![]() ![]() Despite her sorrow and (frequently hilarious) neuroses, she assumes the role with tenderness and aplomb.Īs if to compensate for Howard’s waning mind, Ruth begins to observe and describe everything, serving as his eyes, ears and memory. It becomes clear that Ruth is expected to act as Howard’s primary caregiver. Ruth’s mother is scarily preoccupied with tending to a certain unspoken grief, while Howard, Ruth’s father, sinks into dementia. ![]() Thirty-year-old Ruth Young, who has just been dumped by her fiancé, moves back to Southern California to help her parents, who are knee-deep in their own hot mess. In Goodbye, Vitamin, her outstanding debut novel, Rachel Khong provides a crisp and affecting look at how early-onset Alzheimer’s can reshuffle the members of a family. Rating: “What imperfect carriers of love we are, and what imperfect givers.” ![]()
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