Ralph Keyes, in his poignant introduction, details his own dealings with his dad, and how, over the years, he collected various writings on their fathers; the result is this book. ... Keyes has done all men a service with Sons on Fathers. --Bookpage
A wonderful book that would make any day in the year a tribute to Dad. Keyes's selections of prose and poetry, memoirs and fiction began as a labor of love motivated by his feeling about his father but continued because he came to realize that the deep feelings and pent-up emotions of the writers contributed to a special quality in the writing itself. --San Diego Magazine
[A] moving collection of essays, short stories and poetry by 75 men. ... Tears of lost opportunities run through this collection, because the sons' words were often written after the fathers died. --Gannett News Service
Product Description
Ralph Keyes spent years collecting sons' writing about their fathers. In Sons on Fathers he's gathered the very best. Authors include Lewis Grizzard, Patrick Hemingway, John Cheever, Pete Hamill, Lewis Thomas, Louie Anderson, Jimmy Carter, and dozens more. The book is organized to illustrate the evolution of son-father feelings: from adoring childhood through rebellious adolescence to edgy adulthood and the years of reflection following a father's death. Emotions run the gamut from love, respect and pride to enmity, jealousy, and anger. Some men depict a heroic struggle to square things with their fathers while they are still alive. Others try to come to terms with memories of their fathers once they're gone. Fathers and sons everywhere will recognize their own experiences and feelings in this book. Sons on Fathers is an important, intimate look at the relationship between men and their dads.
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