Book Summary and Reviews of Mother of Sorrows by Richard McCann

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'Richard McCann's Mother of Sorrows is almost unbearably beautiful. It is, purely and simply, the real thing–a book so intricately felt, so magnificently written, that it can stand unembarrassed beside the mystery of life itself. It has immediately joined the small body of books I keep close by, for the times I need reminding of the heights we can attain using only ink and paper.' –Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours.
'Unfortunately, the disjointed text makes it hard to care about the characters, and overall reading experience is fairly depressing.' - Library Journal.
'Tales too wispy to capture gay life-or death, either, in its different guises.' - Kirkus Reviews.

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