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Hope Edelman

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http://www.goodreads.com/HopeEdelman

born

June 17, 1964 in The United States

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female

website

http://www.hopeedelman.com

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Health, Mind & Body

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Growing up suburban; losing a mother to cancer at 17; a grandmother wh...more

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May 2009

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Hope Edelman is the internationally acclaimed author of five nonfiction books, including the bestsellers Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers, as well as the upcoming memoir, The Possibility of Everything. She has lectured extensively on the subjects of early mother loss and nonfiction writing in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Her articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Glamour, Child, Seventeen, Real Simple, Parents, Writer’s Digest, and Self, and her original essays have appeared in many anthologies, including The Bitch in the House (2002), Toddler (2003), Blindsided by a Diap...more

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Hope Edelman's Blog

An Open Letter to Motherless Daughters on Mother's Day

I’m sitting here at my kitchen table just a few hours before Mother’s Day officially begins. Motherless Daughters Day – the day designated by motherless women nationwide to honor mother’s who are no longer with us – is about to draw to a close.

Today I spoke to a group of forty women in West Los Angeles where Irene Rubaum-Keller, the therapist who leads Motherless Daughters of Los Angeles, has... read more »

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Books by Hope Edelman

Average rating: 3.99 · 1,465 ratings · 343 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss 4.24 avg rating — 776 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Possibility of Everything 3.40 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing 4.13 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Motherless Mothers: How Mother Loss Shapes the Parents We Become 4.03 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Motherless Mothers 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Mother of My Mother: The Intricate Bond Between Generations 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Mother Loss 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	La mort d'une mère 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1999	My rating:
	Motherless Mothers: How Mother Loss Shapes the Parents We Be 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Mother of My Mother Reading Group Guide 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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Hope Edelman wrote a new blog post: An Open Letter to Motherless Daughters on Mother's Day An Open Letter to Motherless Daughters on Mother's Day I’m sitting here at my kitchen table just a few hours before Mother’s Day officially begins. Motherless Daughters Day – the day designated by mothe... read more »
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Hope Edelman marked as to-read: Reality Hunger: A Manifesto by David Shields	My rating:
Mar 21, 2010 10:14pm
Hope Edelman gave to: Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing by Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi	My rating:
Mar 21, 2010 10:13pm
Hope Edelman gave to: Bees by Rudolf Steiner	My rating:
Mar 21, 2010 10:12pm
Hope Edelman gave to: Drop City by T.C. Boyle	My rating:
Mar 21, 2010 10:09pm
Hope Edelman added: Do-Over!: In Which a Forty-Eight-Year-Old Father of Three Returns to Kindergarten, Summer Camp, the Prom, and Other Embarrassments by Robin Hemley read in March, 2010	My rating:
Mar 21, 2010 10:09pm
Hope Edelman said "yes" to attending the event: Writing Retreat in Guatemala date: January 14, 2010 12:00AM location: Guatemala description: Join award-winning authors Hope Edelman, Joyce Maynard, Ann Hood, and Francesco Sedita on this seven day writing retreat.
Dec 04, 2009 09:46am
Hope Edelman liked Eileen Granfors's review of Cowboy & Wills: " As my grandson grows, we are all learning. . .he's 4 now and has progressed. He's a beautiful child. Holloway tells the story of her high-functioning autistic son from age 3 to 3rd grade. For more about this book, see my review on amazon.com under... " Read more of this review »
Sep 07, 2009 10:48pm · see review
Hope Edelman made a comment on Keely's profile "Wow! Thanks for the note, Keely. I'm a total ball of nerves this month as the book launch approaches--and a message like yours goes very far to helpin...more "
Aug 13, 2009 12:30pm
Hope Edelman gave to: The Shamanic Way of the Bee: Ancient Wisdom and Healing Practices of the Bee Masters by Simon Buxton	My rating:
Jul 30, 2009 09:57pm

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Quotes by Hope Edelman

“There is an emptiness inside of me -- a void that will never be filled. No one in your life will ever love you as your mother does. There is no love as pure, unconditional and strong as a mother's love. And I will never be loved that way again.”
― Hope Edelman, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss

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“I truly believe that the death of my mother has made me the way I am today. I am a survivor, mentally strong, determined, stronwilled, self-reliant, and independent. I also keep most of my pain, anger and feelings inside. I refuse to be vulnerable to anyone, especially my husband. The only people who see that more emotional or softer side are my children. That too because of my mother.”
― Hope Edelman, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss

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“Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane”
― Hope Edelman

tags: inspirational , life , writing

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