Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs
Finding Rosa
A Mother with Alzheimers, a Daughter in Search of the Past
- Publisher
- Greystone Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2010
- Category
- Personal Memoirs, Alzheimer's & Dementia
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553655268
- Publish Date
- Mar 2010
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
When her mother, Rosa, begins to show signs of dementia, Caterina Edwards embarks on what turns out to be a search for the meaning of the past and of home. During the four years she cares for her mother, Edwards must navigate between conflicting responsibilities while dealing with her mother's troubled mind and her own exhaustion. This frank memoir tells a complex story of two women in crisis, one struggling to maintain a sense of self, the other seeking to understand and accept both her past and her present.
About the author
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Caterina Edwards was born in England of an English father and an Italian mother. She holds a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Alberta and has taught Canadian literature and creative writing at post-secondary institutions in Edmonton, where she currently lives. In 1997-98, she was the writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta. Her books include the short story collection Island Of The Nightingales.
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