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Rosemary Berkeley

Rosemary Berkeley lives in Neptune Beach, Florida. She received an MFA in writing from Vermont College in 2001 and is at work on a novel about her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer.

— From October 2002
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

Au Revoir, Pleasant Dreams

Ten years older than my mother, my father retired soon after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in her midfifties. Despite cautions from doctors that it would be taxing, Dad kept her at home for twelve years.

October 2002
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