Bibliograph

Tasha, a son's memoir, Brian Morton

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Tasha, a son's memoir, Brian Morton

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Tasha

Responsibility statement

Brian Morton

Sub title

a son's memoir

Summary

Tasha Morton is a force of nature - a brilliant educator who's left her mark on generations of students and also a whirlwind of a mother, intrusive, chaotic, oppressively devoted and irrepressible. For decades, her son Brian has kept her at a self-protective distance, but when her health begins to fail, he knows it's time to assume responsibility for her care. Even so, he's not prepared for what awaits him, as her refusal to accept her own fragility leads to a series of epic outbursts and altercations that are sometimes frightening, sometimes wildly comic and sometimes both. Clear-eyed, loving and brimming with dark humour, Tasha is an exploration of what sons learn from their mothers, a stark look at the impossible task of caring for an elderly parent in a country whose unofficial motto is 'you're on your own', and a meditation on the treacherous business at the heart of every family - the business of trying to honour ourselves without forsaking our parents, and our parents without forsaking ourselves. Above all, Tasha is a vivid and surprising portrait of an unforgettable woman

Target audience

adult

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