By Steven Manchester
A bit too sentimental and mushy for some tastes. After his wife of many years dies of Alzheimers an old Farmer sits in the Rocking Chair on his front porch and ruminates about his estranged relationship with his only son and the lives of his three grandchildren. His mainstay has been his daughter-in-law. The book’s most poignant insights are into the nature of the relationships between fathers and sons. We are dealing with 3 adult generations here. Teenage sons feel obligated to rebel against their parents but maintain an easy relationship with their grandparents. The issue would seem to be finding a means of severing the familial bond of dependency without creating a permanent rift.
A bit too sentimental and mushy for some tastes. After his wife of many years dies of Alzheimers an old Farmer sits in the Rocking Chair on his front porch and ruminates about his estranged relationship with his only son and the lives of his three grandchildren. His mainstay has been his daughter-in-law. The book’s most poignant insights are into the nature of the relationships between fathers and sons. We are dealing with 3 adult generations here. Teenage sons feel obligated to rebel against their parents but maintain an easy relationship with their grandparents. The issue would seem to be finding a means of severing the familial bond of dependency without creating a permanent rift.
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