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From Mother to Daughter: Advice and Lessons for a Good Life
From Mother to Daughter is a gift of advice to be given and received-a treasury of simple, powerful ideas that have transmitted the experience of generations.
It all began when Sherry Conway Appel asked hundreds of women to recall the most memorable and valuable words their mothers had told them. There came an outpouring of things practical and indispensable, some familiar and many surprising.
This beautiful book celebrates the special relationship between mothers and daughters, and captures the wisdom and common sense that comes from many lifetimes of experience. It is a gift that no one can give without remembering (and perhaps recording in it) something her own mother said.
It all began when Sherry Conway Appel asked hundreds of women to recall the most memorable and valuable words their mothers had told them. There came an outpouring of things practical and indispensable, some familiar and many surprising.
This beautiful book celebrates the special relationship between mothers and daughters, and captures the wisdom and common sense that comes from many lifetimes of experience. It is a gift that no one can give without remembering (and perhaps recording in it) something her own mother said.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published September 15, 1995
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May 4, 2017
I am a sucker for anything sentimental when it comes to gift giving. It is known in my family that I strive for happy tears when the wrapping comes off and the gift giver see the gift. FROM MOTHER TO DAUGHTER: Advice and Lessons for a Good Life is a perfect gift for Mother's Day and it is sure to bring many happy tears to both mother and daughter. Mother's Day is about becoming a mother and this book is a perfect gift for a mother to give to her daughter to make it special for both. It is also good for any other reason you want to celebrate your daughter, as well. There are so many great pages of great advice within this book. You can allow the book to say the things that may be hard to say or the things that are hard to articulate. You can make notes on the pages or write your own notes of thanks or advice within the text or on blank pages provided, which allows you to personalize it even further. Plus, you get to sign the front cover to make it special for your daughter. I love that there are vintage black and white drawings to accompany the advice and wisdom. It is an amazing gift that any daughter would love.
January 30, 2021
Charming , Sensitive , Experienced thoughts
One girl can complane a lot of things in her mother while growing up but when same girl thank her mother on the same things she complained about that means : she became a mother ! 👩🏻🍼
One girl can complane a lot of things in her mother while growing up but when same girl thank her mother on the same things she complained about that means : she became a mother ! 👩🏻🍼
July 17, 2018
Short and sweet. Wise advice from mothers.
February 10, 2021
Good, some of the quotes are very traditional/ old but otherwise it is witty, good advise with good and interesting quotes.
September 13, 2008
This book was a gift given to us by the author after the birth of our daughter, so my review may be a bit biased, but it's a beautiful little book filled with simple but good advice to be passed on to all of our daughters. (And there's quite a bit that applies to all of our sons, too.)
August 6, 2007
A beautiful gift from my beautiful daughter. The subtitle for this book is "Advice and Lessons for a Good Life".
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