Cover of Mother of Sorrows

Mother of Sorrows

  • 2005 first published
  • 208 pages
  • 4 editions

Mother of Sorrows is a 2005 gay fiction and historical fiction story collection by Richard McCann. Readers will find themes of gay youth, mothers and sons, fatherless families and suburban life.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 208 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Gay youth
  • Mothers and sons
  • Fatherless families
  • Suburban life
  • LGBTQ short stories
  • Stonewall Book Awards
  • Historical
  • Washington, D.c.
  • Gay men

Quick answers

Who wrote Mother of Sorrows?

Mother of Sorrows was written by Richard McCann and first published in 2005.

What genre is Mother of Sorrows?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is Mother of Sorrows?

The median edition has 208 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Mother of Sorrows?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Absolutist, Tipping the Velvet and The Charioteer.

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