Today Pop Goes Home - Softcover

Good, Merle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561480983 ISBN 13: 9781561480982

Publisher: Good Books, 2013

Synopsis

Charles Snavely, a feisty man in his 80s, lives at the other end of the house, the "grandparents" part. His son Lewis and his daughter-in-law Esther live in the main house with their children. Charles does not want to go to a retirement home. Esther waffles both ways. Lewis is on the fence. Lewis' opinionated brother Warren from another state criticizes Lewis for even considering the possibility of sending "Pop" to a retirement home. But Warren himself regrets that he can't help! A serious drama about the difficult theme of aging. Do our parents respect us? Do your children respect us? Can the extended family be a home -- or is a retirement institution better for everyone? Poignant, tender, and entertaining.

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About the Author

Merle Good has written numerous books and articles about the Amish, including the beautiful book Who Are the Amish? and the popular children's books Reuben and the Fire and Reuben and the Blizzard (artwork by P. Buckley Moss). In addition to The People's Place, he and his wife Phyllis oversee a series of projects in publishing and the arts. They have also authored many books, including 20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish and Mennonites, as well as Christmas Ideas for Families.

From Booklist

This drama will hit home with anyone who struggles with what to do with an aging parent. Charles Snavely has lived all his life on his farm. Now two of his children live far away, but his oldest son, Lewis, has stayed on and tried to do right by everyone. His father's declining abilities combined with the mental health problems of his wife, Esther, cause Lewis to consider the unthinkable: Should he sell the farm and put his father in a retirement home? Charles doesn't want to move, but he doesn't want to be a burden, either; Lewis doesn't want to send his father away, but Esther can neither care for nor cope with the responsibility of an aging father-in-law. When Lewis' brother Warren arrives, up in arms about his father's being pushed out of his own home, family relationships are tested. Good's pacing could be better, and not all his characters are well developed, but audiences will identify with both Lewis and Charles, and Good tries his best to offer a satisfactory solution to a modern dilemma. Janet Ewing

About this edition

• Publisher: Good Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1561480983
• ISBN 13: 9781561480982
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96