Book details

  • Genre:family & relationships
  • Sub-genre:Parenting / Fatherhood
  • Language:English
  • Pages:104
  • eBook ISBN:9781098384142
  • Paperback ISBN:9781098384135

A Soliloquy on Parenting

By C.R. Dupee

Overview


A Soliloquy on Parenting is not a 'how-to' on parenting but a retrospective driven by ideas and aesthetics. The tone is reflective with a philosophical bent, written in small segments to capture the many thoughts and feelings of parenting. It's filled with stories which have clear though anonymous references to his children. For parenting is mostly about stories.
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Description


A Soliloquy on Parenting is not a 'how-to' on parenting but a retrospective driven by ideas and aesthetics. The tone is reflective with a philosophical bent, written in small segments to capture the many thoughts and feelings of parenting. It's filled with stories which have clear though anonymous references to his children. For parenting is mostly about stories. It's a small book that's often philosophical, using books and movies as ideas in parenting. It's both 'top-heavy' and light-hearted, and strives to create a tone that's different than the usual parenting books.
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About The Author


C.R. Dupee lives with his wife and dog at a lake in Southern California. He has five children and twelve grandchildren and was a practicing pediatrician for over 50 years.
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