His Mother's Son - Softcover

Emmons, Cai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 015602876X ISBN 13: 9780156028769

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Synopsis

To those who meet Jana Thomas, hers seems a perfect life, with a beautiful home, a successful career as an ER doctor, a loving husband, and a darling six-year-old son named Evan. But inside, Jana is crumbling. Evan's seemingly normal all-boy tendencies are escalating her motherly worry into something close to hysteria, threatening her job, her marriage, and even her relationship with her son.
The real source of Jana's disintegration is a past she has kept buried for sixteen years. When that past begins to bleed into the present, Jana is forced to plunge into the emotional whirlpool she left behind-with results that are shattering, profound, and wrenchingly moving.
Reminiscent of Sue Miller and Jane Hamilton, Cai Emmons's extraordinary first novel strikes a fine balance between keen psychological observation and page-turning momentum.

About this title

Product Description:

[ His Mother's Son Emmons, Cai ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2004

Review:

PRAISE FOR HIS MOTHER'S SON
"Gripping. Brings home the power and terror of maternal love."-O Magazine

"Lovely writing . . . Emmons' emphasis is on her characters, and she draws them well."-Seattle Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 015602876X
• ISBN 13: 9780156028769
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366