| Details | | Publication Date: | 2001-09-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 227 pages | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 17.6 oz |
Publisher's Note
A poignant exploration of what happens when adult daughters lose their fathers
There is a special bond between a father and a daughter, and when that bond is broken by death, the woman's life can change in profound and unexpected ways. In the tradition of Hope Edelman's bestselling Motherless Daughters, Clea Simon, critically acclaimed author of Mad House, delves into her own experience and those of other women to paint a multifaceted portrait of the father-daughter relationship and its lifelong ramifications. Filled with moving first-person stories and probing explorations of the psychology of women who lose their fathers, this is a work of emotional power and poignancy about love, anger, loss, and redemption that will touch women and men alike.
Clea Simon (Cambridge, MA) writes a weekly column for the Boston Globe and is the author of a previous award-winning book, Mad House. A former public radio correspondent, she has appeared on MSNBC, Fox, and PBS and regularly contributes to the New York Times and many national magazines. She has given well-attended readings and talks for bookstores and family groups nationwide.
Praise for Fatherless Women
"If it can be said about a book on loss, Fatherless Women is a pleasure to read. Clea Simon is a warm, honest, intelligent, and trustworthy guide, not only for grieving women but for the men who support them. Simon’s insights about father-daughter relationships are profound."–Neil Chethik, author of FatherLoss
"Clea Simon deepens our understanding of the complicated emotions daughters feel about fathers, both during life and especially after death. This book will help heal rifts and set these stuck energies free."–Beth Witrogen McLeod, author of Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal
"Unusually candid and often provocative ...Simon’s book is immensely thought-provoking about a topic that all of us will face."–Pauline Boss, Ph.D., author of Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief
"A book filled with compelling stories of not only mourning, heartbreak, and struggle, but also gratitude, liberation, and joy. Grief, Clea Simon reminds us, is as complex as the love that gave rise to it, and a father’s legacy unfolds, changes, and deepens over time."–Richard Hoffman, author of Half the House: A Memoir
"This book is an important addition to the literature about the highly charged relationship of daughters and fathers that offers insight, hope, and compassion."–Patricia Reis, author of Daughters of Saturn: From Father’s Daughter to Creative Woman
Praise for Mad House
"An evocative, sensitive, and beautifully crafted memoir ...Absorbing and moving."–Kirkus Reviews
"A strong, fascinating work."–Boston Phoenix
"A moving memoir ...The cycles of hope and despair are portrayed with the harrowing precision of Dante."–Boston Globe
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