Do we spend our lives searching in vain for an answer,
or do
we find a version of the truth we can live with, and live with it?
A Version of the
Truth
by Marsh Rose
Genre: Memoir
Over forty years, Marsh and her partner built a life defined
by love, devotion, and independence. He supported her when she bought her home
in California wine country, when she grieved the deaths of her parents, when
she built her career as a psychotherapist, and even when she overcame a
lifelong fear of dogs to adopt a rescued greyhound.
They never married or shared a home—by choice. They were lovers and confidants,
deeply committed to one another. Yet, they only met on Tuesdays and Fridays.
And then, one day, he vanished.
When Marsh finally tracked him down, she discovered the unimaginable: he had
suffered a catastrophic stroke. His memory was gone. He could no longer speak.
And he was living with a woman who knew him by a different name.
What was the truth? With him unreachable behind the devastation of his illness,
and with the danger that exposing their relationship could cause irreparable
harm, Marsh was left to confront a hall of mirrors—plagued by questions,
silences, and uncertainty.
In the end, she discovered a universal reality: we all live with some
unknowable mystery. The question is—do we spend our lives searching in vain for
an answer, or do we find a version of the truth we can live with, and live with
it?
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Ornery Owl's Review
Rating: Five out of Five Stars
Take a trip back in time to California in the 1980s and 1990s as the author describes her journey to find a suitable home when everything is massively overpriced. Enjoy learning about an unconventional life and love affair along the way.
The book has an easy, conversational tone. It avoids long exposition and info-dumps, delivering a crisp, personable tale. I finished it in a single afternoon.
This book will appeal to those who enjoy honest memoirs set in the recent past.
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