Julita's Sands

About the Book

In this unique memoir within a memoir is the real life tale of a mother’s battle with a disease that shows no mercy and her daughter’s unending love for her. A narrative told in two voices, Emily shares the story of her newfound relationship with her dementia-stricken mother while her mother illuminates highlights of her life in Cuba.
Julita’s Sands reads like a novel, told with brutal honesty and rib-tickling humor as the author takes us on a thrill ride through tunnels of fear, sadness, joy, and inspiration. What propels this chronicle of their journey together is each one’s indomitable spirit as mother battles a disease that is stripping away layers of her being and daughter struggles to understand and cope while trying to keep her sanity and family in tact.
The author paints a powerful picture of her outspoken, uninhibited mother who uses the dinner table as a forum for her “sexcapades.” With vivid images, Emily illuminates the experience of an ordinary daughter in an all too common situation, who ultimately triumphs, managing through a maze of errors, to uncover a loving bond that no disease or affliction could ever take away.

About the Author

Emily Placido was born in New York City and grew up across the river in New Jersey. She always had a passion for the written word. As a teenager, Emily wrote her first short story, but life got in the way and her natural path was impeded. Julita’s Sands is her first published work. Emily currently lives on the east coast of Florida with her husband and her dog.