A Mother's Ink, A Son's Voice
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Rp 52.500
Published by: CV. Poetry Publisher
Authors: Irmalida and Shinnichi
Editor: Tama
Cover and Layout Design: Tama
First Edition, September 2025
x + 146 pp.; 14 × 20 cm
ISBN: (In process)
Authors: Irmalida and Shinnichi
Editor: Tama
Cover and Layout Design: Tama
First Edition, September 2025
x + 146 pp.; 14 × 20 cm
ISBN: (In process)
Synopsis:
A Mother’s Ink, a Son’s Voice is a tender, honest, and deeply personal conversation between generations—told in poems, reflections, and stories by a Gen X mother and her Gen Z son.
Rooted in faith, language, and the struggles of modern life, this book is not just about parenting—it’s about legacy-building in real time.
The exposition opens with identity: names that carry prayers, childhoods shaped by ambition, and a family’s early journey through distraction, division, and discovery. A mother plants seeds of language and faith. A son grows up watching, questioning, resisting, and slowly understanding. The cultural gap is wide—but so is their love.
The rising action follows a quiet spiritual awakening: the mother’s hijrah, her inner return, and how it plays out at home. There are clashes. Silence. A journey across borders—literal (backpacking Southeast Asia on a tight budget) and emotional (praying in public, embracing identity abroad). Through it all, both are changing, often without words.
The climax burns with honesty: late-night conversations, raw disappointments, personal struggles. The mother is no longer preaching—she’s pleading. The son is no longer avoiding—he’s listening. Together, they face modesty, ego, desire, and dreams not shaped by trends but by meaning.
The falling action softens: dreams converge. A school is envisioned—books and bricks, tech and tradition. It’s not just about their family anymore, but about other forgotten children who deserve fluency, dignity, and space to grow.
The resolution is quiet but powerful. The mother steps back—not only a parent, but a friend, a mujahid in everyday life. The son steps forward—not perfect, but ready to carry values he once resisted. The book closes with shared ink: a dedication to those whose stories are rarely told.
This is not just a memoir.
It’s a map—of struggle, growth, and shared purpose across generations.
A love letter to children who are different, and to mothers who never stop planting.
A Mother’s Ink, a Son’s Voice is a tender, honest, and deeply personal conversation between generations—told in poems, reflections, and stories by a Gen X mother and her Gen Z son.
Rooted in faith, language, and the struggles of modern life, this book is not just about parenting—it’s about legacy-building in real time.
The exposition opens with identity: names that carry prayers, childhoods shaped by ambition, and a family’s early journey through distraction, division, and discovery. A mother plants seeds of language and faith. A son grows up watching, questioning, resisting, and slowly understanding. The cultural gap is wide—but so is their love.
The rising action follows a quiet spiritual awakening: the mother’s hijrah, her inner return, and how it plays out at home. There are clashes. Silence. A journey across borders—literal (backpacking Southeast Asia on a tight budget) and emotional (praying in public, embracing identity abroad). Through it all, both are changing, often without words.
The climax burns with honesty: late-night conversations, raw disappointments, personal struggles. The mother is no longer preaching—she’s pleading. The son is no longer avoiding—he’s listening. Together, they face modesty, ego, desire, and dreams not shaped by trends but by meaning.
The falling action softens: dreams converge. A school is envisioned—books and bricks, tech and tradition. It’s not just about their family anymore, but about other forgotten children who deserve fluency, dignity, and space to grow.
The resolution is quiet but powerful. The mother steps back—not only a parent, but a friend, a mujahid in everyday life. The son steps forward—not perfect, but ready to carry values he once resisted. The book closes with shared ink: a dedication to those whose stories are rarely told.
This is not just a memoir.
It’s a map—of struggle, growth, and shared purpose across generations.
A love letter to children who are different, and to mothers who never stop planting.