Family Meals by Michael Tucker

Family Meals by Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker and his wife, Jill Eikenberry, are enjoying the early years of retirement in their dream house, a beautiful 350-year-old stone farmhouse in the central Italian province of Umbria, when life rears its ugly head on their summer plans. Jill's mother's second husband, Ralph, has passed away, and Michael and Jill must leave the respite of the Italian countryside and travel westward to console Lora, Jill's mother, and help her plan her future. Thus begins Family Meals, a beautifully told memoir that explores the meaning of family and examines the sacrifices we make for those we love. After Ralph's death, Lora begins a rapid decline into dementia, and Jill wrestles with the decision to move her from Santa Barbara to New York City. The Tuckers initially attempt to place Lora in a senior residence in New York, but when an apartment becomes vacant right across the hall from them, they grab it for Lora. Michael and Jill's children, Alison and Max--much to their parents' happiness--decide not only to relocate to Manhattan but also move in together. Their family, which had been a loose network of individual strands, has become, remarkably, a unit. It's all very Italian.

Michael Tucker was born in 1934 in England, and at the age of sixteen, he became interested in obedience dog training. After his National Service, he became an instructor at the Royal Air Force Police Dog Training Centre, and in 1956, he started teaching at the Guide Dogs for the Blind Society. In 1967, he moved to Australia with his family to continue his work with the Royal Guide Dogs of Australia. He opened his own dog training school in Melbourne eight years later. His knowledge is in high demand, and he has recently presented successful seminars at a number of dog-training facilities across the world, including those in the United States and the West Indies. His previous publications include Dog Training Made Easy, Handling Your Dog Issues, Dog Training Step by Step, and The Eyes That Lead (all published by Howell Book House).

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ISBN 13	9780802119216
ISBN 10	0802119212
Title	Family Meals
Author	Michael Tucker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Year published	2009-10-27
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.