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Maureen Corrigan reviewed the novel, praising its beautiful prose, intricate storytelling, and potential as an award contender.
Maureen Corrigan reviews Mothers and Sons, the new novel by Adam Hazlitt ... says Hazlitt's new novel, Mothers and Sons, will likely be another contender for all the glittering prizes.
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Maureen Corrigan reviewed the novel, praising its beautiful prose, intricate storytelling, and potential as an award contender.
Maureen Corrigan reviews Mothers and Sons, the new novel by Adam Hazlitt ... says Hazlitt's new novel, Mothers and Sons, will likely be another contender for all the glittering prizes.
Here is her review. Dreary do-gooders. A mother who runs a women's retreat center in Vermont. A 40-year-old son who represents asylum seekers and lives alone in a studio apartment in Brooklyn where the air is redolent of depression and earnestness.
His latest novel, Mothers and Sons, is too beautifully written to pass over. Too smart about how secrets feed on time, perversely taking up more room in our lives as the years go by.
Mothers and Sons is an intricate, compelling novel about the power of stories, and especially about the need to let go of those stories that keep people stuck.