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Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss by Hope Edelman

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rainbowspacewitch's review against another edition

I saw this book recommended for women who had mothers who were neglectful, as it can feel similar to having had a mother who died. However, I found myself not relating to these women's stories at all. Given it a good go but I don't think it's proving very helpful

nagathachristie's review against another edition

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4.0

my grandma bought me this book when i was in high school. i was 7 when my mom was murdered and now i’m 27 reading this book for the first time. my mom was 26 when she was killed and i had no idea how much of my identity was based on her and the image my family built of her for me. i took on her mistakes as if they were my own to carry and make right. this book helped me realize that i’m not alone. it also helped me realize that i am allowed my own identity outside of my mother.

mfinch76's review against another edition

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5.0

I read this about nine years after my Mom died (I was 11 when she died, so about 20 when I read this) and it helped spur me to take this grieving business seriously. It helped me understand that I wasn't alone, and that other people's fathers remarried "too soon," too. It's just a thing that happens. I found Hope Edelman's email address one day in about 2004 and sent her a note telling her how much her book helped me deal. She wrote a very caring, thoughtful response that I wish I'd saved (it's probably somewhere on Hotmail servers somewhere). She encouraged me to keep pushing and to remember the love I knew from my mother.