Unveiling Hidden Secrets: Marty Ross-Dolen’s Quest to Unlock a Daughter’s Haunting Truths
To say Always There, Always Gone is a story of mothers and daughters, is absolutely true. To say it is about granddaughters and grandmothers, also true. So, too is it about trauma, and loss, discovery, and ultimately, a deep love is revealed. This is a love letter to Mary Martin Myers, her legacy, but also a deep hug for anyone who’s ever lost anyone. And that, we can honestly say, is near everyone.
This is a haunting tale about a past family tragedy, digging to reveal the truth, but ultimately, to heal. Reading Always There, Always Gone will reignite loss, but it also brings a deep and meaningful understanding of nostalgia. As Marty Ross-Dolen writes, in an erasure piece, “…words and sentences create a life.’