--- product_id: 8189132 title: "Motherless Daughters (20th Anniversary Edition)" price: "₹ 2798" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/8189132-motherless-daughters-20th-anniversary-edition store_origin: IN region: India --- # 4.6/5 star rating from 1,550 reviews 20th Anniversary Edition Based on hundreds of survivor interviews Motherless Daughters (20th Anniversary Edition) **Price:** ₹ 2798 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the legacy of healing every motherless daughter deserves ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Motherless Daughters (20th Anniversary Edition) - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 2798 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/8189132-motherless-daughters-20th-anniversary-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Proven Emotional Support:** Trusted by thousands with a 4.6-star rating and heartfelt testimonials - • **Timeless Healing Classic:** Celebrating 20 years as the go-to guide for mother loss recovery - • **Deeply Researched Insights:** Hundreds of interviews and expert psychology woven into every page - • **Transformative Grief Journey:** Explores grief as a cyclical process, not a linear path, for lasting acceptance - • **Empowers Identity & Relationships:** Reveals how maternal loss shapes self and connections across a lifetime ## Overview Motherless Daughters (20th Anniversary Edition) is a New York Times bestseller that has helped millions of women navigate the complex grief of losing their mothers. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, personal stories, and psychological research, this edition offers timeless insights into how maternal loss shapes identity and relationships. With a 4.6-star rating from over 1,500 readers, it remains the definitive resource for understanding and healing from this profound loss. ## Description This classic New York Times bestseller has helped millions of women cope with and heal from the grief of losing their mothers. “A moving and valuable treatment of a neglected subject.” — New York Times Book Review Although a mother's mortality is inevitable, no book has discussed the profound lasting and far reaching effects of this loss until Motherless Daughters , which became an instant classic. More than twenty years later, it is still the go-to book that women of all ages look to for comfort and understanding when their mother dies. Building on interviews with hundreds of mother loss survivors, Edelman's personal story of losing her mother, and research in grief and psychology, Motherless Daughters reveals the shared experiences and core identity issues of motherless women: Why the absence of a nurturing hand shapes a woman's identity throughout her lifespan How present day relationships are defined by past losses How women can resolve past conflicts and move toward acceptance and healing Why grief is not a linear passage, but an ongoing cyclical journey How the legacy of maternal loss shifts with the passage of time Review: My mother lost her mother at 12 and this book helped her tremendously. - I found this book as an adult when I was able to recognize how deeply my grandmother's death defined my mother. For my mom losing her mom at 12 meant she lost the person who was there to guide her, help her get through puberty, become a woman, learn to use makeup, took her to the doctor and the loss of having a parent to care for her and about her life. The loss of her mother as a kind and loving person was bad enough, she also lost all forms of parental support. This presented it's own set of challenges. My mom was smart and learned to fend for herself with the alcoholic parent she had left and his second wife (whom grandfather married 36 hours after my grandmother died) who was an alcoholic who abused her own children. My mom was bright, finished High School at 16 then moved in with her Grandmother, Aunt and Uncle. It was a better place for her, she put herself through secretarial college went to work, found love married at 18 and had a family. As her daughter, I could see how my grandmother's death still affected her. She always had to know where we were at every moment. It was hard for me to understand why she worried so and saw danger everywhere. I never felt alone, as if I had to fend for myself, lost, as if I had no one to guide me. She did and she felt guilty that she did not know more things to teach me. She was always worried that she was not a good mother because she did not know what mothering meant, beyond her own point of reference, past the age of 12. A college friend who lost her mom at 12 recommended this book, I read it and thought my mom should read it too. I got her a copy and we read it together and had many conversations about this topic. She decided to go to a therapist I went with her and she continued and this wonderful act of self-care helped her to heal. She still missed her mother but she was able to address many aspects of that loss and this book was the beginning of the journey. I wanted to share because if you lost a mom around puberty or your mom did this book can give you insights into that loss. Beyond that, it can also lend an understanding of how the loss of your mom at that age can define the person a girl becomes in the aftermath. For us this was helpful, we were able to define the event that shaped mom's life