I won’t say what -but believe me - ‘really’ heartbreaking. I’m still sad about an awful - earlier accident. Packed filled with life, family, flowers, nature, beauty - music, art, travel, loss, joys, sorrows, and love. I bet I’ll associate the art of Japanese flower arranging - Ikebana- with Marcia and her mother forever too. I’ll never be able to even hear the ‘word’, *Mayday*, without thinking about the tradition of Mayday in Marcia’s family. Well, let me say: “mission accomplished”! I know more about Marcia’s mother than my own mother. Marcia said she wrote this book to preserve her mother’s memories. Both she and her mother have are living with Alzheimer’s. Marcia Gay Harden’s mother has Alzheimer’s Disease. I bet I’ll associate the art of Japanese flower arranging - Ike Library Audiobook, read by Marcia
Library Audiobook, read by Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden’s mother has Alzheimer’s Disease. Powerful and incredibly stirring, The Seasons of My Mother illustrates the unforgettable vulnerability and beauty of motherhood, as Marcia does what Beverly can no longer do: she remembers.more With a razor-sharp wit, as well as the kind of emotional honesty that has made her performances resonate with audiences worldwide, Marcia captures the joys and losses of life even as her precious mother gracefully strives to maintain her identity while coming to grips with Alzheimer’s disease. Using the philosophy of ikebana as her starting point, Marcia Gay Harden intertwines the seasons of her mother’s life with her own journey from precocious young girl to budding artist in New York City to Academy Award=winning actress. It was here that Beverly, amid the many challenges of raising her family abroad, found her own self-expression in ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging. As a military family, the Hardens moved often, and their travels eventually took them to Yokohama, off the coast of Japan, during the Vietnam War era. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives-Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young naval officer-she always had a knack for storytelling, role-playing, and adventure. Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively childr In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America’s most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America’s most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.