Author: Karen Payne
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9781853818318
Category : Mothers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
A collection of letters between mothers and daughters, from 1750 to the present, this book reveals the ways in which women through the ages have struggled to break free of constraints and defy society. With insights into the lives of the famous - Anne Sexton, Florence Nightingale, Vera Brittain, Queen Victoria and Sylvia Plath - as well as the unknown - housewives, construction workers, secretaries, political activists, teachers and scientists - this collection displays the vitality and restless, questioning spirit of all women.
Between Ourselves
Author: Karen Payne
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9781853818318
Category : Mothers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
A collection of letters between mothers and daughters, from 1750 to the present, this book reveals the ways in which women through the ages have struggled to break free of constraints and defy society. With insights into the lives of the famous - Anne Sexton, Florence Nightingale, Vera Brittain, Queen Victoria and Sylvia Plath - as well as the unknown - housewives, construction workers, secretaries, political activists, teachers and scientists - this collection displays the vitality and restless, questioning spirit of all women.
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9781853818318
Category : Mothers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
A collection of letters between mothers and daughters, from 1750 to the present, this book reveals the ways in which women through the ages have struggled to break free of constraints and defy society. With insights into the lives of the famous - Anne Sexton, Florence Nightingale, Vera Brittain, Queen Victoria and Sylvia Plath - as well as the unknown - housewives, construction workers, secretaries, political activists, teachers and scientists - this collection displays the vitality and restless, questioning spirit of all women.
Letters to Our Daughters
Author: Kristine Van Raden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885223500
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Once in a while an extraordinary work appears that transcends the written word and speaks directly to our hearts. Letters to Our Daughters is such a book. A celebration of the bond between mother and daughter, these intimate and profoundly personal writings reach beyond ethnic, social, and economic boundaries to touch deeply at the heart of the human condition. With tenderness and pride and truths that resonate in all of us, each mother rejoices in the uniqueness of her daughter and desires for her a future filled with hope, strength, and self-worth. Letters to Our Daughters includes over forty letters and photos of mothers and daughters who share their courage and triumph, pain and loss, wisdom and love.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885223500
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Once in a while an extraordinary work appears that transcends the written word and speaks directly to our hearts. Letters to Our Daughters is such a book. A celebration of the bond between mother and daughter, these intimate and profoundly personal writings reach beyond ethnic, social, and economic boundaries to touch deeply at the heart of the human condition. With tenderness and pride and truths that resonate in all of us, each mother rejoices in the uniqueness of her daughter and desires for her a future filled with hope, strength, and self-worth. Letters to Our Daughters includes over forty letters and photos of mothers and daughters who share their courage and triumph, pain and loss, wisdom and love.
Letters Between Mothers and Daughters
Author: Barbara Caine
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317212037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
There are now many studies of family letters in Europe, but most of them focus on marital letters and letters between parents, especially mothers, and their sons. Little attention has been paid to the letters to and from daughters. This volume seeks to begin filling that gap by exploring the continuities and changes evident in the letters written between mothers and daughters over several centuries. Some of these changes reflect the history of letters and the ways that they were written and delivered, especially the move from the use of scribes and couriers in the medieval and early modern period, which made both the writing and reading of letters a public affair, to the use of pens and the situation in which letters were able to be written in private and read only by the person to whom they were addressed. But the letters also reveal the changing nature of the mother and daughter relationship, as the formal and more distant ties evident in the early period, in which dynastic and other matters were often more important to a mother than her daughter’s personal happiness, were replaced by closer and more intimate ties and a concern with particular personalities and individual needs. This book was originally published as a special issue of Women’s History Review.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317212037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
There are now many studies of family letters in Europe, but most of them focus on marital letters and letters between parents, especially mothers, and their sons. Little attention has been paid to the letters to and from daughters. This volume seeks to begin filling that gap by exploring the continuities and changes evident in the letters written between mothers and daughters over several centuries. Some of these changes reflect the history of letters and the ways that they were written and delivered, especially the move from the use of scribes and couriers in the medieval and early modern period, which made both the writing and reading of letters a public affair, to the use of pens and the situation in which letters were able to be written in private and read only by the person to whom they were addressed. But the letters also reveal the changing nature of the mother and daughter relationship, as the formal and more distant ties evident in the early period, in which dynastic and other matters were often more important to a mother than her daughter’s personal happiness, were replaced by closer and more intimate ties and a concern with particular personalities and individual needs. This book was originally published as a special issue of Women’s History Review.
