Daddies and Daughters: Tender Moments Lasting Joys

by Lynn Barrington

The coauthor of the New York Times best-seller, Girlfriends, celebrates the father-daughter relationship in stories that capture its many dimensions and periods, united by the themes of love, separation, and reconciliation. 100,000 first printing. Tour.

Genres: Anthologies, Family

288 pages, Hardcover

First published June 2, 1998

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Received from a PaperBackSwap member in June 2019. Started to read it but didn't like it; the tone was too sexist for me. I'm disappointed that it wasn't more substantive. I didn't finish it. I'll pass it on to someone else, who will hopefully appreciate it more than I did.

[Lance Weldgen Jr · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was somewhat dry. I appreciate the "collection" of stories but all of them felt disconnected.

[Melanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know what to say about this book. I think they had a great idea, but it was just a lot of antidotes. Don't get me wrong, it had me crying and made me think alot about my relationship with my dad. I did like how it was laid out: from birth to death. Good relationships and bad relationships. But, it felt a little 'fluffy' to me. Not a ton of depth, but maybe that is what they were going for. It did have a 'task' about writing about your own dad and I think I will do that. I love my dad and that was the overall theme - we love our dads no matter what and they do shape a lot of who we become.

[K.D. Absolutely · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice short heartwarming stories about father-daughter relationships. It's an easy read and gave me insights on how a good father should be. I did not learn anything in particular but it just nice to know how other relationships like mine to Jillian go.