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by Hope Edelman (Author) "MY MOTHER DIED IN THE MIDDLE of summer, with everything in full bloom ..." (more)
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An orphan's homecoming, 29 Dec 1997
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From the moment I read the first few pages, I knew I had hit upon the most familiar, yet previously unwritten, words I had read to date. In a world where only 5 percent of children lose a parent while they are young, I had felt completely, utterly alone. No one I knew could understand my pain; I learned early not to burden anyone with it. The book takes the reader inside the mind and heart of an author who lost her mother at a crucial time (what time isn't?). When another has experienced the same loss, it is as though the words she reads are her own. Slowly, tenderly, she unravels the stories of other women who were orphaned (not meaning 'without parents' but technically defined as 'motherless') at a young age and gives them life. She beautifully and bravely takes the reader through her worst fears - having children, attaching to another person, dying at the same age as her mother. Hope Edelman, through a series of stories about women like me, has written my story. It is a book that healed a part of me previously untouched, and allowed me to finally take my place as a woman who would survive the most profound loss any child could experience.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely a comforting book., 2 Aug 1998
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This book was such an enlightening for me. At the age of 41, I finally am understanding how the loss of my mother 23 years ago has had an impact on my life today. There were so many woman that contributed to that book that validated so many of my feelings.

I would recommend this book to any woman that has lost their mother. Absolutely FANTASTIC !

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5.0 out of 5 stars Every motherless daughter should own a copy of this book, 16 Jan 2004
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Quite simply the book is FANTASTIC. You can open up any page at any time and relate to it. You will think it was written just for you and know that the emotions you are going through are completely normal. A god send!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic insightful book
I can only echo a lot of what the other reviewers have said about this fantastic book. It is very thorough and well written and the best I have read about bereavement of a mother... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Casey

3.0 out of 5 stars motherless daughters: a legacy of loss
I'm hoping this will help my grand daughters come to terms with their mummy dying suddenly from cancer. It seems to cover a wide range of circumstances that i hope will help them.
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. J. P. Martin

4.0 out of 5 stars without a mother
A find from my Australian trip.
It's surprising how few books there are infact about growing up without a mother. My mother didn't die though. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2007 by T. Oksanen

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful - my feelings on paper in black and white!
This book has been very well researched and written. I would say that it is for any women who has lost a mother btween birth and 30years old. Read more
Published on 30 April 2006 by Bella Blue

2.0 out of 5 stars It didn't fit for me having lost my mother as an infant.
I would like to find a book that dealt with the loss of a parent at a young age. I was two days old when my mother died of a brain hemmorage (sp). Read more
Published on 4 Aug 1998

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