Where the Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again
About this audiobook
Many know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies, the calculating Peggy Kenter on Nashville, or the wife of country megastar Brad Paisley. But in 2014, Williams-Paisley revealed a tragic secret: her mother had been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called primary progressive aphasia at the age of sixty-one.
In Where the Light Gets In, Williams-Paisley tells the full story of her mother’s illness, from diagnosis through the present day, drawing on her memories of her relationship with the fascinating, complicated, and successful woman who raised her so well. She describes educating herself on her mother’s condition, letting go of the shame and secrecy that surrounded it, and finding unexpected humor and grace in a terrible situation. Her book also chronicles the ways in which her family’s bond was strengthened by the experience, to becoming an awareness advocate, to accepting the woman her mother has become. It is a heartrending and inspiring reminder of how unbreakable our relationships with our mothers are.
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About the author
Kimberly Williams-Paisley is an award-winning actress, producer, and director who starred in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II, as well as Nashville and According to Jim. She has won the Sedona International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Acting and Directing as well as two Heartland Film Festival awards. She graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, with a degree in drama.
Michael J. Fox first gained fame playing Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties. In addition to many other acting successes, including the Back to the Future trilogy and an award-winning role in Spin City, he has authored several bestselling books. In 2000 he launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which has leapt to the forefront of the effort to find a cure. Fox lives with his family in New York City.
