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Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss, Second Edition
written by Hope Edelman
Studio : Da Capo Press
by Da Capo Press
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Released : 2006-03-20
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780738210261
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 105 reviews)
List Price : $15.95
Our Price : $7.14
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A classic bestseller, now newly expanded and updated-the book that first acknowledged "mother loss," a woman's most profoundly life-altering passage An instant bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, Hope Edelman's Motherless Daughters explores the myriad ways that losing a mother can affect almost every aspect and passage of a woman's life. First published a decade ago, it is still the book that motherless daughters of all ages look to for understanding and comfort and that they press into each other's hands. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother- loss survivors, this life-affirming book is now newly expanded to reflect the author's personal experience with the continued legacy of mother loss; now married and a mother of young children herself, Edelman better understands how the effects of mother loss change over time and in light of new relationships. A work of stunning courage and honesty, Motherless Daughters is a must read for the millions of women whose mothers have gone, but whose need for healing, mourning, and mothering remains. It is a timeless classic. |
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Americancivilwar.com Review |
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Edelman shares her own painful story and the stories of many other women who, as children or adults, lost their mothers. She explains the stages of grief and adjustment. She considers the secondary effects that can occur: the girl-child filling the lost mother's role at home for father and younger siblings. If you've lost your mother, you no longer have to face it alone. |
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Great, great, great book |
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I lost my mother when I was 23. It has been five years now and I have re-read parts of this book many times. It was recommended to me from a woman I met while on vacation, about a year after my mothers death. She, too, had lost her mother at an early age and told me about this book. I didn't get the book until about two years later when I saw it in a book store in the death and dying section. I wish I would have gotten it sooner. Hope Edelman is a great writer and seems to be able to capture the feelings of mother loss and put them on paper as well as anyone could. Although those of us that have lost a mother know that nothing can make the pain and longing fully dissolve, this book does a wonderful job letting you know that there are many others sharing a similar pain. For those of you who don't know, Hope Edelman has a website and forum for chatting and leaving messages to other woman who have lost their mother. |
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Motherless Daughter in the midst of healing |
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I wish this book had been available sooner. I lost my mother to breast cancer when I was 13 years old. I am now 55. This book has helped me put the last 42 years of my life into prespective. I was the oldest child in the family and was given the task of becoming a caretaker and housekeeper for my father and two younger children. This book helped me to understand the many areas of my life and my thinking that were touched by the aftermath of my mother's illness and death. Anyone looking to understand the legacy of a mother's death should read this book. Have a box of kleenex near by, it will touch your heart. Thank you Hope Edelman for baring your soul to bring understanding and healing into other motherless daughter's lives. |
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This is helpful at any age! |
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I lost my Mom when I was an adult of 32. Even though this book goes through different age stages, I was able to find something in each section that related to me. We all grieve differently if you are a young child or an adult. My Mom was my friend and confidant and there were still things that she missed when she passed on including my marriage and my child. I absolutely recommend this book to anyone and I'm going to order one for a friend who just lost their Mom. |
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Such a helpful book |
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My mother died when I was 11 and now I'm 22 and getting married. I was really feeling bad about her not being at my wedding and I was dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety. This book helped me so much in realizing why I was the way I was growing up and what I can expect along the way. I would highly recommend this book for any daughter that has ever lost a mother, even if she wasn't lost through death. |
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SHE READ MY MIND |
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I lost my mother to cancer a month after I graduated from high school, 2 months before leaving for college. I thought no one else out there could imagine what I was going through. My Dad remarried a few years later, he got a new wife but I was still left without a mom. He bought me this book as a gift one year, I read it cover to cover in one sitting. There were women out there who knew exactly how I felt, what I was feeling. I couldn't believe it. I have bought this book for five other women since then, all who lost their moms at different stages of their life for different reasons. Everyone of them loved the book. I have recently bought the workbook and have been going through it. It is a great companion to this book. |
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