Wonderful testament to life!
Believe it or not, this book is not gloomy, dark or depressing. While it does, by necessity, often go into vivid detail about the diseases and physical suffering of a number of mothers, overall the book embraces joy and life itself; the searching and questioning and the coming to terms with life-altering ideas/emotions that all of us share at some level. I especially love the photos of the writers' mothers. They are all so bittersweet and add a poignancy to each writer's essay. I am not a gay male and my mother is still alive, but I still found this book meaningful and touching in an all too human way.