""We are on a precipice. One thing that I think reverberates throughout these books is, What happens to the children?""
""The central question at the outset of the book is, Is it better to have a living mother who you might one day find, or to have one who is irrevocably gone?""
""Each of the characters has a very distinctive voice that you want to follow, so you're willing to go along with it.""
""I read and reread this novel. It's one of my favorite books.""
Louise Erdrich's latest story collection, 'Python's Kiss,' reflects her interest in children's experiences of losing parents. She emphasizes the themes of rootedness and inheritance found in literature about such losses. Tayari Jones' novel 'Kin' explores the lives of two childhood friends who lose their mothers, raising questions about the impact of these losses. Elizabeth Bowen's 'The Death of the Heart' is also highlighted as a significant work that resonates with these themes of loss and its effects on individuals.
Read at The New Yorker
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