Mother land

By Paul Theroux

Subjects: Mother and child, Matriarchy, Families, Fiction, family life, Mother and child, fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Fiction, humorous, Mother and child -- Fiction, Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction

Description: JP, one of seven living children, contemplates his mother's influence on the family and his life, as he struggles with her disappointment in him and suspects she may have sabotaged a budding relationship.