A MOTHER'S TALE

n 1984, Phillip Lopate sat down with his mother, Frances, to listen to her life story. A strong, resilient, indomitable woman who li ved through the major events of the twentieth century, she was orphaned in childhood, ran away and married young, and then reinvente d herself as a mother, war factory worker, candy store owner, community organizer, clerk, actress, and singer. But paired with excit ing anecdotes are the criticisms of the husband who couldnt satisfy her, the details of numerous affairs and sexual encounters, and , though ...[Read more]