Motherless Daughters: 9

The classic New York Times bestseller that has helped millions of women cope with and heal from the grief of losing their mothers

Although a mother's mortality is inevitable no book has discussed the profound lasting and far reaching effects of this loss until Motherless Daughters, which became an instant classic. More than twenty years later, it is still the go-to book that women of all ages look to for comfort, help, and understanding when their mother dies. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother loss survivors, Edelman's personal story of losing her mother, and recent research in grief and psychology, Motherless Daughters reveals the shared experiences and core identity issues of motherless women:

• Why the absence of a nurturing hand shapes a woman's identity throughout her lifespan
• How present day relationships are defined by past losses
• How a woman can resolve past conflicts and move toward acceptance and healing
• Why grief really is not a linear passage but an ongoing cyclical journey
• How the legacy of mother loss shifts with the passage of time

• The Dead Moms Club: A Memoir about Death, Grief, and Surviving the Mother of All Losses
• Motherless Mothers: How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become
• Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing
• Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day
• A Mother Loss Workbook: Healing Exercises for Daughters
• The Orphaned Adult: Understanding And Coping With Grief And Change After The Death Of Our Parents
• It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
• Grieving the Death of a Mother
• The Long Goodbye: A Memoir
• Healing the Adult Child's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Parent Dies (Healing Your Grieving Heart series)