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Marzipan and Magnolias is a charming, poignant and humorous story that traces Elizabeth Lancaster's complex relationship with her somewhat eccentric mother Ruth. The relationship becomes even more complicated when Elizabeth refuses to acknowledge the early signs of her own incurable illness. Growing up in a family of boys, Elizabeth struggles to maintain her independence in the face of her mother's intense love for her only daughter. When Elizabeth realises her dream of living overseas, Ruth pulls away emotionally, fearing ... read more

Moms and daughters. They can go from best friends to mortal enemies with breakneck speed. From boyfriends to curfews and from outfits to eating habits, mothers and daughters often end up in conflict about everything. Now with Side by Side¸ mothers finally have a proven program to help navigate their relationship with their daughters of any age. Dr. Charles Sophy has dedicated his career to the physical and mental health of children and families from all walks of life. Through hundreds of consultations, he found the most pro... read more

When Nancy Friday began her research for My Mother My Self in the early 1970s no work existed that explored the unique interaction between mother and daughter. Today psychotherapists throughout the world acknowledge that if women are to be able to love without possessing, to find work that fulfills them, and to discover their full sexuality, they must first acknowledge their identity as separate from their mother's. Nancy Friday's book played a major role in that acceptance. The greatest gift a good mother can give remains unqu... read more

This title offers inspiration and advice for daughters on making peace with Mum while there's still time. Iris Krasnow - mother, daughter and journalist - tackles the toughest relationship in the lives of many women: the mother-daughter bond. With women's life expectancy inching up past eighty, you may be embroiled with your mother well past the times your own hair turns white. The good news: Living longer means more time to make peace - and this book shows you how. Drawing on her own experience with her colourful eighty-four yea... read more

A life of shadows and silences, that's how Catherine Camden Pratt describes the experience of growing up with what she describes as a 'mad' mother. Eleven women tell their stories of growing up with mentally ill mothers. The women's stories are heartfelt and show the pain as well as the triumphs of spirit.

You won't find horror stories of outrageous abuse in "Mean Mothers". But that's one of Peg Steep's clearest messages: that while the most sensational stories get the most attention in the media, little is said about those mothers who, despite their picket fences, relative affluence, and middle-class standing in society, are unable or unwilling to love the daughters they have given birth to. "Mean Mothers" demonstrates what happens to a daughter's formulation of self and her relationships when her mother is either emotionally absent... read more

Deborah Tannen's bestseller You Just Don't Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Mothers and daughters often misunderstand each other as they struggle to find the right balance between closeness and independence. They both want to be seen for who they really are, but tend to see the other as failing short of who she should be. Each overestimates the other's power and underestimates her own. Deborah Tannen examines every aspect of this complex dynamic, from the dark side that can shadow a woman throughout ... read more

This, the first book ever to say that mother is not always a girl's best friend, is based on a landmark study of the mother-daughter relationships. Secunda offers breakthrough advice on understanding, and improving, what could be a woman's most critical relationship.

In My Mother, My Mirror, an experienced psychotherapist explores how mothers unwittingly pass on their self-esteem and body image issues to their daughters and shows readers how they can break the cycle. This book encourages the reader to understand and forgive her mother and build both a stronger sense of self and a stronger relationship with her mother.

Introduces an entirely new map of female development, including the 'five facets of feminine power' that range from the basics of physical care to the discovery of passion and purpose in life.

Mother love is often seen as sacred, but for many children the relationship is a painful struggle. Using the newest research on human attachment and brain development, Terri Apter, an internationally acclaimed psychologist and writer, unlocks the mysteries of this complicated bond. She showcases the five different types of difficult mother the angry mother, the controlling mother, the narcissistic mother, the envious mother, and the emotionally neglectful mother and explains the patterns of behavior seen in each type. Apter also ex... read more