InternationallyacclaimedauthorCarolynGammonconjuresakindandunflinchingportraitofhermother’smemoryloss--ultimatelyrevealingthelove,joyandlifewhichremainevenasmemoryfades.Learningtospeakinmaybes--perhapsItoldyou?Wereyouthere?--andtoletamotherdirectmemoryasmemoryvanishes,Gammonthreadsapaththroughtime,bringingusintotheheartandheatofamother-daughterrelationshipthatischangingaseachdaypasses.Thatoneday,maynotoffer“thepleasureofadaughter’scompany,butonlythatofawarmhand.“Eachpoemrevealstheintimacyofthismother-daughterrelationship,thrustingthereaderintotheirdialogueandcommunication.AttheendofeachpoemisaquotefromGammon’smother,ofteneerilyinsightful,reflectingherownyouthfulambitiontowrite:“Iamstillclingingtothevine“and“Ifindforgettingeasy.“Kind,oftenfunny,andalwayshonest,thiscollectionisforanyonewhohaslovedsomeonewhoisbeginningtoforget;hasforgotten;butwillnotbeforgotten.Thesewordsofferanarchive;atestamenttothememorythatlivesinbooks--andareminderthatmemorylossisnotaninsurmountablebarriertolivingagoodlife.
