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Motherless daughters : the legacy of loss
Title:
Motherless daughters : the legacy of loss
Author:
Edelman, Hope.
Personal Author:
Edition:
Second edition, first Da Capo Press edition.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, [2006]

©2006
Physical Description:
xxxi, 390 pages ; 23 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: Loss -- The seasons of grieving : mourning takes time -- Times of change : developmental stages of a daughter's life -- Cause and effect : no way is the best way -- Later loss : learning how to let go -- Part II: Change -- Daddy's little girl : the father-daughter dyad -- Sister and brother, sister and sister : sibling connections (and disconnections) -- Looking for love : intimate relationships -- When a woman needs a woman : gender matters -- Part III: Growth -- Who she was, who I am : developing an independent identity -- Mortal lessons : life, death, sickness, health -- The daughter becomes a mother : extending the line -- The female phoenix : creativity, achievement, and success -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: motherless daughter survey -- Appendix B: resources -- Appendix C: Motherless daughters in literature.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005033840.html
ISBN:
9780738210261
Format :
Book