The Conscript Mother is a novel written by Robert Herrick. The book revolves around the life of a mother whose son is drafted into the army during World War I. The story is set in a small town in America, where the mother, Mrs. O'Brien, lives with her husband and children. When her son, Michael, is drafted, Mrs. O'Brien is devastated. She is torn between her duty as a mother to protect her son and her duty as a patriotic citizen to support her country's...