Maame

Every death is a tragedy, whether in Ghana, Punjab, or Gaza. You get hurt over the loss. I do, too. Everybody does. We all have suffered the tragedy with the death of a loved family member or close friend. But Jessica George's novel is one of the most heartbreaking stories, in which a London-born Ghanaian daughter lost her father with Parkinson's disease. 

Maddie Wright, with a nickname Maame meaing "woman" in Twi dialect, has been the main caregiver of her dad. She can't rely on her brother to pay the council tax and bills. She can't even ask her mum to help the funeral expense after her dad's death. 

The overwhelmed daughter faces the challenge by herself. When things go wrong, she would try Google searches. The questions she typed in the browser, and the list of Google-provided responses, tell a good story.

Is Parkinson's disease genetic?

How to be happy? How to get flatmates to like you?

How do you write a eulogy for your dad?

Symptoms of depression?

When do you start feeling better after losing a loved one?

Stages of grief?

Did I skip bargaining and is it too late to start?