Praise of Motherhood by Phil Jourdan is
the story of the death of the narrator's mother, a jolting experience
that no matter how many people have gone through the same thing,each
experience is unique. The story is told through a number of unique
forms that give the reader a sense of urgency, a sense of confusion
and of understanding. It is much like living through every single
thought that the narrator has when he first hears the news of a
problem with his mom all the way up through the stages of grief to a
wild dreamlike fantasy of his mother still being alive, if only for a
few moments more.
The most compelling part of the book is
chapter twelve where the narrator explores his feelings about all the
people in his mother's life. Instead of using all the pleasantries he
may have said in reality, he describes the people and what he really
would have said, had he had the chance to approach them. It shows
much more about how much he loved his mother than anything else that
could have been said.
Though this book is written in many
different forms, it is a powerful read. Anyone who has any affection
for their mother, living or not, will appreciate the point of this
book.
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About the book:
Praise of Motherhood is a
son's tribute to the woman who not only gave him life, but helped him
live: through various psychotic breakdowns, tumultuous teenage years,
and years of feeling out of place in the world. Get
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About the author:
Phil Jourdan fronts the
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Edge Books, and occasionally works on a
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1 comment:
Thank you for the thoughtful review, Terri. I, too, enjoyed chapter 12 and just the book on the whole for the depth of honesty the author conveyed.
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