I'll Be Seeing You

The beloved New York Times bestselling author tells the poignant love story of caring for her parents in their final years in this beautifully written memoir."I'll Be Seeing You moved me and broadened my understanding of the human condition."—Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much is TrueElizabeth Berg's father was an Army veteran who was a tough man in every way but one: He showed a great deal of love and tenderness to his wife. Berg describes her parents' marriage as a romance that lasted for nearly seventy years; she grew up watching her father kiss her mother upon leaving home, and kiss her again the instant he came back. His idea of when he should spend time away from her was never.But then her father developed Alzheimer's disease, and her parents were forced to leave the home they loved and move into a facility that could offer them help. It was time for their children to offer practical advice, emotional support, and...