The poet s theme was his father s pending death. Thomas himself died in the early 1950s, his reputation dissipated following an extended, inebriated visit to New York. Thomas theme reflects the thought that the loss of a parent is an inevitable and often unenviable reality.
Critics call the book long needed.
Motherless Daughters Not only sons but daughters also must care for and eventually grieve for elderly parents. The author argues for acceptance of death as a normal process. One physician called urged every oncologist to buy a copy. It offers sensitive ways of saying goodbye to loved ones. Their original family and their adult family.