Mother & Daughter
Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
Publisher: Penguin Adult HC/TR
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher: Penguin Adult HC/TR
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Letter to My Daughter: Words of wisdom, advice and lessons on life from parents
Author: Theresa Tan
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 981492833X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. That innocent baby in the cot will one day become a sister, a mother, a wife, a daughter-in-law. A girl's first—and sometimes final—teacher is her mother. From first steps to first kiss, marriage to motherhood, mothers are the coach and counsellor in every girl's life. In this collection curated by veteran editor and writer Theresa Tan, mothers write letters to their daughters who may one day become mothers themselves. At times hilarious, mostly brutally honest, these are no-holds-barred, one-sided conversations between moms and their girls: values to impart, mistakes to learn from, wisdom to pass on, confessions to make, gratitude to express. These letters will make you laugh, weep and hug your child. Includes notes on lipstick and taking care of your body; how to survive marriage (and divorce); stupid things never to do; making hard decisions; living life with passion; raising children and caring for aging parents; carrying on family traditions; focusing on what truly matters in life. Contributors include: Adlena Oh-Wong, Amy Poon, Ng Choong San, Cynthia Chew, Dawn Lee, Dawn Sim, Janet Goh, Jennifer Heng, Jenny Wee, Kalthum Ahmad, Karen Tan, Landy Chua-Moosa, Loretta Urquhart, Paige Parker, Petrina Kow, Sangeeta Mulchand, Shaan Moledina-Lim, Chiong Xiao Ting, Lin Xiuzhen, Yen Chua and Zalina Gazali
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 981492833X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. That innocent baby in the cot will one day become a sister, a mother, a wife, a daughter-in-law. A girl's first—and sometimes final—teacher is her mother. From first steps to first kiss, marriage to motherhood, mothers are the coach and counsellor in every girl's life. In this collection curated by veteran editor and writer Theresa Tan, mothers write letters to their daughters who may one day become mothers themselves. At times hilarious, mostly brutally honest, these are no-holds-barred, one-sided conversations between moms and their girls: values to impart, mistakes to learn from, wisdom to pass on, confessions to make, gratitude to express. These letters will make you laugh, weep and hug your child. Includes notes on lipstick and taking care of your body; how to survive marriage (and divorce); stupid things never to do; making hard decisions; living life with passion; raising children and caring for aging parents; carrying on family traditions; focusing on what truly matters in life. Contributors include: Adlena Oh-Wong, Amy Poon, Ng Choong San, Cynthia Chew, Dawn Lee, Dawn Sim, Janet Goh, Jennifer Heng, Jenny Wee, Kalthum Ahmad, Karen Tan, Landy Chua-Moosa, Loretta Urquhart, Paige Parker, Petrina Kow, Sangeeta Mulchand, Shaan Moledina-Lim, Chiong Xiao Ting, Lin Xiuzhen, Yen Chua and Zalina Gazali
Mothers and Daughters
Author: Rae Meadows
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429972394
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A rich and luminous novel about three generations of women in one family: the love they share, the dreams they refuse to surrender, and the secrets they hold Samantha is lost in the joys of new motherhood—the softness of her eight-month-old daughter's skin, the lovely weight of her child in her arms—but in trading her artistic dreams to care for her child, Sam worries she's lost something of herself. And she is still mourning another loss: her mother, Iris, died just one year ago. When a box of Iris's belongings arrives on Sam's doorstep, she discovers links to pieces of her family history but is puzzled by much of the information the box contains. She learns that her grandmother Violet left New York City as an eleven-year-old girl, traveling by herself to the Midwest in search of a better life. But what was Violet's real reason for leaving? And how could she have made that trip alone at such a tender age? In confronting secrets from her family's past, Sam comes to terms with deep secrets from her own. Moving back and forth in time between the stories of Sam, Violet, and Iris, Mothers and Daughters is the spellbinding tale of three remarkable women connected across a century by the complex wonder of motherhood. This book was later published under the title Mercy Train.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429972394
