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What my mother gave me

by Elizabeth Benedict

GiftsMothers and daughtersSocial aspectsParent and adult childMotherhoodInterpersonal relationsnyt:paperback-nonfiction=2013-05-26New York Times bestseller

Essays by women of gifts from their mothers that has touched her to the bone and served as a model, a metaphor, or a touchstone in her own life. Individually, the stories get to the heart of their mother-daughter relationship. Collectively, the pieces have a force that feels as elemental as the tides.

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Book data: Open Library