The Secret Love of Sons - Softcover

Weinstock, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573226726 ISBN 13: 9781573226721

Publisher: Riverhead Trade, 1998

Synopsis

In this "groundbreaking" book (New York Post), journalist Nicholas Weinstock talks candidly to men about a topic rarely discussed in depth: the real nature of their relationships with their mothers. Though men may joke about the subject--or simply avoid it--their feelings about their mothers run deep and strong, Weinstock asserts. Here, men open up, sharing their thoughts about the comforts and the conflicts, the struggles for independence, the taboos and the barriers that keep mothers and sons together or drive them apart. In the process, he provides a personal meditation on his own relationship with his mother--a moving, often humorous account that touches upon everything from early-childhood memories to adolescent hostilities to the subtle influence of his mother on his own romantic life.

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Review:

Based on interviews with more than 100 men, journalist Nicholas Weinstock has written the answer to the question mothers and adult sons often ponder: "Whatever happened to the easy love and eager intimacy between us?" Behind the detached and whiskered faces of manhood are the stories of how mothers still profoundly shape the lives of their sons. We hear the heartbreaking tales of boys who felt forced to wrench themselves from the comforting love of mothers in order to become men. And we hear of sons who were booted out of the warm nest of their mother's affections before they felt ready. Beneath these riveting stories of tenderness, tough love, and loyalty are the feelings of guilt, remorse, and longing that tug at the souls of men. Here lies a distillation of compassion and forgiveness for mothers and sons of all ages.

About the Author:

Nicholas Weinstock?s writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Nation, Vogue, and Glamour, among other publications. A graduate of Harvard who has studied and taught writing in Botswana and South Africa, he lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Trade
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1573226726
• ISBN 13: 9781573226721
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 229