The Son by Gina Berriault - ISBN: 9781640095977
Paperback
A mother’s forbidden desire: her son, her solace, her everything.

The Son

A Novella

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    23 May 2023

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Summary

Broaching a taboo deeply embedded in the human psyche, this haunting story tells of a woman who desires “something more, as if something more had been promised her that was not yet given.”

First published in 1962, The Son introduces readers to Vivian Carpentier. Confined by her role as an upper-class woman in the 1940s, she gleans meaning only from erotic love. Troubled by the elusiveness of men, yet convinced that they run the world, she can barely conceal her desperation to…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781640095977
ISBN-10:1640095977
Author:Gina Berriault
Publisher:Counterpoint
Imprint:Counterpoint
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:23 May 2023
Weight:369g
Dimensions:209mm x 139mm
About The Author

Gina Berriault

Gina Berriault was the author of four novels, three earlier short story collections, and several screenplays. One of the most celebrated short story writers in her lifetime, she was the recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rea Award for the Short Story, and a Commonwealth Gold Medal for Literature. She died in 1999.

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