't begin to match." - D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review
"The book is important. Poet Diana Howard takes care of her mother passing through the stages of dementia, and she reverently honors the collective journeys of all those who have done the same." - Independent Book Review
"Seasoned poetry readers will find traces of Mary Oliver in this book, and those readers living with loved ones suffering from dementia will find a place of comfort and understanding in this work." - RECOMMENDED by The US Review of Books
"An emotional, heart-wrenching journey...The reader senses the deep love between daughter and mother" - Readers' Favorite, 5 Stars
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781639881833 |
| PRICE | US$15.99 (USD) |
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