Mid-life mom, Colleen Gallagher would do anything to protect her children from harm. When her daughter's husband falls ill with ALS, Colleen rolls up her sleeves and moves in, juggling the multiple roles of grandma, cook, and caregiver, only to discover that even her superhuman efforts can't fix what's wrong.
"An affecting, deeply honest novel; at the same time, a lacerating indictment of our modern health care system."—Kirkus Reviews
"Montpelier Tomorrow is an exceptional read. A mix of sadness and humor, it is indeed a story that should be read many times."—US Review of Books
" It took me along a road I hope I never have to travel. Not necessarily an easy read, but one that will cause you to thank your lucky stars it is not your life."—Patricia Day for Readers' Favorite
An engaging and heartfelt novel about the intricate relationships among family dealing with disease and disability. An emotional read.—Jewell Parker Rhodes,author of Douglass' Women and Ninth Ward.
Each time I have reread this fine novel, I have felt rewarded by the connection it offers to the centralcharacter, Colleen. She is that kind of character for which the large scale of the novel is made: her external and internal dilemmas have many dimensions; her relationships with other characters are shaped by complex past and present plot tensions; her viewpoint is transformative, that is, it presents the world as she alone perceives it. I can think of no single page in which her voice is not an irreplaceable gift to the reader.—Kevin McIlvoy, author of The Fifth Station,Little Peg, and Hyssop
In her novel Montpelier Tomorrow,Marylee MacDonald illuminates a seemingly dark, hopeless story with light, humor, and compassion. In the aftermath of her son-in-law'sdevastating diagnosis, Colleen Gallagher becomes increasingly driven to saveher daughter and grandchildren even as she struggles to forge a life of her own. Montpelier Tomorrow is at once an engrossing account of the impossible choices faced by caregivers in the United States and a moving portrait of one close-knit, memorable family. —Katherine Shonk, author of The Red Passport and Happy Now?
