Publisher's Synopsis
A mother attempts to destroy her son, who is unaware of the cause of her malice. This exemplary short novel is followed by a paragraph-by-paragraph analysis, a summary of a novel theory and lesson in novel writing, using this novel, Two Cuckoos, as an exemplar. The lesson includes 10 steps for planning a novel, a well-defined list of writing tasks, a list of writing devices, and a short novel analyzed in terms of writing tasks.
