MOTHER, LOVE, DEATH: these three words when combined, are among the most compelling in the English language. Mothers Milk is a moving human drama about a young minister who finds no way to cope with the death of his beloved mother. The response to her loss by this "e;prodigal son"e; sends his world crashing down around him, but his lifes journey takes a riveting look at some of the most puzzling mysteries of an "e;ordinary"e; society. He falls into a grief-induced antipathy which nearly kills him, destroying all hope for a productive life, until a most unlikely redeemer finds a way to him. Based on a true story, the reader is taken on a spectacular journey-weaving in and out of past and present moments to reveal the depth of familial love and his losses. Finally, we see his redemption through the yet-to-be fully explored powers of a "e;Mothers Milk."e;