| Description |
xi, 235 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The myth of mother love -- My mother and her mother before her : patterns old and new -- In the house of the father : heroes and coconspirators -- Siblings and other rivalries -- Stilling the voice of the mother within : the battle for self-worth -- Turning the wheel : mothering the next generation |
| Summary |
Demonstrates what happens to a daughter's formulation of self and her relationships when her mother is either emotionally absent or, worse, cruel and unloving |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-226) and index |
| Subject |
Mothers and daughters.
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Love, Maternal.
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| LC no. |
2009013160 |
| ISBN |
9780061651366 (hbk.) |
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0061651362 (hbk.) |
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