5/27/2023 0 Comments Secret son by laila lalami![]() In their grim unassuming way, the opening chapters are crafted to valuable picturesque detail as Lailami lays bare an obvious poverty that shrouds the life of Youssef El Mekki, a teenager brought up by his tenacious single mother, a hospital clerk. In Secret Son, Lailaimi gives us mostly the son’s outrage, his desperate bewilderment and eager longing for a father’s runaway love which will result in ridiculous if not outlandish decisions at the best of times. I am a great one for Buck’s stories having devoured the majority of her ancient tales with judicious intensity – some, long out of print – and still recalling a splendid showcase. Still, this was the moment of a parent’s soul-searching as its injured past lay imbued in misgivings and reluctant candour. The outlook for a theme proved optimistic and hopeful. The tone of the novel is warm, forgiving and welcoming towards the character’s forgotten sin. ![]() ![]() Buck‘s 1968 novel, The New Year which discussed the lengthy pensive introspection of an upcoming American politican who having since remarried, discovers to his shock – at the wrong time in his life – a Korean son who after much rational thought and a sagacious application to his own spirit, returns the son to the United States to be reunited with fresh familial ties. In the former context, I am reminded of Pearl S. ![]()
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