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...mother's death, banishes her stepfather from his own house on the pretext that she cannot care for him. Like King Lear, the elderly patriarch is forced to seek the generosity of his progeny. Luckily for him, his youngest daughter, a kind soul named Roxana, welcomes her parent, despite the fact that she dwells in a tiny tenement in Pleasant Villa with her husband and two sons...
...crystal-clear narration, subtle character portrayal, and irrepressible humor... There may be more important writers around, but none is more likable, or more dependably entertaining and rewarding, than Russo." PW agrees. "Russo's sterling reputation is largely due to his astounding ability to present the tangled emotions of troubled parent-child and marital relationships with comic verve, bracing clarity and dramatic tension fused with an undercurrent of pathos. These predicaments are well represented in the seven stories of his first collection...Russo's rueful understanding of the twisted skein of human relationships is as sharp as ever, and the dialogue...
...medication, that somehow they're too rigid in their personalities or set in their ways that they couldn't be helped by something other than medication. For severe depression, they will need medication, but they can also benefit from psychotherapy. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU SUSPECT A PARENT OR AN OLDER FRIEND IS SUICIDAL...
...hands of the company that owns eight newspapers and two TV stations, and is also involved in banking, tourism and fuel distribution. Among Dogan's best-known media holdings are two of Turkey's largest newspapers - Hurriyet and Milliyet - and CNN Turk, a joint television venture with CNN, whose parent also owns TIME. The clash over the law goes much deeper, however. At a time when the European Union - which Turkey is keen to join - demands that the country relax its restrictions on the press and not block Kurdish-language broadcasting, the new measure takes several steps backward. It terms...
...think Brustein was a wonderful father figure for the building, a parent,” McClelland says. “Watching Woodruff talk, I think he’s going to push us a lot more to question the way we do things here...