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Melted Away: A Memoir of Climate Change and Caregiving in Peru

Barbara Drake-Vera

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Description:A prolific poet as a child, Barbara Drake-Vera loved writing almost as much as she adored her father, a moody postal employee with an elaborate comb-over and a fondness for Mahler. But when her successes sparked his rage, Barbara silenced her voice for years, terrified even to see her name in print. By age forty-nine, she was a professional journalist living in Peru and collaborating with her husband, a Peruvian-born photographer, to report on melting glaciers in the Andes, far from the reach of her father. Melted Away recounts what happens after her father is diagnosed with advancing Alzheimer’s and Barbara takes him into her home in Lima, beginning a process of self-discovery that uncovers a path toward personal and family healing. A diverse group of allies support her on this a trio of caregiving women from the provinces, who serve as home-health aides; a mischievous, Cervantes-quoting, nonagenarian suitor; and a stubborn alpaca herder who lives beneath a long-worshipped, life-sustaining Andean glacier now melting from rapid climate change.Candid, poignant, and deeply researched, Melted Away is the true story of how a writer at midlife reclaims her agency, and an ardent plea to care for the planet by embracing collectivism and mutual aid."Fascinating, moving... a compelling account of caring for family and the environment." — KIRKUS REVIEWS"Written with an impressive degree of literary elegance.... An extraordinary memoir that will be of particular appreciation for readers with an interest in climatology and environmental science, the country and people of Peru, and the impact of Alzheimer's on complex family relationships. Exceptional and highly recommended." — MBR BOOKWATCH“An exquisite blend of memoir and environmental reporting from the precipice of the climate crisis.”—Cynthia Barnett, author, THE SOUND OF THE SEAS: SEASHELLS AND THE FATE OF THE OCEANS“A brave story of grief, both for what we’re losing to the climate crisis and for what we stand to lose – each other.” Brianna Craft, author, EVERYTHING THAT RISES: A CLIMATE CHANGE MEMOIR“Drake-Vera’s wonderful memoir scales both the Andes and the towering mystery of how to care for an unlovable father. Melted Away is about compassion, for both a declining father and a failing environment.”—Jill Ciment, author, CONSENT: A MEMOIR and THE BODY IN QUESTION“From the New Jersey suburbs to the rapidly disappearing glaciers of the Peruvian Andes, Barbara Drake-Vera takes us on a personal journey of discovery. With her adept storytelling and brutally honest introspection, she helps humanize the pain of the unfolding climate crisis.”— Dr. Michael E. Mann, author, OUR FRAGILE MOMENT and THE NEW CLIMATE WARWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Melted Away: A Memoir of Climate Change and Caregiving in Peru. To get started finding Melted Away: A Memoir of Climate Change and Caregiving in Peru, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A prolific poet as a child, Barbara Drake-Vera loved writing almost as much as she adored her father, a moody postal employee with an elaborate comb-over and a fondness for Mahler. But when her successes sparked his rage, Barbara silenced her voice for years, terrified even to see her name in print. By age forty-nine, she was a professional journalist living in Peru and collaborating with her husband, a Peruvian-born photographer, to report on melting glaciers in the Andes, far from the reach of her father. Melted Away recounts what happens after her father is diagnosed with advancing Alzheimer’s and Barbara takes him into her home in Lima, beginning a process of self-discovery that uncovers a path toward personal and family healing. A diverse group of allies support her on this a trio of caregiving women from the provinces, who serve as home-health aides; a mischievous, Cervantes-quoting, nonagenarian suitor; and a stubborn alpaca herder who lives beneath a long-worshipped, life-sustaining Andean glacier now melting from rapid climate change.Candid, poignant, and deeply researched, Melted Away is the true story of how a writer at midlife reclaims her agency, and an ardent plea to care for the planet by embracing collectivism and mutual aid."Fascinating, moving... a compelling account of caring for family and the environment." — KIRKUS REVIEWS"Written with an impressive degree of literary elegance.... An extraordinary memoir that will be of particular appreciation for readers with an interest in climatology and environmental science, the country and people of Peru, and the impact of Alzheimer's on complex family relationships. Exceptional and highly recommended." — MBR BOOKWATCH“An exquisite blend of memoir and environmental reporting from the precipice of the climate crisis.”—Cynthia Barnett, author, THE SOUND OF THE SEAS: SEASHELLS AND THE FATE OF THE OCEANS“A brave story of grief, both for what we’re losing to the climate crisis and for what we stand to lose – each other.” Brianna Craft, author, EVERYTHING THAT RISES: A CLIMATE CHANGE MEMOIR“Drake-Vera’s wonderful memoir scales both the Andes and the towering mystery of how to care for an unlovable father. Melted Away is about compassion, for both a declining father and a failing environment.”—Jill Ciment, author, CONSENT: A MEMOIR and THE BODY IN QUESTION“From the New Jersey suburbs to the rapidly disappearing glaciers of the Peruvian Andes, Barbara Drake-Vera takes us on a personal journey of discovery. With her adept storytelling and brutally honest introspection, she helps humanize the pain of the unfolding climate crisis.”— Dr. Michael E. Mann, author, OUR FRAGILE MOMENT and THE NEW CLIMATE WARWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Melted Away: A Memoir of Climate Change and Caregiving in Peru. To get started finding Melted Away: A Memoir of Climate Change and Caregiving in Peru, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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