Susan W. (Suz) reviewed on 10/16/2006 + 725 more book reviews

From the dust jacket: "Ask any woman whose mother has died at an early (or any) age and she will tell you that her life is irrevocably altered; that this one fact forever changes who she is and who she will be. Gone is the caregiver, teacher, adversary, role model, and guide to being a woman. Often, whole parts of the mother's role transfer to the daughter; grieving can be cut short, cut off, or dismissed in order to 'keep the family going'. A daughter's relationship with her father and siblings changes and secondary losses can be overwhelming. As adults, a great variey of relationship problems can arise as a result of this primary abandonment. Transition times in a woman's life-leaving home, getting married, having a child-bring up yearnings for guidance or company and there is often nowhere to turn. Until now there has never been a book that examines the profound effects of this loss on a woman's identity, personality, family, and life choices, both immediately and as her life goes on."

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