Dear Mom

Dear Mom: Womens Letters of Love, Loss, and Longing is
emboldening, soothing, heartbreaking, inspiring. Its hard to put
this book down, but once you do, youll pick up a pen.
Ariel Gore, author of The Mother Trip and The Hip Mama
Survival Guide
Poignant, tender, and soulful, Dear Mom calls to the child in all
of us, to remember the force that shapes who we are. Through their
most intimate writings to their mothers, these daughters show us
how our own truthful words can heal and transform us at last.
Michele Weldon, author of Writing to Save Your Life: How to
Honor Your Story Through Journaling
Deborah Berger has found a remarkable way to weave an
intimate web of connections that includes all women.
Elizabeth Lyon, author and columnist, The Willamette Writer

In Dear Mom, women like youteachers, business owners, artists,
and homemakersexpress their most private truths about their
relationship with their mothers. You share in their laughter,
experience their struggles, and maybe shed some tears. You also
get to meet the 25 women behind the lettersand learn about the
healing that can come from such a journey of discovery.
And best of all, youre invitedwith helpful suggestionsto
write your own Dear Mom letter.