As a generation of baby boomers faces the aging of their parents, Karen Karbo's readable memoir tells the intimate story of a grown up daughter and a reserved father as they journey through the last months of his life. This memoir is funny, easy to read and has a lot to say about how important it is to just be yourself, and do what you can for the people you love. It's not about death but about how we cope with the uncertainty of what death brings.

This was the selection of my face to face book club this month and while initially unenthused, I'm glad I read it. I'm not coping with the death of a loved one but if I was I would find it to be a realistic recounting that is both comforting and humanizing.

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