The Season of Comfort
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Narrated by:
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Donna Postel
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Will Damron
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Gore Vidal
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A novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son’s urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother. Completely unsympathetic to his young experiences and inclinations, forever critical of his interests and reactions, she nevertheless appeals to his sympathies and attempts to hold him emotionally.
©1949, 1996 Gore Vidal. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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