Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster | Atria Books for gifting me a digital ARC of All the Words We Know by Bruch Nash. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!
Rose is in her 80s, living in an assisted living facility, but she is still full of life. She just can't always remember it. When her friend is found dead after an apparent fall from a window, Rose is determined to uncover the truth.
Don't go into this thinking it's going to be a cozy mystery, because that's a small part of the book. This is more a look at dementia from the inside, when someone just can't come up with the right word, so tries quite a few. It will make you smile as Rose tries to understand the world around her, including her somewhat detached children and grandchildren. She remembers love but not all the details. As someone dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, it seemed familiar in many ways, bringing some dignity to this illness, making the patient feel real and valued. There were times when I was reading when I thought, Oh, I need to be mindful of saying things a certain way. Creative and thoughtful.
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