A Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Daughters: Stories that celebrate a very special bond

by Colleen Sell

Women and daughters share their special bond in this touching collection of stories that capture the struggles, triumphs, complexities, and strength of the relationship between mothers and daughters. Original. $300,000 ad/promo.

Genres: Parenting

322 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Colleen Sell is a freelance writer and editor with expertise in book and magazine development and a passion for storytelling. Her professional experience also includes content development & management and marketing communications development & management.

Since 1999, Colleen has provided writing, editing, ghostwriting, proofreading, editorial development, content management, publishing consulting, and book-proposal development services to authors, entrepreneurs, publishers, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

Colleen has co-authored eight nonfiction books, including 10-Minute Zen and The Everything Kids’ Gross Cookbook, and ghostwritten more than a dozen books, including the best-selling One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine and One Simple Idea for Startups & Entrepreneurs. She was editor and anthologist of the bestselling Cup of Comfort™ book series for 10 years, during which she compiled and edited 38 anthologies of essays as well as an annotated cookbook. The Cup of Comfort series, which was retired in 2011, has sold more than 2 million copies to date.

A proficient developmental editor, line editor, and copyeditor, Colleen has edited more than 150 published books, both fiction and nonfiction, in a wide range of categories.

Colleen is currently Editor-in-Chief of GRAND: The Digital Magazine for Grandparents (a part-time freelance position), and was previously Editor-in-Chief of two award-winning consumer magazines and an associate editor of a national business journal. In addition, her articles and essays have appeared in dozens of consumer and trade periodicals.

Reviews

[Zainab · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book contains some nice statements about mother-daughter relationships. However, I was disappointed that every story felt shallow. My relationship with my mother runs deep, so I was hoping this book would explore similarly profound connections.

[Chen Pink · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Each experience told in this book made me look back at memories when I was a kid, and I wished my mom or grandma could tell me such comforting words. Losing this comfort experience was fine, as nothing could be worse than living like hell with an ill-hearted aunt who had no maternal instinct.” ~ Chen Pink, reviewer of ‘A Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Daughters’

The story to which I could relate the most in this book was “Leaving” and some of these lines by Ramona John resonated with me:

“I see her smile in my memory. I hear the echo of her thoughts in my own. I find her love when I love others. I feel Mother always by my side. And I know this: Love is a very agreeable passion, and sometimes it is stronger than death."

[Barbara Waloven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent collection of heart warming and mother/daughter relationship enlightening shorts. This collection touches all the feels. Having 5 daughters, 7 granddaughters, and a great granddaughter these stories are all pretty relatable. This would make a great gift for your Mom, daughter, aunt, or BFF.

[Denise · Rating 1 out of 5]

Add this to the did not finish pile. Not finishing a book I've started is very hard for me. So sad too. I mean how do you screw up tea? I thought it would be a nice book for my daughter and I to read together. 100+ pages in and we both had had enough. Too cheesy. Too new age-y. Too much that conflicts with our Christian beliefs.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite the emotional read...

[Zully Mustafa · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stele pentru emoție.

[Maggie Fogg]

Light reading. Nice collection of stories.

[Kazuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing stories..and i'd love to read it again ..since it was one of my school library book so i've been looking for this book on every bookstore i know but the results is always nothing..:'(

[Lukman Lukman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku ini berisi kisah-kisah inspiratif mengenai ibu dan putrinya. Hubungan antar keduanya yang unik membuat Colleen Sell menyajikannya secara apik berdasarkan kisah-kisah nyata dari berbagai sumber. Namun ada juga kisah yang kurang penting menurutku. hehe

[Anne De casa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found some stories so relatable that now I sort of understand my own mother. I am excited to grow older and getting to know her more. Every daughter should read this just so we could all have a better sense of appreciation for our mothers.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave each of my daughter's this book one year for Christmas. It contains short stories about the relationships between mothers and daughters. Enjoy.

[Sarom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book with my daughter.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

19 pages still a GREAT book