Iris Evangeline Reid didn’t set out to become an author. She set out to be a daughter, one who kept her promise.

Her memoir grew from years of handwritten notes, late-night prayers, and moments when words were the only way to make sense of heartbreak. After caring for her mother through heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and the long, quiet days of decline, Iris found herself standing in the stillness after loss and chose to write.

She writes with honesty, humor and deep faith. Not as someone who has all the answers, but as someone who’s lived the questions.

Iris offers her story not for sympathy, but for solidarity for anyone who’s ever loved, lost, and kept showing up anyway.

When she’s not writing, Iris finds peace in her faith, her family, and the gentle comfort of remembering her mother’s smile.