You’re always looking for fun activities to do together. You and your mom both love to read. Why not see some of this summer’s movies that are based on popular books? Hiring elder care providers to do some of the work you do for your parent can free up time to spend quality time with your loved one.
Here are five books to read before you see the movies.
The Lost Girls by Laurie Anne Fox
In this loose spin-off of Peter Pan and Neverland, four generations of Darling women have all been visited by a child-like young man, fall in love, and have their hearts broken when he disappears again. Wendy watched what this pattern did to her mother and that it led to her grandmother’s disappearance. She’s determined to break the pattern, but can she?
North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person
When she was young, Cea Person’s family left their life in California to live in the Canadian wilderness as far away from civilization as they could be. At the age of five, Cea’s mother left their remote life to follow a boyfriend. This would lead Cea to a path where she’d have to choose what she wanted from her own life once she reached her teen years.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Persuasion was Jane Austen’s final novel. Twenty-seven-year-old Anne Elliot still lives in her family home, but her parents are looking to lessen their debt and rent that home to Admiral Wentworth and his wife. The problem is that Anne was once engaged to the Admiral’s brother but her family and friends convinced her to break the engagement. Now she has a second chance at love.
Where the Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens
At the young age of six, Aya watched her mom walk away. By the time she turns seven, her siblings have also all left, leaving Aya alone with her alcoholic father, until he also leaves. She teaches herself how to survive in the marshlands of North Carolina and deal with the prejudice of the community. When she’s accused of murdering a young man years later, she has few people she trusts or can rely on.
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie’s mysteries never fail to delight readers. In Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, a man dies at the golf course, and the last words he utters are “Why didn’t they ask Evans?” Bobby Jones and his friend Lady Frances Derwent set out to solve the mystery of the man’s death and what his last words mean.
With elder care services, your mom has the help she needs, even if you’re unavailable. She has an elder care aide to help her cook meals, clean her home, make the beds, and do the laundry. With your mom’s caregiver assisting her all week, your weekend visits can be all about socializing and having fun together.
