The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon: A Novel
by Linda MacKillop
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Pub Date May 17 2022 | Archive Date Aug 29 2022
Independent Publishers Group | Kregel Publications
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Description
Failing memory has forced Eva Gordon to move in with her granddaughter, Breezy. But Eva hates the bustle of Boston. All she wants to do is move back to her quiet, cozy Cape Cod home and be left alone.
Then Breezy announces she's getting married, and they'll be moving to her new husband's rundown family farm, where he lives with an elderly uncle. They'll be one big family--but only Breezy and Brent think it'll be a happy one.
It's all too much for Eva. Too much change, too much togetherness, too much of an over-crowded life she never wanted. But as her desire for privacy collides with her worsening memory, Eva may find herself in a pickle she can't get out of. Can an unlikely cast of misfit characters step in to woo Eva from her self-imposed isolation?
Fans of A Man Called Ove will appreciate Eva's predicament, and enjoy the poignant, hilarious, and intergenerational rescue effort to save her from herself.
Advance Praise
“On par with Olive Kitteridge! But where Olive woos, Eva Gordon captures. MacKillop’s characters landed in my bones, guts, heart—and took up residence. A poignant, utterly beautiful story of perspective and hope.”
—Cheryl Grey Bostrom, award-winning author of Sugar Birds: A Novel
“A story about aging, caregiving, friendship, parenting, nostalgia, and dementia—and a delightfully memorable and flawed character who has made her fair share of mistakes in life. There is the kind of patience in the plot development and character disclosure reminiscent of the writings of Marilynne Robinson.”
—Jim Heynen
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