Leaving Tinkertown
Book description
When Tanya Ward Goodman came home to New Mexico to visit her dad at the end of 1996, he was fifty-five years old and just beginning to show symptoms of the Alzheimer's disease that would kill him six years later. Early onset dementia is a shock and a challenge to…
Why read it?
1 author picked Leaving Tinkertown as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Leaving Tinkertown is a romp of a memoir that takes the reader behind the scenes of Tinkertown, her father’s colorful roadside attraction in New Mexico. As Ross Ward descends into Alzheimer's, we learn what it was like growing up with this man and how Tanya’s complicated but tender history with him both repels and pulls her back home. Tanya’s writing is gorgeous, and this memoir is both vivid and heartbreaking! It’s a story you won’t soon forget.
From Ann's list on inspiring memoirs about Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
Want books like Leaving Tinkertown?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Leaving Tinkertown.
Browse books like Leaving Tinkertown
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in Alzheimer's disease, family, and New Mexico?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about Alzheimer's disease, family, and New Mexico.