Loving the Enemy

About the Book

Loving the Enemy is a moving memoir. But it is far more than a journal of significant personal experience. Read it, and you will encounter an invitation to reimagine your life journey through the eyes of compassion. With poetic passion, humility, and wisdom, Catherine Fransson describes the transformation of relationships that can only emerge when love is stronger than fear. This is a groundbreaking book—a spiritual compass for adult children caring for their aging parents.

About the Author

I am a fortunate woman who grew up with a remote and critical father— not a formula for building confidence. When in her 80s, my mother died, leaving my brother and me to deal with my father. I faced one of the toughest assignments of my life—caring for Dad in ways he had not cared for me. This is the story of the relationships I struggled with and how they developed over time. I may have failed sainthood, but I found self.