Julita's Sands: A Memoir

In this unique memoir within a memoir is the real life tale of a mother's battle with a disease that shows no mercy and her daughter's unending love for her. A narrative told in two voices, Emily shares the story of her newfound relationship with her dementia-stricken mother while her mother illuminates highlights of her life in Cuba.

Julita’s Sands reads like a novel, told with brutal honesty and rib-tickling humor as the author takes us on a thrill ride through tunnels of fear, sadness, jo...