Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent

Tucker, Michael

ISBN 10: 0802119212 / ISBN 13: 9780802119216

Published by Atlantic Monthly Press, 2009

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Synopsis:

<div>Michael Tucker and his wife, Jill Eikenberry, are enjoying the early years of retirement in their dream house, a beautiful 350-year-old stone farmhouse in the central Italian province of Umbria, when life rears its ugly head on their summer plans. Jill&#8217;s mother&#8217;s second husband, Ralph, has passed away, and Michael and Jill must leave the respite of the Italian countryside and travel westward to console Lora, Jill&#8217;s mother, and help her plan her future. Thus begins <i>Family Meals</i>, a beautifully told memoir that explores the meaning of family and examines the sacrifices we make for those we love. After Ralph&#8217;s death, Lora begins a rapid decline into dementia, and Jill wrestles with the decision to move her from Santa Barbara to New York City. The Tuckers initially attempt to place Lora in a senior residence in New York, but when an apartment becomes vacant right across the hall from them, they grab it for Lora. Michael and Jill&#8217;s children, Alison and Max&#151;much to their parents&#8217; happiness&#151;decide not only to relocate to Manhattan but also move in together. Their family, which had been a loose network of individual strands, has become, remarkably, a unit. It&#8217;s all very Italian.</div>

Bibliographic Details

Title: Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an...
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good