A Good Enough Mother
A Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas is a poignant exploration of grief and professional boundaries, published by Faber & Faber, Limited on April 4, 2019. This edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Ruth Hartland, a respected director of a trauma unit and psychotherapist, who grapples with the disappearance of her son, Tom, while navigating her professional responsibilities.
Readers will find a deep dive into Ruth’s emotional turmoil as she encounters a new patient, Dan, whose resemblance to her missing son reignites her hopes and complicates her professional life. The story delves into themes of motherhood, loss, and the impact of trauma, as Ruth confronts her own feelings of failure and the disintegration of her family. Through her journey, the book examines the intersection of personal grief and professional duty, inviting reflection on the challenges faced by women in both roles.
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Ruth Hartland is the director of a trauma unit, a psychotherapist with years of experience, wise and respected by her peers. But professional skill is no guard against private grief. The mother of grown twins, she is haunted by the fact that her beautiful, difficult, fragile son Tom, a boy who never ‘fit in’, disappeared a year and a half earlier. She cannot give up hope of finding him, but feels she is living a kind of half-life, waiting for him to return. Enter a new patient, Dan – unstable and traumatized – who looks exactly like her missing son. She is determined to help him, but soon, her own complicated feelings, about the dissolution of her marriage and her family, about how she has failed her own boy, cloud her professional judgement.
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