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    Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing

    Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing

    by Hope Edelman (Editor)


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      ISBN-13: 9780738217543
    • Publisher: Da Capo Press
    • Publication date: 04/08/2014
    • Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 224
    • Sales rank: 252,446
    • File size: 487 KB

    Hope Edelman is the internationally acclaimed author of five nonfiction books, including the bestsellers Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers, as well as the memoir The Possibility of Everything. She has lectured extensively on the subjects of early mother loss and nonfiction writing. Her articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, Real Simple, and Parents. Her work has received a New York Times notable book of the year designation and a Pushcart Prize for creative nonfiction. She lives in Topanga Canyon, California, with her husband and their two daughters. hopeedelman.com

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments ix

    Preface xi

    Introduction xiii

    Chapter 1 Adjustment and Acceptance: The First Year 1

    Chapter 2 Searching for Meaning: One to Five Years 31

    Chapter 3 Pain Turns to Longing: Five to Ten Years 57

    Chapter 4 Experience Turns to Insight: Ten to Twenty Years 85

    Chapter 5 Lives Shaped by Loss: Twenty Years and Beyond 121

    Epilogue: A Web of Support 183

    Appendix: Starting a Motherless Daughters Support Group 187

    Sources and Resources 193

    Index 195

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    After a mother's death, a daughter embarks on a personal journey of grief and healing. Hope Edelman shared her journey in Motherless Daughters; afterward, she received letters from motherless women all over the world who felt compelled to share their own stories of mother loss. Comforted by the shared experiences that appeared in the book, they wanted to hear more from women like them. Letters from Motherless Daughters was created to fulfill that request, and now, in this updated edition, Hope compiles letters received over the two decades since the publication of her New York Times bestseller.

    In their own voices, these daughters--ranging in age from thirteen to seventy-eight--share their journeys of mourning and regeneration. Beginning with the initial period of adjustment and acceptance, covering the first years after a mother's death, and describing lives shaped by loss more than twenty years later, these letters reflect the challenges and triumphs motherless girls and women face over time. The words of these brave women illustrate the profound pain, astounding strength, and personal growth inherent in living through the loss of a mother--without ever outliving the need for her.

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