And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: A Novella, Hardcover

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FromtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofAManCalledOve,MyGrandmotherAskedMeToTellYouShesSorry,andBritt-MarieWasHerecomesanexquisitelymovingportraitofanelderlymansstruggletoholdontohismostpreciousmemories,andhisfamilyseffortstocareforhimevenastheymustfindawaytoletgo.
Isntthatthebestofalllifesages,anoldmanthinksashelooksathisgrandchild,whenaboyisjustbigenoughtoknowhowtheworldworksbutstillyoungenoughtorefusetoacceptit.
GrandpaandNoaharesittingonabenchinasquarethatkeepsgettingsmallereveryday.Thesquareisstrangebutalsofamiliar,fulloftheoddsandendsthathavemadeuptheirlives:Grandpasworkdesk,thestuffeddragonthatGrandpaoncegavetoNoah,thesweet-smellinghyacinthsthatGrandmalovedtogrowinhergarden.
Astheywaittogetheronthebench,theytelljokesanddiscusstheirsharedloveofmathematics.Grandparecallswhatitwasliketofallinlovewithhiswife,whatitwasliketoloseher.Shesasrealtohimnowasthefirstdayhemether,buthedreadsthedaywhenhewontrememberher.
SometimesGrandpasitsonthebenchnexttoTed,NoahsfatherTedwhoneverlikedmath,preferswritingandplayingguitar,andhaswaitedhisentirelifeforhisfathertohavetimeforhim,toaccepthim.ButintheirloveofNoah,theyhavefoundacommonbond.
Grandpa,Grandma,Ted,andNoahallmeethere,inthispeculiarspacethatisgrowingdimmerandmoreconfusingallthetime.Andhereiswheretheywilllearntosaygoodbye,thescentofhyacinthsintheair,nothingtofear.Thislittlebookwithabigmessageiscertaintobetreasuredforgenerationstocome."