Gerard Doyle
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Award-winning novelist Tóibín brings to this stunning first collection of short works an acute understanding of human frailty and longing. These nine beautifully written, intensely intimate stories explore the psychological push and pull between mother and son. Each story is centered on a transformative moment that alters the delicate balance of power in that relationship and changes the way mother and son perceive one another. With exquisite grace...
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From Jane Austen's aunts to Tennessee William's mentally ill sister, the impact of intimate family dynamics can be seen in many of literature's greatest works. Tóibín traces and interprets those intriguing, eccentric, often twisted family ties in this collection of essays.