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Buffalo Lockjaw
This novel explores the impact that Alzheimer’s has on the Fitzroy family.
Shortly after her diagnosis, James’s mother Ellen confides in him that she wanted to commit suicide to avoid the expected outcome of her disease.
Ames tells the story of James’s return home to Buffalo four years later. He gives a touching, and at times funny, account of this homecoming. He explores the dynamics / alliances of the Fitzroy family, as well as the intricacies of returning home to where you grew up.
