Mothers and Sons - Adam Aslett
At forty, Peter is a dedicated asylum lawyer in New York City, exhausted and emotionally distant. He devotes his days to fighting for immigrants' rights, only to return to a lonely apartment and brief encounters with a man who desires more than Peter is willing to give. But when the case of a young gay asylum seeker cuts through his emotional detachment, Peter is forced to confront a long-buried event from his past.
Ann, his mother, who founded a women's retreat center after leaving his father, feels the sting of their estrangement but has created a life she holds dear. She has long buried the painful decision that separated her from her son. However, as Peter's case draws him back into the painful memories of his first love and the traumatic night that forever altered his life, both he and Ann must face the hidden truth that divided them.
At forty, Peter is a dedicated asylum lawyer in New York City, exhausted and emotionally distant. He devotes his days to fighting for immigrants' rights, only to return to a lonely apartment and brief encounters with a man who desires more than Peter is willing to give. But when the case of a young gay asylum seeker cuts through his emotional detachment, Peter is forced to confront a long-buried event from his past.
Ann, his mother, who founded a women's retreat center after leaving his father, feels the sting of their estrangement but has created a life she holds dear. She has long buried the painful decision that separated her from her son. However, as Peter's case draws him back into the painful memories of his first love and the traumatic night that forever altered his life, both he and Ann must face the hidden truth that divided them.
At forty, Peter is a dedicated asylum lawyer in New York City, exhausted and emotionally distant. He devotes his days to fighting for immigrants' rights, only to return to a lonely apartment and brief encounters with a man who desires more than Peter is willing to give. But when the case of a young gay asylum seeker cuts through his emotional detachment, Peter is forced to confront a long-buried event from his past.
Ann, his mother, who founded a women's retreat center after leaving his father, feels the sting of their estrangement but has created a life she holds dear. She has long buried the painful decision that separated her from her son. However, as Peter's case draws him back into the painful memories of his first love and the traumatic night that forever altered his life, both he and Ann must face the hidden truth that divided them.