Reviews matching “9781553653899”
 Finding Rosa“Finding Rosa is a compelling work by a skilled writer who draws the reader along on two intensely personal journeys: Rosa’s and her own.” Edmonton Journal, Sep 13, 2008 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa“Finding Rosa is a fascinating story of two journeys. The first is Rosa’s, as Alzheimer’s disease leads this ageing woman deep into the netherworld of fear, confusion and loneliness. The second journey belongs to her daughter, Edmonton author Caterina Edwards, as she tries to cope with her mother’s decline by delving into Rosa’s mysterious and troubled past.” National Post, Sep 26, 2008 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa“Her mother Rosa’s descent into Alzheimer’s disease prompts Edmonton-based Edwards to visit Rosa’s homeland. Paradoxically, discovering a past filled with loss helps Edwards get over her own pain – and brings into focus her relationship with her daughters.” Best Health Magazine, Oct 7, 2008 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa“Caterina’ Edwards’ new book, Finding Rosa, is the best story published in Western Canada this year. This story has mystery, history, memory, nostalgia, conflict and love. Once you start reading you cannot put it down.” Il Contesso, Oct 7, 2008 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa“[Finding Rosa] is an insightful look at caregiver stress and how depression, guilt and burnout can be as insidious as the disease itself. It is easy for us readers to see but much more difficult for the person immersed in providing care to recognize. …What people may take away from Edwards’ story is the importance of self-care but as an absolute imperative to caregivers’ health and well-being.” Alberta Alzheimers Society Newsletter, Nov 26, 2008 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa“Caterina Edwards’ new book, Finding Rosa, is an astonishingly candid account of the author’s search for her mother’s past while bearing witness to the wretched corrosion and disintegration of her mother’s present. …On a literary level, Finding Rosa has been expertly penned. Edwards’ writing style allows the reader to move effortlessly from the traumatic episodes with her mother to the larger historic issues that run parallel to the family story. The reader is always easily ferried from one to the other.” Italian Canadiana, Mar 11, 2009 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa“Caterina Edwards’s Finding Rosa does not disappoint. Part memoir, part history, part social commentary, part travelogue, part mystery, part medical research, it works well on so many levels and for many different readers. Edwards, author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, is an excellent writer; her prose is clear, her details well-chosen…” Alberta Views Magazine, May 5, 2009 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa"Edwards had produced a competent, engaging, even a (historically speaking) groundbreaking work." Literary Review of Canada, May 1, 2009 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa"Finding Rosa is a fascinating book from many angles- and well worth the read." Legacy Magazine - Summer 2009, Jul 1, 2009 Read more >> |
Finding Rosa"Caterina [Edwards] gives us her experiences in an openly honest portrayal of the frustrations she encounters. In finding her mother she is also finding herself." Vista Magazine, Jun 15, 2009 Read more >> |