Blogger's Blag: Gus McGuire, Mothers' Day and more
Tomorrow is my youngest son's birthday and it's also nearly Mothers' Day and these two things together got me thinking about the theme of motherhood in my writing. Each of my kid's birthdays are the days when I wonder about myself as a mother. Have I done a good job? Could I have done better for them? What could I have changed? In many families throughout the world, mothers will be celebrated, spoiled and remembered ... as they should be. But, hey, I write crime fiction, so, not all the mothers in my stories are ones you'd want to celebrate, spoil or remember. That's not to say that I only write about 'bad' mothers - I don't. Some of the mothers in my books are brilliant! Nor is it to say that all 'bad' mothers are one hundred per cent to blame for their actions. Nor do I blame mothers (parents) for their children's actions. So... in the world of DI Gus McGuire, motherhood raises its head in a variety of ways and with a variety o...