A hippie antiwar protester turned antitrust lawyer tells of coming of age in the 80s. Politics and passion are spiked with humor and searching in this compelling tale of a modern woman's journey to life's middle years. From shooting deer in Texas to shooting pictures in the Himalayas, from enduring the dating scene to becoming a mother, from hitch-hiking alone in Guatemala to traveling with Bill and Hillary Clinton on the pre-election Texas bus trip, Aaker's world is real and deeply honest.
Although the specific details are only one woman's experiences, this book is, in a sense, the story...

Tales of a Mother of a Son offers timeless insight and humor into one of the most powerful of human relationships. Linda Aaker puts the ongoing controversy over the career mom versus the stay-at-home mom into a more benign, less theoretical framework. As she recounts her joys and frustrations with her son, she makes readers laugh out loud. Her poignant musings on her husband's health problems will make you cry. This thoughtful book by this thoughtful woman will delight all who read it.