The End of Her
Racing Against Alzheimer's to Solve a Murder

I really enjoyed this book. Its three threads (the history of the Jewish diaspora in Canada, the author's sorrow over his mother's decline into dementia, and the mystery of who murdered his great-grandmother more than one hundred years ago) form a fascinating narrative. I already knew Hoffman is an......more

This is a deeply affecting work. I sank slowly into the literary seduction constructed here. There’s so many layers – the horrifying and emotional toll of Alzheimer’s on an individual and on a family, still balanced with humor and love. The mysterious conundrum of an unlikely murder in a pioneer tow......more

I'd call this 3 and a half stars... It was several threads that didn't really hang together. I was much more invested in the bittersweet story of his mother's decline, and less so in the family murder mystery. The mystery [part was interesting but there was so much of what seemed like filler.......more

I read a review of this book and the link to Winnipeg and a real life crime as well as a mother with dementia got my attention. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the murder in Winnipeg in the North End where my mother grew up and Where I spent time with my grandparents who immigrated from Poland. I......more

MEMORY AND STORIES In his three novels, Wayne Hoffman provides intriguing first lines to pull the reader into his stories. His recent nonfiction book, The End of Her: Racing against Alzheimer’s to Solve a Murder, is no exception. His first sentence is the following: “I was always my mother’s favorite......more