Nicolas: A Mother's Search For Her Son

By Lillian Cincone

Nicolas brings to life the Sixties through the voices of teen-agers growing up in that much romanticized era. They thought they could change the world by changing themselves, changing the way they lived their lives. Were they successful? You be the judge. Accompany a mother on her search into her son's life, where she learns a great deal, and comes to understand that one can never know another completely. Comments from readers: It's a rare, loving mother who can view her child dispassionately and understand him or her in the context of the times. Lily Cincone has not only written a beautiful memoir, she has also captured the spirit of the 1960s in a vivid and insightful way. I love this book. Ellen Boneparth "Death at the Olive Press" Nicolas is the biography of an extraordinary young man, magical and mystical, coming of age as a counter-culture artist during the 60's, 70's and 80's in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Paris and Florence. His life cut short, we learn his story through the eyes of his circle of close friends, gathered through the heroic efforts of his mother. Mara Lynn Keller, Director Women's Spirituality, Philosophy and Religion Graduate Program California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595356990
• ISBN13: 9780595356997
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A good friend

Knew Nicolas and his mother Lillian since Nick and I were in High School together. Appreciate all the creative effort Lillian put in this book. Nick is missed.

Bringing a Lost Son to Life

Lillian Cincone has turned grief at the loss of her son at 33 into a moving memoir of motherhood and a compelling portrait of a creative young man. Through reminiscences of Nicolas' friends and associates, her book takes the reader from the hippie lifestyle of northern California to the avant-garde environs of Europe. This is not a sentimental journey, but a loving, honest, and objective look at a gifted performing artist and his talented circle. Bravo to Lillian Cincone for telling a story that captures such a true picture and stirs our imaginations.

Celebrating Life: A Mother and Her Son

Lillian Cincone has accomplished something special with this labor of love. The book is a wonderful compilation of first person recollections that are true to their own voice and provide the most remarkable insights into the life of Nicolas. A talented performance artist who died tragically young, Nicolas emerges as a passionate and intense young man who grew up as the free thinking eldest son of two non-conventional parents in the heady years of the sixties. Although the book is about Nicolas, it was almost more fascinating to get to know the young Lillian - a bohemian feminist mother who believed in giving her children and their friends the space to simply "be". A breath of radical air in the midst of suburban Palo Alto! As I read, I found myself smiling, moved to tears, and reminded of how vital it is to stive to give our children a spiritual, not just a material,"room of their own". This is not a book to miss - give it to someone you love today!