Jennifer Horgan: Mothers must recognise their huge influence on sons' lives
In Wendy Erskine's debut novel The Benefactors the role of mothers in excusing their sons' abhorrent behaviour gave Jennifer Horgan pause for thought
As mothers, we can use our power to create entitled, abusive man-children. Or we can use our power to bring up decent, respectful, responsible human beings. File photo
There’s a fictional character stuck inside my head. I picture her wearing a long, elegant, camel-coloured coat. There are caramel highlights in her shoulder-length bob. She’s saying nothing – just watching.
Her name is Bronagh and she arrived through Wendy Erskine’s brilliant debut novel, The Benefactors.
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