Gene, Everywhere: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law
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For those of us who are aging along with our parents, Gene Everywhere is a wonderful companion on this journey. (Brenda Miller, author of An Earlier Life)
On New Year's Day 2011, without giving the idea full consideration, Talya invites her ninety-year-old father-in-law to visit. He needs a temporary place to stay. She needs something. From the moment Gene steps into her kitchen clutching a paper sack filled with medication, NOTHING unfolds as she expects."While often grounded in things--a red sweatshirt, a jigsaw puzzle, a toothpick, 72 ceiling tiles--at its heart Gene, Everywhere is about people in their maddening, clumsy, confounding, and ultimately triumphant attempts to connect and enrich each other's lives... Anyone who has been inspired by an older mentor will love this memoir; anyone who has not will find one in Gene." Dorene O'Brien, author of What It Might Feel Like to HopeWith the generational wisdom of Tuesdays with Morrie and the charm of A Man Called Ove, this story is for adult children everywhere.
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This quiet, grace-filled memoir reminds us that it takes courage to slow down and confront one's own insecurities and to face head-on the fragility of life's quiet moments, and yet, at its heart, doing so is the greatest of life's strengths.
J. Bradley Minnick, Host and Executive Producer of Arts & Letters
For those of us who are aging along with our parents, Gene Everywhere is a wonderful companion on this journey. In prose that is clear-eyed and authentic, Talya Tate Boerner shows us how profound connections can take hold in the most unexpected ways.
Brenda Miller, author of An Earlier Life
Relationships between daughters-in-law and their fathers-in-law are rarely explored in literature, particularly in such honest and memorable prose, and in this way Gene, Everywherebreaks new ground...
Dorene O'Brien, author of What It Might Feel Like to Hope
Boerner writes in a true Southern voice--clear, fresh, and light-hearted... taking the reader along as Gene's visit opens the possibility of a different life for herself.
Brenda Clem Black, author of Black & Kiddo: A True Story of Dust, Determination, and Cowboy Dreams
Talya brings the reader into her home and heart with a voice that is fearlessly candid and instantly endearing.
Kyran Pittman, author of Planting Dandelions: Field Notes from a Semi-Domesticated Life
From the first chapter, I am captivated. Talya Boerner's prose reads like poetry. Each word is carefully chosen for color and texture, then woven into a gorgeous tapestry of story. Talya is one of the best contemporary authors I've read lately, and I'm happy to count myself a fan of her work.
Cassie Dandridge Selleck, author of The Pecan Man
