Elizabeth Is Missing
Rating: 3.5/5
Source: Publisher
Genre:fiction, mystery
Maude is 82 yrs.old and no longer lives solely in the present day. Her memories of the past and the disappearance of her sister Sukey have become confused with the disappearance of her friend in the present day, Elizabeth. Suffering from dementia, her days have become a jumble of things, images and thoughts that don't seem to fit.
I would imagine how challenging writing a book from the perspective of a woman suffering from this malady , but the author has done a wonderful job. At times humorous, at times poignant, one cannot help feeling so very sorry for Maude, as a character she is very likable. Her present is not all there and even her past becomes hard to hold on to, so she relies more and more on her pocket full of sticky notes. She has two recurring thoughts, "Elizabeth is missing" and "Where is the best place to grow summer squash." Now you will have to read this to find out the answers. You won't be sorry.
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