Don't Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-daughter Abandonment
| Author | : Linda Joy Myers |
| Publisher | : Variocity |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2005-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781933037561 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1933037563 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (563 Downloads) |
Download or read book Don't Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-daughter Abandonment written by Linda Joy Myers and published by Variocity. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Prize-winning MemoirDont Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother-Daughter Abandonment I wanted to tell the secret stories that my great-grandmother Blanche whispered to me on summer nights in a featherbed in Iowa. I was eight and she was eighty Dont Call Me Mother is an inspiring chronicle of perseverance, healing, and the unquenchable power of forgiveness. Acclaimed author and therapist Linda Joy Myerss compelling, compassionate, and often heart-wrenching memoir shares the story of her mothers abandonment of her, part of a generations-long tradition in her family. Myers uncovers the layers of a painful secret she carried with her for years, transporting us on a journey that is both familiar and uncompromising in its honesty a journey into the inner heart of a home shattered by abandonment and undiagnosed manic-depressionand a quest for the fulfillment of a childhood dream for a peaceful and loving family.
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