Loved itI do love his really short story The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, but that is oh my gosh, like I can't even begin to read that right now because that is just so sad, but also heartwarming.
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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer (2016)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive An exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go.
- ISBN:
- 9781501160578
- Length:
- 96 pages
Genres: literary fiction
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Loved itmy personal list is Wild Dark Shore, Atmosphere, and Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, and The Fault in Our Stars.
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Loved itI read it in one sitting. This was good. Made me cry.
Loved itam moment of appreciation for that title oh my God
Loved itthis is a generational story following a grandfather a father and a son whilst the grandfather is losing his memory because he has alzheimer's is it is written in the most beautiful simple but poignant and heart wretching way i would literally recommend this book to everyone and their mothers and their fathers