Mothers and Sons
Allen & Unwin, $17.95 pb
Society
Mothers and Sons by Babette Smith
by Judith Armstrong •
This book is full of sadly ironic observations, such as: Most adult sons have no memory of telling their mother to stop kissing them; decades later they are simply anguished and resentful that she has shown them no affection.
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