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Never Coming Back

By: Alison McGhee
Narrated by: Alison McGhee
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When Clara Winter left her rural Adirondack Mountain town for college, she never looked back. Her mother, Tamar, a fiercely independent but loving woman who raised Clara on her own, all but pushed her out the door, forcing Clara to build a new life for herself, far from her roots, far from her high-school boyfriend, and far from the life she had known.

Now more than a decade has passed, and Clara, a successful writer, has been summoned home. Tamar has become increasingly forgetful and can no longer live on her own. But, just as her mother's memory is beginning to slip away, Clara's questions are building: Why was Tamar so insistent that Clara leave home all those years ago? What secrets was she hiding? Does Clara, too, carry inside her the gene for early-onset Alzheimer's? And, if so, what does that mean for her own future?

©2017 Alison McGhee (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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Love this book!

Excellent writing, excellent research,one of the best books I’ve read in 2017! It’s absolutely going on my favorite list!

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I lived this book

I love this book, but I also lived it. Eight years ago my amazing, beautiful mom died from this disease. Every story Alison McGhee described in this perfect book is
true. It left me gasping and sobbing for my mom. I hope that all of the care givers in this world read this book as they help their loved ones take this horrible walk. The suggestions and techniques Ms. McGhee describes are so correct . . . never use the word "remember."

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This story brings the definition of family to new heights. Pertinent,touching, brings joys to the forefront as difficult and challenging times are present.

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I couldn't get the purpose of this story; couldn't connect with main character or her "quest"; not the best book on alzheimers I've ever come across

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The author seemed depressed and self-absorbed.

I felt the story. It was about a self absorbed woman who is focused on her high school, boyfriend, and anger towards her mother. I kept hoping something exciting was going to happen or surprising, but I felt it was all pretty predictable. I couldn’t wait for it to be over by the end.

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