Love is complicated, and Chris Pannell has captured the sharp pain and deep affection of a son for his parents as they age and slip away from him. In lines that are clear, honest and specific, he unpacks the family histories that bind him to his past. From corgis to seafaring uncles to Christmas trees, he charts the path of his parents' descent, with the heartbreaking question of his mother ringing in our ears, asking him, and all of us, "Christopher, are you going to take me home?" Along with love and loss, this is a book about our own aging.