How I find Her

Author Genie Zeiger has brought us a beautifully crafted memoir that takes an uncompromising look at the power of the mother-daughter relationship as a beloved mother slowly declines.

"...a loving and fiercely honest account of how the writer coped with her mother Ruth's descent into the maelstrom of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's-related dementia...

What chases away self-pity is her wry sense of humor, her poet¹s delight in close observation, her recognition that any change, even death, can open doors to understanding."

-O, The Oprah Magazine

"Read this book if you want to laugh and cry - perhaps at the same time.
Read this if you want to grieve what you have lost, or what you never had.

'How I Find Her" is a deeply moving farewell and a quiet celebration that traces the way suffering helps us find ourselves. I wish I had read this book while I was attending my own mother¹s dying. It¹s the finest guide I know."

- Pat Schneider, author of Wake Up Laughing: A Spiritual Autobiography.

"Whether she¹s mourning her losses or celebrating her blessings, Genie Zeiger¹s gorgous work breaks my heart and opens my heart."

-Sy Safransky, editor The Sun Magazine

"...To return to strong emotion without sentimentality and to deep human reflection without ideology, read Gene’s memoir meditatively. Her words can revive a dormant heart..."

—Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul

Genie The Author leads writing workshops. Her poems, stories, and essays have appeared in more than fifty magazines. She has twice been nominated for a Pushcart pirize. She is a regular contributor for NPR and is poetry editor for the Massachusetts' Audubon Society magazine Sanctuary.

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