![]() ![]() Koren Zailckas discusses “Mother, Mother” at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., 2 p.m. We are so dependent on moms when we are little.” “I did want to explore this dark side of mothering. As a culture, we are much more interested in the moment of reading these dark stories of female behavior,” Zailckas said. “It’s the golden age of women’s psychological fiction. The Syracuse University graduate admits she gravitates to weighty topics, but she said the time is right to discuss these difficult issues. By showing just a hint of the confusion and terror that anyone who has been raised by a personality disorder person, just to know you are not alone (can be a relief),” Zailckas said. LGBTQ youth need much more support than Koren’s new Leviticus commentary offers, but its careful effort is a major improvement. ![]() ![]() “I’ve always liked the idea that stories should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. His mother described that day in a 2012 interview. William, the youngest, does his best to keep the family happy. Rose, the oldest, has left home, Violet, the middle child, acts out through alcohol and drug abuse. She suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, making her emotionally inaccessible to her children, with painful consequences. Josephine Hurst, the fictional parent at the center of the novel, is no warm and fuzzy mother. ![]()
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