A Bittersweet Goodnight A Memoir of Life, Love and Family

June, my strong-willed stepmother, lived alone into her nineties—until dementia slowly began to claim her mind. With no children of her own, I became her reluctant caretaker, bound by a promise to my late father to look after "his Junie." After the 2008 recession uprooted my life, I did what I could from afar—until a crisis forced me back into June's world. What followed was a painful, often lonely journey through denial, anger, and unexpected grace. As I helped her transition into assisted living and sorted through her belongings, I discovered a box filled with old letters that opened a window into the woman she was—and the quiet love we had built through years of struggle. This is a story about family not by blood, but by choice, and the healing that can come at the end of a difficult road.

Linda C. Wright is from Cleveland, Ohio and now lives on the Space Coast of Florida with her husband, Richard. She spent 30 years in the business world working for a Fortune 500 company. Linda loves photography, reading and traveling the world. She now happily pursues her passion of writing. Her stories have appeared in seven Chicken Soup For The Soul titles. A Bittersweet Goodnight is the Bronze Winner of the 2019 Royal Palm Literary Award. It is her first memoir.