Motherless Mothers: How Mother Loss Shapes the Parents We Be

Written by:
Hope Edelman
Narrated by:
Hope Edelman

Abridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
5
Narrator
1
Release Date
April 4, 2006
Duration
5 hours 20 minutes
Summary
When Hope Edelman published Motherless Daughters about the long-term effects of early mother loss, the book touched a nerve in women across the country, and went on to become an enduring New York Times bestseller. Edelman, who was seventeen when her own mother died, told the collective story of mother loss with such candor, empathy, and informed wisdom that she quickly became a widely recognized expert on the topic.

But when she became a parent, she found herself revisiting her loss in ways she had never anticipated. Now the mother of two young girls, Edelman set out to learn how the loss of a mother to death or abandonment affects the ways women raise their own children. From her exhaustive investigation comes Motherless Mothers, the enlightening and inspiring next step in the motherless journey.

Using her own story as a prism, Edelman reveals the unique anxieties and desires these mothers experience as they raise their children without the help of a living maternal guide. She examines their parenting choices, their unexpected triumphs, and their fears, illuminating how the experience of loss directly impacts the ways in which these women parent their own children. This impeccably researched and luminously written book offers motherless mothers the guidance and support they want and need.
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Kristina Rissell

This book hit home and helped me understand the way I handle certain situations with my teenage son and why I avoid others. I wished the book was longer I was sad when I got to end.

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