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"Alyce Faye Cleese embodies all the qualities associated with good mothering - wisdom, compassion, generosity and warmth"
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"A powerful , compelling book"
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has the wrong title. It sounds like a 'How to' book but it's much more than that. You get a rare insight into other people's psychology and the ways they deal with their own relationships with their mothers. Some are famous, some unknown but all are fascinating. And it's mainly through those insights that we as readers can analyse our own relationships with our mothers and alamost always learn something new. The authors have a lively style, unstuffy and fluent, and it's a joy to read. Because it's so easy to read you can get through it quite quickly but it's worth returning to because some of the content is quite profound.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a very clear account of how to come to terms with the mother figures in our lives and accept and/or improve the relationship to further our own growth. It is a compelling account of how many people, some well-known, have struggled to learn from this primary relationship. As a psychotherapist working with individuals and families, I especially appreciated the emphasis on acceptance and forgiveness as a way of resolving the conflicts. Many different types of mothering are presented and ten steps that can be helpful in reaching a more satisfying relationship. I hope the authors will give us a book on managing our fathers as well.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a good read, as it helps you feel that you are not alone, as lots of examples of well known people give their personal 'difficult mother' stories. However, I feel it concentrates too much on making excuses for bad behaviour. Of course we are all different, and parents are just human beings like everyone else. However, I feel the emphasis should be on the individual moving on with his/her life and not simply making do with a bad situation.
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Practical Guide
This is a nice, simple book- with lots of practical real-life and at times movingly human examples. It is refreshing in its frankness and stating of simple facts- a more European... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Gerry
good grief, a great book
never written a book review before, but i have been struggling with my relationship with my mother for years, and this is the book that has shifted my inner perceptions the most,... Read more
Published 24 months ago by R. Lightbird
Mrs. Alyce Faye Cleese lives up to the cover
I first picked up this book for two reasons. The lesser of the two would be for the copy of "Whistler's Mother" on the cover, but my primary reason was for the last... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 1999
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