Advanced Readers

“Not-for-the-faint-of-heart, Until the Day We Die is a skillfully-crafted story about marriage, romance, aging, memory loss, and long-lasting love. At times disturbing and uncomfortable, the story explores how life can change with dementia and reveal some of the heartbreaking challenges a loving partner may face. Ultimately, this novel is a tender love story for our […]

“Loomer-Kruger’s art is such that she makes you forget you are reading a work of fiction. Instead, the reader feels that she has been given privileged access to the very thoughts and feelings of not only the main character, Jenny, but that of her husband, Rudy, an elderly gentleman with ever-worsening dementia. “Raw” and “powerful” […]

“Until The Day We Die invokes a myriad of emotions in the reader. It is a beautiful love story, yet a realistic and sad tale of those who are caught in the death trap of the dreaded and cruel grip of dementia. It also gives one an insight into how our lives can be changed […]

“Caught in a life consumed by the minutiae of caring for a partner with increasing dementia who is confined to a retirement home, 77-year-old Jenny Hoffman must deal with the added burden of her impotent husband’s re-energized sexual yearnings. Despite the need to constantly redirect Rudy’s attention, his new obsession rekindles Jenny’s own disappointment at […]

“Until the Day We Die is a poignant story of care-giving and marriage in the face of adversity. It is about love when confronted with the diminishment of a spouse due to the scourge of dementia, and a marriage that endures. Jockie Loomer-Kruger also reveals the troubling state of for-profit Senior Care well before the […]

“Jockie Loomer-Kruger does not shy away from the harsh realities of aging and loss, and the desire to still be present in the world. With crisp writing and characters that are vivid and honest, this is a tender yet clear-eyed look at the complications of an enduring relationship.”