Why is it that men have problems getting close to other people? And what does this have to do with the powerful feelings that mothers have towards their sons? This work argues that the intensity of the relationship most boys have with their mother, together with the emotional absence of their father, makes it difficult for them to explore their emotions, deal with their anger or feel safe in the arms of another. Drawing on 150 interviews with mothers and their sons, the book presents case histories which reveal how men's attitudes to women are shaped by their first relationship.
- ISBN10 0349107408
- ISBN13 9780349107400
- Publish Date 14 March 1996 (first published 1 June 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 December 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Abacus
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 240
- Language English