"A miracle of caring... Lauren Kessler manages to humanize the victims and shine a clear, compassionate light on those who struggle to care for them. Anyone affected by the disease has to read this book."-Barbara Ehrenreich"Heartening and thought-provoking...Kessler's feelings as a daughter and her experiences as a caregiver add up to a touching read, and the book offers some unusual ways to think about living and dying with the disease."-The Seattle Times"I have worked in the field of dementia care for twenty years and have also been touched personally by its challenges. Your book has reached a new height in the understanding of the caregiver's world and the mission for their work."-Bernie Cavis, a reader"...a magnificient book. I read it mornings and evenings on the train, Kleenex in hand, weeping. But laughing too. I have to thank you for opening my eyes to the humanity of a group of people I would formerly, out of discomfort and fear, shunned.   My (by now very dog-eared) copy will live on the bookshelf dedicated to my favorite books.-Deborah Way, O (Oprah) magazine"The accounting is riveting, so true. I have visited over 200 nursing homes...you have captured every moment, every nuance, separated important policy issues from sentiment and clearly painted painful emotions alongside underlying reason.-Karen Reilly, readerProfound… Kessler learns that rather than stripping humanity away, dementia lays it bare.-Chicago TribuneThis is the true brilliance of "Dancing With Rose." It upends our assumptions and forces us to ask: What do I have to hold on to? Who would I be if my memories were stripped away? What is my essence?-Los Angeles Times"...turns our assumptions on their heads."-Baltimore Sun"...an excellent book...an emotional and ruminative anchor.""She leaves her readers with hope."-San Francisco Chronicle"Revealing…tender...a riveting view into the world of people living with Alzheimer’s."-Portland Oregonian"...a gifted writer. Warm, uplifting, even hopeful...this book [is] a refreshing standout."-AARP magazine"Excellent… a powerful lesson in the humanity of those we often see as tragically bereft of that quality."-Publisher's Weekly"Dancing with Rose is one of the most compassionate accounts of working with the ill and aged that I've ever read."-Nancy PearlPart immersion reportage, part memoir, Lauren Kessler's book shows that people with Alzheimer's are still capable of love, friendship, and humor. Unflinching and smart, repentant and honest, DANCING WITH ROSE offers ways for all of us to connect with people at the end of their lives.  I loved this book.-Melissa Fay GreeneLauren Kessler, who sent her parent away to a 'care facility' as so many of us do, here attempts a small act of atonement. But she achieves much more. In taking us on her months-long visit to the foreign land of Alzheimer's (a place which embodies so many of our fears) , Kessler helps the reader see that people with this disease are people we can touch, speak to, empathize with, and -- more than I had known possible -- understand.-Ted Conover"The positive impact of your book is enormous. My view of my mother and dementia is being changed, and in the process I am gaining courage and inspiration. Your story deeply moved me."-Erika Holderith, a readerAre you ready to step through the looking glass? Lauren Kessler's book gently walks you into the strange and unsettling world of middle and late-stage Alzheimer's. And she does it the way it should be done: with open eyes, complete honesty, and a true-David Shenk