My Mother’s Requiem: A Daughter’s Memoir
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Published by: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Pages: 256
ISBN13: 978-1558617018
Overview
"A daughter's memoir of sacrifice and discovery as her ailing mother's caretaker is "an inspiring story of love, loss and the ravages of aging" (Kirkus).
Like many daughters of elderly parents, MacEnulty finds herself in a maze of healthcare negotiations and surprising discoveries when her mother can no longer care for herself. Her mother, who stood by her through her darkest years, was a small-town icon as a composer, pianist, organist, and musical director. She is suddenly unable to be the accomplished, independent person she once was. Now she has two goals: to help her daughter avoid the mistakes that derailed her own life, and to see her mother’s masterpiece, “An American Requiem,” find a new life and a new audience in her mother’s lifetime. Along the way, the author rediscovers her own strength, humor, and rebelliousness at the most unlikely moments.
Praise
A daughter’s memoir of sacrifice and discovery as her ailing moth-er’s caretaker is “an inspiring story of love, loss and the ravages of aging.”
-Kirkus
"Wait Until Tomorrow is a profound story about life and love and loss, growing up and growing old, holding on and letting go. There is a song of beauty and truth on every page."
—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild
Excerpt
Like all mothers, mine had a set of maxims that she thought were important to impart to me: if you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all (unless it’s irresistibly funny); it’s as easy to fall in love with a rich man as it is with a poor man (a nice idea in theory); if you want to commit suicide, wait until tomorrow (advice which has, it turns out, saved my life).
