A review by ejsimpson
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration by Katherine Woodward Thomas, Karen C.L. Anderson

1.0

Was there an editor for this “book” or did Anderson have it go straight through to publication? There are so many errors in this book (missing words, spelling, changing daughters to sons in an example, grammatical). Then we have an author that repeats the same two or three instances of her wretched mother to drive the same point through a hundred something pages. It’s hard to take the “advice” seriously when the author seems to proclaim herself a mother-daughter relationship expert yet doesn’t take an actual stance on what may be best for different women (sure, you can divorce your mom a little or a lot, who cares so long as you’re happy!). Even aside from repeat advice and pre-kindergarten mistakes, there’s little talk and a lot of lists that any self-help or hype friend would give you. Imagine being happy. Imagine being confident. Imagine feeling secure in your relationships. Pure repetitive uselessness. But hey, if you’re looking for something to roll your eyes at, and something to give you fifty journal prompts, this book is for you.