Motherless Mothers: How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become

"I lost my mother 7 years ago.
A year and 9 months ago I gave birth to my beautiful baby boy, and I started my most difficult and most sad year of my life.
At some point I thought to myself- I lost my mom. I lost my dad. Those were 2 huge turning points in my life. I thought I could over come everything! And here is this little baby, making me feel like I'm the weakest person on the face of the earth! What the.... ???

And then I bought Hope's second book- Motherless mothers.
I got it exactly one year after my boy was born, and then I started to understand everything.
This book helped me make peace with the dreadful year I had, where I felt my parents died all over again and instead of being over joyed with my son, I felt heart broken for the loss of my parents, for the loss of my family. It was so overwhelming that it completely shadowed the fact that my new family was just born.

This is the book that made me understand myself a whole lot better.
My Inner Peace Book.
Thank you Hope, for helping me become a better mother!"
~ Written on 2008-10-08

"I've read many books on the loss of a parent (particularly a mother) and none of them touched me like "Motherless Mothers" did. The author clearly knows what she is writing about, and puts in a great deal of personal experiences, but complements this with results from a survey among 1300+ women (if I'm not mistaken) and researched many secondary sources. The result is a book that helps women who lost their mother (at different ages, for different reasons) to understand what they feel, realise that it's normal and okay to have those feelings and makes them understand why they parent like they do. It's an excellent book and I highly recommend it."
~ Written on 2008-09-07

"For those of you who know Hope Edelman's books, you already know how amazing she is, and you probably already own MOTHERLESS MOTHERS. For those of you who don't, buy this book. Hope puts mothering into perspective whether you're a motherless mother or not. She's intelligent, insightful and incredibly honest. Using stories from her own life and research based on interviews she's done with other mothers, she leads the reader through what it's like to navigate the ups and downs of parenting without a "mother" role model. She's one of the smartest writers I've read."
~ Written on 2007-06-13

"Hope Edelman's book is a powerful read. She puts just the right amount of her personal experience into the book and at the same time guides the reader through the journey of what it means to be a motherless mother. Her beautifully written book caught me off guard, moved me to tears, and most of all made me thankful to be the mother that I am. "
~ Written on 2007-05-29

"Hope Edelman is simply a delicious writer. Her words and experiences offer help and insight to those of us who either lost our mothers or didn't have a strong mother role model. We never learn how to parent, especially if we don't have strong role models. This book is a must have for all of us needing help in the most difficult job of a lifetime. Hope Edelman has become the go to person for all women having mothering issues. She gives us insight, hope and information, sharing her experiences with us. This is a book you will reach for over and over to help you along the mothering pathway. A must have for your library, a wonderful gift for a friend or family member setting out on the incredible journey of motherhood."
~ Written on 2007-05-25