A heartfelt dialogue between friends, Conversations with Nora
follows  the  journey  of  two  sisters  as  they  each  struggle  to
understand the grip of Alzheimer's on their family.  The novel,
inspired by a true story,  takes the reader  from the sisters' first
realization that something  is wrong with Mother;  through her
agonizing denial and efforts  to  thwart the daughters' attempts
to care  for her;  and  then  plunges  the  reader  along  with  the
entire family into the dark and confusing maze of dementia.
 

The  path  to  finding  a  place where Mother will be secure and
can feel  at home  is filled with many obstacles,  not the least of
which  are  her  own  denial  and  fight  for independence and a
medical system that seems unwilling to help them.