Binding: Paperback
Description: Ask any woman whose mother has died and she will tell you that she is irrevocably altered as deeply changed by her mother's death as she was by her mother's life. Although a mother's mortality is inevitable no book had discussed the profound lasting and far - reaching effects of this loss - until Motherless Daughters which became an instant classic. Twenty years later it is still the book that women of all ages look to for comfort and understanding when their mothers die and the book that they continue to press into each other's hands. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother - loss survivors the author's personal story of losing her mother recent research in grief and psychology and with a new afterword exploring how the legacy of mother loss shifts with the passage of time 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 What grief really is: not a linear passage but an ongoing cyclical journey
Title: Motherless Daughters The Legacy Of Loss 20th Anniversary Edition
Author(s): Edelman Hope
Publisher: Hachette Books
Barcode: 9780738217734
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 4/8/2014
Category: Self-Help & Personal Development