Motherless Daughters

by Hope Edelman

Copyright 2006 by Hope Edelman All Rights Reserved.

Categories:  Contemporary  Psychology  Women

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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.

New York Times bestseller with over 500,000 copies sold

Quotes

"Absorbing ... insightful ... a moving and valuable treatment of a neglected subject."
— New York Times Book Review

"A moving, comprehensive and insightful look at the lifelong ramifications of the loss of a mother."
— San Francisco Chronicle

"Beautifully written."
— USA Today

"Groundbreaking ... brutally honest, extensively researched ... exploring the myriad issues that motherless daughters face in their daily lives."
— Atlanta Journal & Constitution

"A beautiful book, wonderfully written and gently crafted...enlightening."
— San Diego Union-Tribune

"Edelman illustrates the particular grief of mother loss with poignant vignettes."
— Mirabella

"Insight into why motherless daughters feel the loss throughout life."
— Library Journal

"Resonates with women who lose their mother at any age."
— Wall Street Journal

Extended Copyright Information

Copyright 2006 by Hope Edelman

Quoted material from Erna Furman's A Child's Parent Dies Copyright 1974 is reprinted by permission of Yale University Press.

"A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London" from The Poems of Dylan Thomas Copyright 1945 by the Trustees of the Copyrights of Dylan Thomas is reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Company.

Originally published by Da Capo Press
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Twelve years ago, the first edition of Motherless Daughters was published. It was the final step in a long odyssey for me, the end result of years I'd spent searching for just such a book. I was seventeen when my mother died of breast ...

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