Jana Thomas is an ER doctor with a gentle husband, Cooper, and a six-year-old son, Evan. Her life is seemingly perfect. But when Evan begins first grade and exhibits startlingly violent behavior, Jana is forced to expose and explore the long-held secrets from her past.
In His Mother’s Son, Cai Emmons explores the psychological and emotional effects on a family both before, and after, a long hidden secret is revealed. Jana Thomas, an emergency room physician, once had another name and another life – one that ended sixteen years ago when her younger brother committed a violent crime. Now, she has built a successful life as doctor with a loving husband and a rambunctious six-year-old son, Evan. Recently Evan has been “acting out” – biting other kids at school, throwing long temper tantrums. Is it just “boy stuff,” as Jana’s husband reassures her, or is it something more sinister? Slowly Jana’s past begins to seep into the present, gradually overwhelming it. With her career, her marriage, and her motherhood threatened, Jana must confront the emotional maelstrom she left behind, with results that are both shattering and redemptive.
