An extraordinary evocation of a grown daughterâs attachment to her mother, and of both womenâs strength and resiliency. I Remain in Darkness recounts Annieâs attempts first to help her mother recover from Alzheimerâs disease, and then, when that proves futile, to bear witness to the older womanâs gradual decline and her own experience as a daughter losing a beloved parent.
I Remain in Darkness is a new high water mark for Ernaux, surging with raw emotional power and her sublime ability to use language to apprehend her own lifeâs particular music.
An extraordinary evocation of a grown daughterâs attachment to her mother, and of both womenâs strength and resiliency. I Remain in Darkness recounts Annieâs attempts first to help her mother recover from Alzheimerâs disease, and then, when that proves futile, to bear witness to the older womanâs gradual decline and her own experience as a daughter losing a beloved parent.
I Remain in Darkness is a new high water mark for Ernaux, surging with raw emotional power and her sublime ability to use language to apprehend her own lifeâs particular music.