Mother Loss: A Daughter's Search for Truth & Healing

by Hope Edelman

Hope Edelman was 17 when her mother died. She later explored her mother's passing in an article, and from across the country motherless daughters of all ages wrote to her--sharing, questioning, seeking. Mother Loss is woven from the fabric of their common experience. This is a resource and companion for any woman struggling to emerge from the shadow of her mother loss.

Audio Cassette

First published February 1, 1995

About the author

Hope Edelman is the internationally acclaimed author of eight nonfiction books, including the bestsellers Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers, as well as the upcoming book, The Aftergrief. She has lectured extensively on the subjects of early loss and also on nonfiction writing in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Her articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Glamour, Child, Seventeen, Real Simple, Parents, Writer’s Digest, and Self, and her original essays have appeared in many anthologies. Her work has received a New York Times notable book of the year designation and a Pushcart Prize for creative nonfiction. She lives in Los Angeles and Iowa City, where she can be found every July teaching at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival.

Reviews

[Deana Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have had this tape forever. I couldn't listen to it because I was overwhelme with sadness when I started to listen. Missing my mom. Daralyn (my sister who passed away several years ago) gave me this tape more than 10 years ago. I finally listened to it and loved the tape. It talked about things that I had experienced not having my mom around for the last 20+ years. I have always wanted to have a discussion about menopause with my mom -- I could have gleaned from her what was going on with my own body and would be able to ask her questions of what she experienced. The book so related to me and my feelings about the loss of my mom, it must be SO very common among women who do lose their moms. I really identified with this book, and it really is not sad at all.