Download or read book In Search of Sons written by Conteh, J. Sorie and published by Sierra Leonean Writers Series. This book was released on 2015-04-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, J. Sorie Conteh tells the universal story of the preference many societies/ cultures have for more sons than girls in the family. The story is set in the author's country, Sierra Leone, and tells the harrowing experience of a mother who tries to fulfill her husband's desire for more sons. She becomes pregnant, but eventually dies in labour in search of sons.
Download or read book Absent Fathers Lost Sons written by Guy Corneau and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experience of the fragility of conventional images of masculinity is something many modern men share. Psychoanalyst Guy Corneau traces this experience to an even deeper feeling men have of their fathers' silence or absence—sometimes literal, but especially emotional and spiritual. Why is this feeling so profound in the lives of the postwar "baby boom" generation—men who are now approaching middle age? Because, he says, this generation marks a critical phase in the loss of the masculine initiation rituals that in the past ensured a boy's passage into manhood. In his engaging examination of the many different ways this missing link manifests in men's lives, Corneau shows that, for men today, regaining the essential "second birth" into manhood lies in gaining the ability to be a father to themselves—not only as a means of healing psychological pain, but as a necessary step in the process of becoming whole.
Download or read book Throwing It All Away written by Nina Owen and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high achieving young man brimming with genius and incredible promise shockingly succumb to the devastation of depression and drug use. Starting with the day her son went missing, this is a true story of a mother's indescribable anguish and the esoteric spiritual experiences she underwent after his death. In an authentic and unwavering voice, she imparts her son's intimate story and offers real wisdom for others: To Understand-How depression affects an individual and a family, from both points of view To Feel and Empathize-What it is to struggle with drug use and addiction To Perceive-The unbearable pain that suicide leaves behind To be Encouraged-Insight into discerning our passed loved ones as animate spirits. Depression and suicide are ripping through communities in record numbers. Throwing It All Away gives an uninhibited look at one family's struggle with suicidal ideation and the mystery of peace after death.
Download or read book A Man and His Mother written by Tim Green and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of Tim Green, a former professional football player, discussing his life with the family who adopted him as an infant and his search for his birth mother.
Download or read book Philomena Movie Tie In written by Martin Sixsmith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller The heartbreaking true story of an Irishwoman and the secret she kept for 50 years When she became pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to a convent to be looked after as a “fallen woman.” Then the nuns took her baby from her and sold him, like thousands of others, to America for adoption. Fifty years later, Philomena decided to find him. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Philomena’s son was trying to find her. Renamed Michael Hess, he had become a leading lawyer in the first Bush administration, and he struggled to hide secrets that would jeopardize his career in the Republican Party and endanger his quest to find his mother. A gripping exposé told with novelistic intrigue, Philomena pulls back the curtain on the role of the Catholic Church in forced adoptions and on the love between a mother and son who endured a lifelong separation.
Download or read book In Search of a Son written by William Walsh and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Search of a Son written by William S. Walsh and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-09-17 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In William S. Walsh's 'In Search of a Son,' the reader is taken on a journey through the complexities of family dynamics, love, and loss. This poignant novel delves deep into the emotional struggles of a father desperately seeking reconciliation with his estranged son, intertwining themes of forgiveness and redemption. Walsh's literary style is characterized by rich descriptions and introspective character development, creating a narrative that resonates with readers on a deeply personal level. Set against the backdrop of a small town in the American Midwest, the novel captures the essence of familial relationships and the universal longing for connection. 'In Search of a Son' stands out as a compelling exploration of the human experience, shedding light on the complexities of parental love and the enduring power of forgiveness. William S. Walsh, drawing on his own experiences as a father, infuses the story with authenticity and emotional depth, making it a must-read for anyone seeking a thought-provoking and emotionally resonant novel.
Download or read book Far From the Tree written by Andrew Solomon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon explores the consequences of extreme personal differences between parents and children, describing his own experiences as a gay child of straight parents while evaluating the circumstances of people affected by physical, developmental or cultural factors that divide families. 150,000 first printing.
Download or read book My Father Left Me Ireland written by Michael Brendan Dougherty and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for parents this Father’s Day: a beautiful, gut-wrenching memoir of Irish identity, fatherhood, and what we owe to the past. “A heartbreaking and redemptive book, written with courage and grace.” –J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy “…a lovely little book.” –Ross Douthat, The New York Times The child of an Irish man and an Irish-American woman who split up before he was born, Michael Brendan Dougherty grew up with an acute sense of absence. He was raised in New Jersey by his hard-working single mother, who gave him a passion for Ireland, the land of her roots and the home of Michael's father. She put him to bed using little phrases in the Irish language, sang traditional songs, and filled their home with a romantic vision of a homeland over the horizon. Every few years, his father returned from Dublin for a visit, but those encounters were never long enough. Devastated by his father's departures, Michael eventually consoled himself by believing that fatherhood was best understood as a check in the mail. Wearied by the Irish kitsch of the 1990s, he began to reject his mother's Irish nationalism as a romantic myth. Years later, when Michael found out that he would soon be a father himself, he could no longer afford to be jaded; he would need to tell his daughter who she is and where she comes from. He immediately re-immersed himself in the biographies of firebrands like Patrick Pearse and studied the Irish language. And he decided to reconnect with the man who had left him behind, and the nation just over the horizon. He began writing letters to his father about what he remembered, missed, and longed for. Those letters would become this book. Along the way, Michael realized that his longings were shared by many Americans of every ethnicity and background. So many of us these days lack a clear sense of our cultural origins or even a vocabulary for expressing this lack--so we avoid talking about our roots altogether. As a result, the traditional sense of pride has started to feel foreign and dangerous; we've become great consumers of cultural kitsch, but useless conservators of our true history. In these deeply felt and fascinating letters, Dougherty goes beyond his family's story to share a fascinating meditation on the meaning of identity in America.
