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Book Review: No Saints Around Here by Susan Allen Toth

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No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days By: Susan Allen Toth 256 pages Genre: Memoir/Essays/Caregiving Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, 2014 In this book Toth writes in short essays that chronicle the last 18 months of her husband James's life- who suffered from  Parkinson's Disease. An honest, poignant, and darkly funny book. Susan Allen Toth's collection of essays about her caregiving days are not just a must read for caregivers; they're a must read for all readers.      Here's some book links: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N / University of Minnesota Press About the author: Susan Allen Toth  has written for the  New York Times , the  Washington Post ,  Harper's , and  Vogue , among other publications. Her many books include  Blooming ,  Ivy Days ,  My Love Affair with England ,  England As You Like It , and  Leaning into the Wind: A Memoir of Midwest Weather  (Minnesota, 2006). A...