Mothers and Daughters

DAUGHTERS OF THE MOON, SISTERS OF THE SUN:

Young Women and Mentors on the Transition to Womanhood

k. wind hughes and linda wolf; photographs by linda wolf

The journey to womanhood is filled with confusion, passion and courage. Twenty-one young women - together with mentors including the Indigo Girls, Michelle Akers, Starhawk and Angela Davis - share their powerful stories of surviving and overcoming abuse, bulimia, suicide, coming out, pregnancy, drugs and death in these compelling photographic essays. A profound gift from mother to daughter, or sister to sister. Includes 75 photos.

new society publishers $19.95 paper

EVERY WOMAN I'VE EVER LOVED:

Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers

edited by catherine reid and holly iglesias

Lesbian authors examine the mother/ daughter relationship in poems, essays, dramatic monologues and photos. As women who love women, these writers bring passionate intensity and complicated depths to this fundamental first love. Contributors include Dorothy Allison, Jyl Lynn Felman, Laura Markowitz, Holly Hughes, Shay Youngblood, Claudia Bepko, Gloria Anzaldúa, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Joan Nestle, Audre Lorde and Marilyn Hacker.

cleis press $16.95 paper

CONNECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS:

Mothers and Daughters in Their Own Light, in Their Own Words

catherine koemptgen

Catherine Koemptgen's simple, striking portraits of ordinary women of all ages hint at stories that beg to be told. The personal mementos and photographs captured here tell these stories with a rawness and honesty only people who deeply know and love one another can afford. Blank pages in the back invite readers to add their own history and photos.

pfeifer-hamilton publishers $22.95 hardcover

MY MOTHER WAS RIGHT:

How Today's Women Reconcile with Their Mothers

barbara mcfarland and virginia watson-rouslin

Written in the words of women from all walks of life, this book offers an intimate look at women's evolving relationships with their mothers. These midlife women talk about growing up with two very different views of womanhood - Good Housekeeping vs. Ms. magazine - and how, at long last, they are seeking resolution and more meaningful relationships with their mothers.

jossey-bass publishers, inc. $25.00 hardcover

THE ADOPTION READER:

Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers and Adopted Daughters Tell Their Stories

edited by susan wadia-ells, ph.d.

"In this absorbing anthology, women reveal their brave, tender and powerful truths about surrender, adoption and reunion. Together, their experiences create a beautifully whole picture, so long needed, of the many forms of family." -Jan Waldron, Giving Away Simone. Includes contributions by Louise Erdrich, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Shay Youngblood and Nancy Mairs. "An enthralling set of essays." -Library Journal.

seal press $16.95 paper