This book refers to the special relationship between someone and their mother. Charley (Chick) Benetto was told by his father, "You can be a mama's boy or you can be a daddy's boy, but you can't be both." Chick follows his father for most of his childhood, almost worshipping him, and learns that he made the wrong choice afterwards, when his father leaves the family.
As time passes, Chick becomes a "broken" man, relying mostly on alchohol for the loss his family and his job. He even realizes that he isn't invited to his own daughter's wedding, which is when he hits rock bottom. He drives his car to his hometown, ready to take his own life, but fails to do so. After that, he struggles to stand and walks to his old home to smell turkey dinner and his mother smiling in the kitchen, letting Chick in to eat. The only problem is, Chick's mother died eight years ago.
This book takes Chick on a journey to give him one more chance to fix what he did wrong in his life. For one more day.
As time passes, Chick becomes a "broken" man, relying mostly on alchohol for the loss his family and his job. He even realizes that he isn't invited to his own daughter's wedding, which is when he hits rock bottom. He drives his car to his hometown, ready to take his own life, but fails to do so. After that, he struggles to stand and walks to his old home to smell turkey dinner and his mother smiling in the kitchen, letting Chick in to eat. The only problem is, Chick's mother died eight years ago.
This book takes Chick on a journey to give him one more chance to fix what he did wrong in his life. For one more day.
Read this book. It's good for your health.
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