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‘Loverboy’ follows the story of a mother, who, after leaving her daughter with a small fortune and cryptic advice to find a passion, devotes her life to building a deeply affectionate, imaginative world with her son. She names him Paul but refers to him affectionately as Birdie, Cookie, Puppy, and Loverboy, filling their shared life with books, music, games, and boundless devotion. As the boy’s curiosity grows and the outside world beckons, the mother’s attempts to keep her son confined become increasingly desperate, culminating in a tragic outcome.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama
Authors: Victoria Redel
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