Download or read book The Flight written by Tyler Bridges and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2021-08-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both history and memoir, The Flight tells the story of Richard W. “Dick” Bridges’s heroic service in World War II. Bridges survived a German attack on his plane, the Fascinatin’ Witch, by parachuting out of the exploding B-24. He escaped detection in Austria, became the first American prisoner of war in Hungary, was sent to Yugoslavia, escaped from his POW camp there, was sheltered by the Partisans one step ahead of the Germans, and was finally airlifted to safety in Italy by the British. Bridges’s story, which seems almost too astonishing to be true, went untold until after his death in 2003, when his son, Tyler Bridges, pieced it together. The younger Bridges’s odyssey in search of his father’s wartime experiences connected him with the families of other crew members aboard the Fascinatin’ Witch and led him to retrace his father’s footsteps through Austria, Hungary, and the former Yugoslavia. With his findings, Bridges has woven a story not only about World War II and the bravery of this unique group of soldiers, but also about fathers and sons, what can get lost in the gulf between generations, and how patience and understanding can bridge that gap.
Download or read book The Taconic Tragedy written by Jeanne Bastardi and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unsettling story of a weekend camping trip gone awry and the drunk and high "wrong way mom" who drove four children to their deaths, also killing her and three others. A chronological look at the four hour drive that terrorized motorists, destroyed three families, and captivated the public. Two years of constant contradictions and fabrications have eluded the truth and added to the public confusion of the conflicting stories. Information on the July 26, 2009 tragedy is taken from actual police reports, witness statements, and investigator reports.
Download or read book In Search of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit written by Michael Anthony Careccia and published by Author House. This book was released on 2001-05-18 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is controversial, but true. Straight to the point, Holy Ghost Fire Packed, and backed up all the way by scripture. It tells the story of the apostles and what their true mission was on earth, and how their teachings have been corrupted and changed. This book will enlighten you, and help you reach complete redemption. Its backed up by the Holy Ghost. The video footage of God's own spirit is free at www.lastdayapostle.net with your secret password.
Download or read book A Bluebell for My Father A Son s Search for His Father s and His Own Life s Meaning written by William Jasper Moore and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1994, William Moore's father died in a hospital in England. Prioritizing work over family, William missed both his father's passing and the funeral, a choice that would haunt him for decades. Years later, the discovery of his father's travel journals catapulted him on a journey of a lifetime. Alone, William traveled through Scotland in a camper van, following his father's footsteps in a quest to discover his father's true identity and how it shaped both his father's life and his own. Haunted by the ghost of his father, William interweaves excerpts of his father's journals with family history and his own past in a journey of faith that he must take alone, trusting in God to guide him in his solitary quest for self-discovery and the true meaning of family.
Download or read book In Search of a Son written by William Shepard Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic book has always read again and again.
Download or read book In Search of a Son written by William Shepard Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Book Hall of Frame
Download or read book Sons of Babur written by Salman Khurshid and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India. A word which is uttered, played, replayed, lived and desecrated infinite times. But when does one stop to wonder and consider it. Sons of Babur is a play within a play which cleverly explores the meaning of nationhood. It traces the birth of a nation with the aid of a questioning and determined college student, Rudra, and his college friends who are fresh with idealism and purpose. Rudra goes back in time to the first Mughal, Babur, with an indisposed Bahadur Shah Zafar as his guide. Bahadur Shah Zafar takes Rudra through the blood-stained chambers of history to unravel its workings, intrigues and sacrifices. The play is replete with ideas and suggestions which are crucial in fragile times like ours.
Download or read book A Search for a Son written by Brian Winder and published by Europa Edizioni. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an account of a father’s attempts to discover what has happened to his son, who disappeared in the Darien Gap Jungle in Panama, in Central America. Just how do you go about finding out what has happened to someone six thousand miles away in a Spanish-speaking country? At the start the father did not know for definite where how his son had disappeared, if he had had a companion or who that companion was, or if he had had a guide. The significant thing is that the search became a family affair (without divorce!), but then other people became involved – some complete strangers very generous and helpful, a genuine crook, and two largely incompetent detective agencies. After 9 months, it was resolved, free of any ransom demand, probably by direct contact with the guerrilla group, FARC, itself. When the two adventurers were released, the parents, Brian and Anne Winder, heard of ransom demands of $2.000,000 each which never reached them, and many situations where the two adventurers could easily have died, and their fate never be known. Brian Winder is a family man with three grown-up sons and a long-suffering wife who is a French teacher. He was born and educated with degrees in Classics and Philosophy with the Jesuits in Ireland. In his 20s he travelled in North Africa and most countries in Europe, and most interestingly in Russia when it opened its borders. He taught in a secondary school in Zambia and also worked in the copper mines in Zambia for 11 years and in London, after he specialised in computers and as an accountant. After retirement, he devoted himself full-time over 25 years to volunteering with many roles in charities serving the homeless and addicts. His favourite hobby is country dancing.
