There are many facets to this issue, so this book will touch many. It can also serve as a caution to those hoping to hone their parenting skills. Sometimes knowing what not to do is as valuable (or more so) as striving to do all the right things. Highly recommended.
I think this should be required reading for high schoolers, but hey, what do I know. Donald Wright knows his topic every which way and it shows in his writing and in the bibliography. How can one argue with this level of detail? To me, it would be impossible to do so, but in some circles this book would probably be be banned. All the more reason to read it. The embarrassingly tragic part (there are many tragic parts, so I have to specify which tragedy I'm discussing here) is that it's so easy to see the echoes of what we have going on now back in the Colonial Era. Worthwhile and meaty, but very readable.
Updated: Jun 13, 2023
Three adult brothers, about as comfortable together as shards of glass, reunite after their mother's death. In back and forth passages, we learn what set this dysfunctional family on an even more precarious path, and the real punch isn't delivered until the very end. Oldsters who were dedicated to M*A*S*H will remember the episode in the bus, and that's all I'll say. Tragic family drama well written.
