Sons on fathers : a book of men's writing
Material type:
TextNew York, NY HarperCollins c1992Edition: 1st edDescription: xxix, 315p.; indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0060168676
- HQ755.85 .S64 1992
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1 Daddy. 2 Dad. 3 My old man. 4 Mixed feelings. 5 Reunion. 6 Requiem. 7 Remembering. 8 Epilogue
'...a profoundly moving book. It addresses a key concern of men: how sons come to terms with their fathers....men from all walks of life write with equal intensity. Jimmy Carter recalls hunting with his father as a boy, Nicholas Gage his adolescent struggles with a Greek-American dad, and Eric Lax the rapport he and his father achieved during their final days together. Some of the authors describe trying to get square with live fathers. Others are coming to terms with the memory of dead ones. Their common thread is a compelling need to understand, forgive, and reconcile....'
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