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A child's jealousy of his place in his mother's life erupts when his father comes home from the war, not to subside until a new baby arrives placing his father and him in the same position.
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4 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 1963Irish Book Center · 240 pages · 9780140019568
- Other · English · 1998Heinemann New Windmills · 250 pages · 9780435124922
- Other · English · 1986Creative Education · 39 pages · 9780886820626
- Other · German · 1989Mein Ödipus-KomplexDiogenes · 151 pages · 9783257203523
Mothers and sonsJealousyJealousy in fictionFictionEnglish Short storiesMothers and sons in fictionIrish authorsChildren's fiction