I've been reading a lot of Victorian lit lately and … well, the large majority of MCs are orphans. I'd like to switch it up and read about interesting parent/child relationships. And that definition of interesting is open to interpretation, lol.
I'm looking for books in which these relationships are a key part of the story, not just in the background, and not ones where the parent dies early on (unless there's lots of flashbacks to when the parent was alive). The involvement between the parent and child should be active, not just one writing about the other, but them actually interacting.
Some that come to mind that are along the lines of what I'm looking for: The Poisonwood Bible, Demon Copperhead, Pachinko, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, A Thousand Acres.
Likes: realistic fiction, old books. Dislikes: fantasy, romance, mystery, sci-fi.
Thank you in advance!
by DTownForever
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This might not be what you’re looking for, but Sandwich by Catherine Newman. The dynamics between her and her kids and her and her parents and her and her husband as they navigate their weekly stay in a beach bungalow that they’ve been going to for the past 20 years.
The Rainbow by D H Lawrence is on of the few books i have read with men who seems to love fatherhood even when they are very flawed human beings
Olive Kitteridge, ES
Room by Emma Donoghue is set in the real world and has very active (enmeshed) parent/child dynamics. The mother and son are the main characters.