Books like No more words by Reeve Lindbergh

Reeve Lindbergh documents the last seventeen months of her mother’s life in this intimate memoir. After moving from Connecticut to a Vermont farm in 1999, Mrs. Lindbergh, in her nineties, becomes increasingly frail, having suffered a series of small strokes that sap her speech and independence. Reeve chronicles the days of routine care, reflection, and the quiet, profound love shared between mother and granddaughter. The book offers a sober, affectionate portrait of a woman who had once flown across oceans and now faces the fragility of age, and a daughter who bears the responsibility of looking after her most cherished parent. With sparse but precise prose, Reeve reflects on her family relationships, the legacy of her mother’s pioneering spirit, and the enduring bonds of a mother and daughter amid the final stages of life.

First publish date: 2001