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Another Country: The Emotional Terrain of Our Elders

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When I had my first baby I turned to Dr. Spock to learn about the things I might expect to experience. I didn't know I would need a book to help me be the best caregiver I could be for my grandparents.Another Country was so pertinent to my life I felt it was my diary written for me to read. I'm living so much of what is covered in the book, with my grandmother living with us. Ms Pipher writes about I am experiencing. It explains some things, answers questions, but also makes me ask some too. I'm so glad to have found this friend! Definitely a book for my shelves, to be revisited again I'm sure, just as Spock was.

Understanding another generation and helping them isn't easy, but Pipher shows us all the way. All who plan to have another birthday, and even if someone you love probably won't...read this book! Humor, helpful tips, knowledge and appreciation of all ages of our society are contained in these wonderful pages. I couldn't put it down. Often laughed, often cried, and learned a lot!!! I am going back to Amazon now to order several more copies for gifts. Order this book, you will be glad you did.

As a member of the 50 something crowd I am entering unchartedwaters in dealing with aging parents. I was expecting a helpful guideand instead got someone who is lost herself! Everyone has a story and Mary's aren't unique or enlightening. It's still on the shelf, unfinished. What was the point?

I had to read this book for a senior-level college gerentology class. I was not impressed. The author rambles on with anecdotes and quotes from other authors that I had already studied in earlier classes. Her writing style is too ecclectic for my tastes.