and our relationship, we were able to talk about it, we determined to find out what would help us to work out our plan to address "it" and we came out better. Better for my mom was happier, feeling proud of finding a way forward without a mother to guide her instead of feeling defeated and lost because her mom was not there. Better for me was to understand why she mothered that way and to reassure her that I only knew the love and joy of having a mom, not the feeling of being cheated in some way. I was a better daughter, she was a better mother, and our mother-daughter dynamic was better. I don't know if this is what every woman grieving the loss of her mother should read, but if you lost your mom in adolescence this is worth a try. If you lost your mom around puberty as a daughter of someone who had that experience this book may help. I wish you peace and healing. Review: Good book - Great book for any daughter that loss there mother ## Features - Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #29,050 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #66 in Grief & Bereavement #76 in Love & Loss #103 in Motherhood (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,550 Reviews | ## Images ![Motherless Daughters (20th Anniversary Edition) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81MXovimn-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My mother lost her mother at 12 and this book helped her tremendously. *by G***M on February 20, 2020* I found this book as an adult when I was able to recognize how deeply my grandmother's death defined my mother. For my mom losing her mom at 12 meant she lost the person who was there to guide her, help her get through puberty, become a woman, learn to use makeup, took her to the doctor and the loss of having a parent to care for her and about her life. The loss of her mother as a kind and loving person was bad enough, she also lost all forms of parental support. This presented it's own set of challenges. My mom was smart and learned to fend for herself with the alcoholic parent she had left and his second wife (whom grandfather married 36 hours after my grandmother died) who was an alcoholic who abused her own children. My mom was bright, finished High School at 16 then moved in with her Grandmother, Aunt and Uncle. It was a better place for her, she put herself through secretarial college went to work, found love married at 18 and had a family. As her daughter, I could see how my grandmother's death still affected her. She always had to know where we were at every moment. It was hard for me to understand why she worried so and saw danger everywhere. I never felt alone, as if I had to fend for myself, lost, as if I had no one to guide me. She did and she felt guilty that she did not know more things to teach me. She was always worried that she was not a good mother because she did not know what mothering meant, beyond her own point of reference, past the age of 12. A college friend who lost her mom at 12 recommended this book, I read it and thought my mom should read it too. I got her a copy and we read it together and had many conversations about this topic. She decided to go to a therapist I went with her and she continued and this wonderful act of self-care helped her to heal. She still missed her mother but she was able to address many aspects of that loss and this book was the beginning of the journey. I wanted to share because if you lost a mom around puberty or your mom did this book can give you insights into that loss. Beyond that, it can also lend an understanding of how the loss of your mom at that age can define the person a girl becomes in the aftermath. For us this was helpful, we were able to define the event that shaped mom's life and our relationship, we were able to talk about it, we determined to find out what would help us to work out our plan to address "it" and we came out better. Better for my mom was happier, feeling proud of finding a way forward without a mother to guide her instead of feeling defeated and lost because her mom was not there. Better for me was to understand why she mothered that way and to reassure her that I only knew the love and joy of having a mom, not the feeling of being cheated in some way. I was a better daughter, she was a better mother, and our mother-daughter dynamic was better. I don't know if this is what every woman grieving the loss of her mother should read, but if you lost your mom in adolescence this is worth a try. If you lost your mom around puberty as a daughter of someone who had that experience this book may help. I wish you peace and healing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book *by K***H on June 3, 2026* Great book for any daughter that loss there mother ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Item,,,very helpful getting through rough times *by T***E on October 19, 2025* Highly Recommend. Buy as a gift since it helped me after my mom passed ## Frequently Bought Together - Motherless Daughters (20th Anniversary Edition) - Motherless Mothers: How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become - Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/8189132-motherless-daughters-20th-anniversary-edition](https://www.desertcart.in/products/8189132-motherless-daughters-20th-anniversary-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-07-14*