Record of Attending to Mother
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Summary
In his early years the author studied and worked away from home. When he had grown and succeeded, he found that his mother had already aged, so he began to give up as much of his time away as possible to accompany her through her late years. In daily companionship with his aged mother he came truly to appreciate her lifelong care and tells the story of a mother ordinary yet great. These stories, begun when his mother was eighty-five and continued until her death at ninety-two, span eight years.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Middle-aged readers caring for aging parents who need emotional resonance and practical reference
- Those working away from home, spending little time with parents, who wish to rediscover the weight of family love
- Nonfiction readers interested in ordinary women's life histories and family memory
- Essay lovers who enjoy plain narrative and slow, careful reading
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer strong plot and fast pacing
- Readers uninterested in family-ethics subjects who want only knowledge-oriented books
- Readers currently grieving a close loss, for whom the book should be chosen with care
Reading tips
- Read in chronological order, noting details of the author's shift from being cared for to being the caregiver
- Pause at caregiving passages and note your own actual situation with your parents
- Read the main line from the mother's eighty-fifth year to her death first, then return to the childhood recollections
- After finishing, share a scene or two with family, turning the reading into a family conversation
About the publisher
Sino-Culture Press is known for publishing in history, social sciences and traditional Chinese culture, with a further reach into literary appreciation, classic works and foreign literature. Its library of 489 titles includes such works as The Road to Dongpo: The Evolution of Su Shi's Poetic Style, The Poetry and Life of Du Fu, The History of Qin and Han, and Six Hundred Years of the Forbidden City (collector's edition), while A Preliminary Survey of Ancient Architecture in Shanxi and Fen: Hand-drawn Records of Architectural Remains reflects an interest in documenting architectural heritage. Van Loon's Collected Classics and guided-reading editions of works such as Call to Arms and Notre-Dame de Paris serve general readers and classroom use. Its authors include scholars and popular writers such as Fu Junmai, Chen Linlin, Van Loon, Wang Longlin and Guan Ranrong, and biography is another direction. As public information is limited, this note focuses on the publishing profile shown by the titles in the library.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 《侍母记》序
- 回家
- 这就是娘
- 父已去，娘渐老
- 背影
- 水远的痛
- 重阳节怀念父亲
- 天伦乐
- 冬至
- 日月同辉
- 第一次陪娘住院
- 娘越来越吃不下了
- 岁月的脚步
- 娘喜我喜，娘忧我忧
- 娘越来越老了
- 寝食难安
- 老娘病危
- 娘是人世间最美的一道风景
- 种菜
- 多事之年
- 游灵湖
- 赶集
- 苦命的娘
- 糟羹
- 春游
- 垂面
- 豆腐渣
- 慈母心
- 台风“利奇马”
- 悲绪
- 七月半
- 兄弟情慈母泪
- 晚秋
- 慈母情
- 小女订婚
- 谁言寸草心
- 报得三春晖
- 娘身体越来越差了
- 多灾多难的娘
- 打冻
- 春节赶上母亲生病
- 最大的心愿
- 端午节
- 异乡明月夜
- 时光时光再慢些
- 娘喜我喜
- 侍母一日
- 望断秋水
- 中秋节
- 父母本是在世佛
- 岁岁重阳
- 给娘添寒衣
- 哄娘吃苹果
- 看望姨妈
- 悼念方妈妈
- 红薯干
- 给娘理发
- 压岁钱
- 谢年
- 孝和遗憾
- 莫名
- 保姆
- 葡萄熟了，娘老了
- 秋雨
- 辞退保姆
- 南瓜
- 视频会见
- 寒冬里，娘皲裂的手
- 九十寿辰
- 侍母三日
- 慌张茫然
- 一个麦饼
- 2022年第五次住院
- 一篮土鸡蛋
- 出院后的第一顿午餐
- 陪娘住院
- 枉为人子
- 出院
- 又陪娘住院
- 往事依稀浑似梦
- 守望
- 长姐如母
- 走山
- 寒食
- 清明节陪娘住院
- 落红时节娘病危
- 父亲一口茶，儿子痛一生
- 娘活一百岁，犹忧八十儿
- 高墙拜母
- 草帽
- 上梁
- 但愿人长久
- 南瓜饼
- 那年那月那日
- 司机阿牛
- 看望二表哥
- 小曾孙周岁礼
- 最后一个故事
- 子欲养而母不待
- 霜冷长河
- 同一个梦
- 清明
- 永远的爱
- 夜来幽梦忽还乡
- 附录
- 历年青
- 诗七首
- 我的发小屈吕富
- 于寻常处进发的人性光芒
- 后记
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About the author
Qu Lüfu is an author for whom only limited public information is available. The only confirmed work is a social novel titled Serving My Mother. His nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and writing career are not recorded in the available sources, making it difficult to sketch a complete picture of his life. Judging from the title and its classification as a social novel, the work appears to take the family life of caring for one's mother as its starting point, showing a realistic concern for family ethics and the everyday circumstances of ordinary people. Works of this kind often reflect social conditions through detailed depictions of family relationships, with a plain and straightforward narrative style. Since few works are attributed to this author, his full body of work and literary influence await further disclosure; readers may gain an initial sense of his focus on family ethics and social reality through Serving My Mother.
