Welcome to Ws Tobiano8th!book is NOW INDEXED..
so the mother/son quote = page 233, location 2758.
"unhappy home" must have been toronto star article.... EDIT: ok, it's in the book (as i thought), but it's "not a happy home"... page 8, location 24.....
but as mentioned, neither theme is really expanded upon. the "not a happy home" is fairly generic statement and i think we all need to judge for ourselves. i certainly don't find their family dysfunctional, sad or pathetic. seems fairly normal to me.
Re post of link, includes audio clip narrated by author.
The Billionaire Murders by Kevin Donovan | Penguin Random House Canada