Description
ISBN: 1199747564
Title: A Mass for the Dead
Authors: Gibson, William
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Publication Date: 1968
Edition: First Edition
Book Condition: VG
D-j Condition: G
Comments: Normal wear to boards. Mark on top edge. D-j chipped. Spine slightly cocked.
Synopsis: This is written in remembrance of Gibson’s deceased parents and in honor of their lives. In reflecting on them he in turn makes it a tribute to parenthood and a dedication to his own children. Gibson’s language is striking in its poignancy. Despite the title, this is not a religious work, but a work of love from a child to parent and from the child-become-parent to his own children. Interspersed between the reminiscences of his parents and his childhood, Gibson inserts achingly beautiful epistles to his children for their guidance about life and parenting.
