Mean Mothers: Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt

Drawn from research and the real-life experiences of adult daughters, Mean Mothers illuminates one of the last cultural taboos: what happens when a woman does not or cannot love her own daughter. Peg Streep, co-author of the highly acclaimed Girl in the Mirror, has subtitled this important, eye-opening exploration of the darker side of maternal behavior, "Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt." There are no psychopathic child abusers in Mean Mothers. Instead, this essential volume focuses on the more subtle forms of psychological damage inflicted by mothers on their unappreciated daughters--and offers help and support to those women who were forced to suffer a parent's cruelty and neglect.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 10/13/2009
ISBN: 9780061651366
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.52w x 0.93d

Review Citations: Library Journal Annex 09/28/2009
BookPage 11/01/2009