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Mothers often look at their sons in bewilderment, struggling to understand what makes them tick. This collection of mostly original essays describes how some mothers came to termsor did not come to termswith these aliens sharing space in their homes. Stevens (a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop) is the divorced mother of two sons and began to organize this collection after her boys were grown, when she finally had time to reflect on their lives together and what she had learned from them. Faced with what she believed was a dearth of stories about mothers and sons that would corroborate her experience, she solicited 17 other women to tell their tales. The few well-known writers include Mary Gordon, who was shocked into realizing that wholesale male-bashing would now include her son, and Anne Lamott; both offer excerpts from earlier works. Styles and themes vary, ranging from Deborah Gaylan's amusing celebration of her five-year-old's dedication to TV's Star Trek, to Jo-Ann Mapson's sad account of a good son gone bad. Janet Burroway, who describes herself as an academic, a liberal, antiwar, and antigun, is presented with a son who loves the military, collects guns, and hunts. Others who tell their tales include representative ethnic mothers, single mothers, an adoptive mother, happily married mothers, and even a mother who became blind when her baby was born. The most common thread among this disparate group is how quickly each mother learned, however strong her commitment to nurture over nature, that boys are different from girlsand too soon retreat from the intense intimacy that often forms between mothers and their young sons. Overall, well-written stories, sometimes moving, sometimes funny, that might engage other mothers of sons. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Norah Vincent The Washington Post Book World Crafted from a deeply female and loving perspective, these essays will move and possibly heal reluctant feminist mothers and sons. -- Review
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Mothers often look at their sons in bewilderment, struggling to understand what makes them tick. This collection of mostly original essays describes how some mothers came to termsor did not come to termswith these aliens sharing space in their homes. Stevens (a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop) is the divorced mother of two sons and began to organize this collection after her boys were grown, when she finally had time to reflect on their lives together and what she had learned from them. Faced with what she believed was a dearth of stories about mothers and sons that would corroborate her experience, she solicited 17 other women to tell their tales. The few well-known writers include Mary Gordon, who was shocked into realizing that wholesale male-bashing would now include her son, and Anne Lamott; both offer excerpts from earlier works. Styles and themes vary, ranging from Deborah Gaylan's amusing celebration of her five-year-old's dedication to TV's Star Trek, to Jo-Ann Mapson's sad account of a good son gone bad. Janet Burroway, who describes herself as an academic, a liberal, antiwar, and antigun, is presented with a son who loves the military, collects guns, and hunts. Others who tell their tales include representative ethnic mothers, single mothers, an adoptive mother, happily married mothers, and even a mother who became blind when her baby was born. The most common thread among this disparate group is how quickly each mother learned, however strong her commitment to nurture over nature, that boys are different from girlsand too soon retreat from the intense intimacy that often forms between mothers and their young sons. Overall, well-written stories, sometimes moving, sometimes funny, that might engage other mothers of sons. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Norah Vincent The Washington Post Book World Crafted from a deeply female and loving perspective, these essays will move and possibly heal reluctant feminist mothers and sons. -- Review
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Star Trek, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joy Harjo, Mock Trial, Navigating the Channel Islands, Number One, Jo-Ann Mapson, Jonathan Bing, Little Nomad, Mary Gordon, Robb Forman Dew, Slade Road, Blue Rodeo, Cherokee Nation, Iowa City, Julene Bair, Rodney King, San Francisco New!
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Four years ago he was born and everything changed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Star Trek, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joy Harjo, Mock Trial, Navigating the Channel Islands, Number One, Jo-Ann Mapson, Jonathan Bing, Little Nomad, Mary Gordon, Robb Forman Dew, Slade Road, Blue Rodeo, Cherokee Nation, Iowa City, Julene Bair, Rodney King, San Francisco New!
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- Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott on page 8, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Blue Rodeo by Jo-ann Mapson in Back Matter
- Shadow Ranch: Novel, A by Jo-ann Mapson in Back Matter
- Magic City: A Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes in Back Matter
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- How to Say It to Boys: Communicating with Boys to Help Them Become the Best Men They Can Be by Richard Heyman in Back Matter
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