The Caregiver

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From the critically acclaimed author of This Burns My Heart comes gorgeous, emotionally wise tale about a daughter who unearths the hidden life of her enigmatic mother.Mara Alencar s mother Ana is the moon, the sun, the stars Ana, a struggling voice over actress, is an admirably brave and recklessly impulsive woman who does everything in her power to care for her little girl With no other family or friends her own age, Ana eclipses Mara s entire world They take turns caring for each other in ways big and small Their arrangement begins to unravel when Ana becomes involved with a civilian rebel group attempting to undermine the city s torturous Police Chief, who rules over 1980s Rio de Janeiro with terrifying brutality Ana makes decisions that indelibly change their shared life When Mara is forced to escape, she emigrates to California where she finds employment as a caregiver to a young woman dying of stomach cancer It s here that she begins to grapple with her turbulent past and starts to uncover vital truths about her mother, herself, and what it means to truly take care of someone Told with vivid imagery and subtle poignancy, The Caregiver is a moving and profound story that asks us to investigate who we are as children and parents, immigrants and citizens, and ultimately, humans looking for vital connectivity. New Read eBook The Caregiver Author Samuel Park – kino-fada.fr The book begins in California in the 1990 s when twenty six year old Mara Alencar, an undocumented immigrant from Brazil is a caregiver to an affluent woman with stomach cancer In these early pages, I found Mara s reactions to America fascinating and so enlightening as she tells of all of the things she has been surprised about in the ten years she has been in America The narrative describes these things for several pages how much is free here, public bathrooms, so many cars, that single wom The book begins in California in the 1990 s when twenty six year old Mara Alencar, an undocumented immigrant from Brazil is a caregiver to an affluent woman with stomach cancer In these early pages, I found Mara s reactions to America fascinating and so enlightening as she tells of all of the things she has been surprised about in the ten years she has been in America The narrative describes these things for several pages how much is free here, public bathrooms, so many cars, that single women could be friends with married women, that it wasn t okay for husbands to beat their wives, how everyone could eat at restaurants, that not everyone was white, grandparents lived separate from their grandchildren, that there were no words for certain things an...You taught me precious secrets of the truth, withholdin nothin You came out in front and I was hidingBut now I m so much better so if my words don t come togetherListen to the melody cause my love s in there hiding But I love you in a place where there s no space or timeI ve loved you for my life, yes, you re a friend of mineAnd when my life is over, remember when we were togetherWe were alone and I was singin my song for you, yesWe were alone and I was singin this song for you, babyWe werYou taught me precious secrets of the truth, withholdin nothin You came out in front and I was hidingBut now I m so much better so if my words don t come togetherListen to the melod...3.5 stars The first thing I have to say is that I am deeply saddened by the death of this author I had no idea he passed away last year from stomach cancer This was a good one Can t believe it was the last one I read by Samuel Park A true loss to us readers.Beautifully written The Caregiver explores the caregiving relationship between a mother and daughter during the tumultuous times in 1980 s Rio de Janeiro Two decades later the daughter is living in California working as a caregiver for a woman suffering from cancer Unfortunately this is the last novel we will have the pleasure of reading from Samuel Park as he passed away after shortly after finishing this book Park was a talented writer although the book is a short 288 pages there are mutil Beautiful...Compassionate story of maternal love Recommended Complete review to be posted closer to the publication date of 9 25 2018.via my bloghttps bookstalkerblog.wordpress.com In America, there were no metaphors If a woman trusted her partner she didn t say that she would set her hand on fire When a woman had all the power, she didn t say she had a knife and a piece of cheese in her hands When she didn t like an offer, she didn t tell it to go back to the sea It isn t lost on me that I read this novel while going through my own health scare, mine is intestinal Books find us when we need them, without a doubt It d via my bloghttps bookstalkerblog.wordpress.com In America, there were no metaphors If a woman trusted her partner she didn t say that she would set her hand on fire When a woman had all the power, she didn t say she had a knife and a piece of cheese in her hands When she didn t like an offer, she didn t tell it to go back to the sea It isn t lost on me that I read this novel while going through my own health scare, mine is intestinal Books find us when we need them, without a doubt It deeply saddens me to learn the author passed away from stomach cancer at the age of 41,so after reading at the end of the book what he wrote in 2017 for the New York Times Sunday Review I had a 9 Percent Chance, Plus Hope It s beautiful and heartbreaking.Samuel Park surprises me with how perfectly he could write from the perspective of female characters Getting into the female mind is no easy feat my friends Mara Alencar adores her mother beyond life itself, Ana is her gravity and ...This is outstanding fiction, and I am experiencing reader grief over the fact that this writer died and can t write anythingFull review will be up by the pub date.Thank you to simonandschuster for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review I read this book so fast I m not sure what to even write for a review I guess I ll start with some background The author, Samuel Park, passed away from stomach cancer not long after finishing Which made the book that muchtouching The story is narrated by a young lady named Mara from the time she was 8 years old until she s 26 We are also introduced to her mother, Ana, who is a voice over actr Thank you to simonandschuster for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my ho...Wow What a well written book It was so vividly written and with such detail It had so much emotion in it and dealt with complex situations between people It made me sad, happy and angry at times So sad that the author has passed away and there won t be another book by him.Walk away, emotional sanity at stake, now is living the past, stars sink your spirit, unsmiling in the lonesome firmament, sadness your smile on earth too, believe, believe love comes Christopher Roberts, God Sideways

The Caregiver
  • 10 February 2017
  • ebook
  • 288 pages
  • 1501178784
  • Samuel Park
  • The Caregiver