Books like The Summer of the Great-Grandmother

Life is a fugue. Our lives and memories overlap and run into one another. Perhaps, if I had not spent 20 days this summer at a hospice house this book would only have 4 stars but for me this is the summer of the great grandfather and not a word was wasted. Five whole stars worth of words. And then there are the chapters of stories, stories taking place in places I also know and love, that old Florida which I stare into nightly in a painting on my wall. Sometimes I almost fall into it and this book was like that for me. I cannot go too long without hearing the surf either, Madeleine. It has been too long, thank-you for the much needed visit. Madeleine, herself, is now gone, but this summer I am reading and living her book. I am thankful not to be alone.