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A rich and luminous novel about three generations of women in one family: the love they share, the dreams they refuse to surrender, and the secrets they hold Samantha is lost in the joys of new motherhood—the softness of her eight-month-old daughter's skin, the lovely weight of her child in her arms—but in trading her artistic dreams to care for her child, Sam worries she's lost something of herself. And she is still mourning another loss: her mother, Iris, died just one year ago. When a box of Iris's belongings arrives on Sam's doorstep, she discovers links to pieces of her family history but is puzzled by much of the information the box contains. She learns that her grandmother Violet left New York City as an eleven-year-old girl, traveling by herself to the Midwest in search of a better life. But what was Violet's real reason for leaving? And how could she have made that trip alone at such a tender age? In confronting secrets from her family's past, Sam comes to terms with deep secrets from her own. Moving back and forth in time between the stories of Sam, Violet, and Iris, Mothers and Daughters is the spellbinding tale of three remarkable women connected across a century by the complex wonder of motherhood. This book was later published under the title Mercy Train.
Treasured Passages Connecting Hearts and Histories
Author: Treasured Passages
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979726927
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979726927
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A Letter to My Mother
Author: Charmaine Sheeler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781475970753
Category : Mothers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Regardless of the circumstances of each individual's life, every life begins with a mother. Throughout your life, you may have many different relationships with your mother-or perhaps you may have none at all. For the most part, it's safe to say that all of us have questions or perhaps just something important we'd like to say to our mothers. In A Letter to My Mother: Letters from Daughters Full of Love, Hope, Despair, Regret, and Forgiveness, women from various backgrounds and regions of the United States each write deep, heartfelt letters to their mothers. Each letter is a real, personal attempt at resolution between the roles of mother and daughter. In this collection of heart-to-heart communications-meant to inspire the reader to address his or her own unspoken words-the authors raise a number of points, issues, and praise with respect to their relationships with their mothers. From positive friendships to bitter abandonment, each woman bares her heart completely in her own letter to her mother.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781475970753
Category : Mothers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Regardless of the circumstances of each individual's life, every life begins with a mother. Throughout your life, you may have many different relationships with your mother-or perhaps you may have none at all. For the most part, it's safe to say that all of us have questions or perhaps just something important we'd like to say to our mothers. In A Letter to My Mother: Letters from Daughters Full of Love, Hope, Despair, Regret, and Forgiveness, women from various backgrounds and regions of the United States each write deep, heartfelt letters to their mothers. Each letter is a real, personal attempt at resolution between the roles of mother and daughter. In this collection of heart-to-heart communications-meant to inspire the reader to address his or her own unspoken words-the authors raise a number of points, issues, and praise with respect to their relationships with their mothers. From positive friendships to bitter abandonment, each woman bares her heart completely in her own letter to her mother.
I Am My Mother's Daughter
Author: Dara Kurtz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942134657
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942134657
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Mothers and Daughters
Author: Evelyn Bassoff
Publisher: Dutton Adult
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Describing the changes a mother goes through during her daughter's adolescence, Bassoff delineates this experience for all mothers, whether married, single, adoptive, or step-mothers.
Publisher: Dutton Adult
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Describing the changes a mother goes through during her daughter's adolescence, Bassoff delineates this experience for all mothers, whether married, single, adoptive, or step-mothers.