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A Son's Gift is an inspiring true story, a beautiful tale of grief, but ultimately, of love and strength. Nicky, a witty, intelligent, and clever 13-year-old, is diagnosed with a rare childhood bone cancer. However, this book is about more than just cancer and its treatment and the fight to survive. It's about more than just a mother and her son, who accepted his mortality at such a young age, and the strength and love between two loving souls. It's about more than just death. This book is about life.

As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started writing an essay about being abused by her stepfather. It took her more than a decade to realize that she was actually trying to write about how this affected her relationship with her mother. When it was finally published, the essay went viral, shared on social media by Anne Lamott, Rebecca Solnit, and many others. This gave Filgate an idea, and the resulting anthology offers a candid look at our relationships with our mothers.