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Title details for Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman - Available

Motherless Daughters

The Legacy of Loss, 20th Anniversary Edition

by Hope Edelman
Coleen Marlo
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The classic New York Times bestseller that has helped millions of women cope with and heal from the grief of losing their mothers.
Although a mother's mortality is inevitable no book has discussed the profound lasting and far reaching effects of this loss until Motherless Daughters, which became an instant classic. More than twenty years later, it is still the go-to book that women of all ages look to for comfort, help, and understanding when their mother dies. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother loss survivors, Edelman's personal story of losing her mother, and recent research in grief and psychology, Motherless Daughters reveals the shared experiences and core identity issues of motherless women:
● Why the absence of a nurturing hand shapes a woman's identity throughout her lifespan
● How present day relationships are defined by past losses
● How a woman can resolve past conflicts and move toward acceptance and healing
● Why grief really is not a linear passage but an ongoing cyclical journey
● How the legacy of mother loss shifts with the passage of time

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  • Release date

    September 11, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781977396945
      • File size: 379209 KB
      • Duration: 13:10:01

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      At last, a book for any female who suffers from the loss of her mother. Discussed in detail are insights into the various emotions, obstacles to relationships and the ultimate inability of daughters to compensate for such a tremendous loss at any age. Since the experiences revealed are diversified accounts from several women, many female listeners will be able to relate to particular situations. Edelman narrates hers and others' stories in a somber and somewhat emotionless delivery. The listener perceives her pain as it materializes throughout her presentation. As this must have been a painful book for Edelman to research and write, it's a wonderful sacrifice, as well as a healing experience, she's made for all women. B.J.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 2, 1994
      The death of a mother--particularly during one's young years--is traumatic. Writing of her own experiences of losing her mother when she was 17, and the grief of hundreds of women she interviewed who lost their mothers through death, abandonment or another form of separation, freelance writer Edelman marshals a wealth of anecdotal evidence, supplemented with psychological research about bereavement, that indicates that one's longing for a mother never disappears. Though the focus is on early loss for girls and the implications for their developing identity, adult daughters also speak in these pages to provide another poignant perspective. The author succeeds in opening up cathartic dialogues, personalizing a life-changing event and offering guidelines to help women of any age live with their loss. Author tour.

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  • English

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