Motherless daughters
Subtitle: the legacy of loss
By: Hope Edelman.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780738210261
Subjects: Deprivation (Psychology); Loss (Psychology); Maternal deprivation; Mothers and daughters; Bereavement -- Psychological aspects
Description: "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." -- Reed Business Information, Inc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"First Da Capo Press edition."
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: Loss; title: The seasons of grieving : mourning takes time; title: Times of change : developmental stages of a daughter's life; title: Cause and effect : no way is the best way; title: Later loss : learning how to let go; title: Part II: Change; title: Daddy's little girl : the father-daughter dyad; title: Sister and brother, sister and sister : sibling connections (and disconnections); title: Looking for love : intimate relationships; title: When a woman needs a woman : gender matters; title: Part III: Growth; title: Who she was, who I am : developing an independent identity; title: Mortal lessons : life, death, sickness, health; title: The daughter becomes a mother : extending the line; title: The female phoenix : creativity, achievement, and success; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix A: motherless daughter survey; title: Appendix B: resources; title: Appendix C: novels and memoirs with motherless protagonists.