Our Mothers' Spirits-Warmly Signed and Inscribed Association/Presentation On the Death Of Mothers and the Grief of Men

Bob Blauner-Editor

ISBN 10: 0060392266 / ISBN 13: 9780060392260

Published by Regan Books, NY, 1997

About this Item

Regan Books/HarperCollins, NY, 1997, 315 pgs. First/First in Near Fine/Near Fine condition with some age to ing to page edges as well as some soiling. The DJ has some rubbing. Overall book is tight, square, clean and unclipped. Editor Bob Blainer has warmly Signed and Inscribed on the half title page to Ira Berkow Sports Reporter, Columnist, writer and 2001 Shared Pulitzer winner for NY Times national reporting. (Please review photos). All books. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Black boards with gold lettering.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Our Mothers' Spirits-Warmly Signed and Inscribed Association/Presentation On the Death Of Mothers and the Grief of Men
• Publisher: Regan Books, NY
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060392266
• ISBN 13: 9780060392260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First/First.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern non-fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Much has been written abou the complicated relationship between mothers and their daughters. However, upon the tragic death of Princess Diana, the world turned its eyes to her grieving sons. What legacy did this young mother -- perhaps the world's most famous womann -- leave the young princes William and Harry? The worldwide outpouring of grief that accompanied the unexpected passing of this beautiful and dynamic woman brought to the fore for each of us our own complicated feelings toward our mothers.

It is the enduring bond between mothers and their sons that is explored in this astounding, emotion-packed collection of essays and poems. Editor Bob Blauner has assembled a diverse group of writers on a topic shared by them all: Their sorrow upon the death of a mother and what it means to continue on without her physical presence.

Featured works form some of our greatest writers, including John Updike, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gus Lee, Russel Baker aned John Cheever, this heartfelt anthology also includes original and provocative essays by some of America's rising stars, such as Peter Najarian and Juan Felipe Harris. Issues such as the loss of a mother who dies too young or, in contrast, the painful sight of an aging mother in decline are explored with great insight. Whether the end comes naturally,through euthanasia or tragically and unexpectedly, how the loss is experienced is handled with great sensitivity.

Our Mothers' Spirits  is a collection of personal narratives in which each man tells the story of his mother's life and death. For it is only upon death that we are enabled to see life as a whole. A highly emotional event whether we are 12 years old or 50 years old, a mother's demise causes us to question our values, our reasons for existence. Although this momentous rite of passage certainly transforms each of us, the message of this compassionate, deeply moving book is that a mother's passing does not end our relationship with her -- for her identity has become our own, our life her greatest gift.

Synopsis

This is an anthology of writers such as Russell Baker, Art Buchwald, Gus Lee, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Henry Miller and others, studying many facets of mothers and sons. The elusive bond between mother and son is explored, from the image of the aged mother to the loss of a mother dying young and the decisions involved in euthanasia.