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Introduction
Part I: Loss
The seasons of grieving : mourning takes time
Times of change : developmental stages of a daughter's life
Cause and effect : no way is the best way
Later loss : learning how to let go
Part II: Change
Daddy's little girl : the father-daughter dyad
Sister and brother, sister and sister : sibling connections (and disconnections)
Looking for love : intimate relationships
When a woman needs a woman : gender matters
Part III: Growth
Who she was, who I am : developing an independent identity
Mortal lessons : life, death, sickness, health
The daughter becomes a mother : extending the line
The female phoenix : creativity, achievement, and success
Epilogue
Appendix A: motherless daughter survey
Appendix B: resources
Appendix C: Motherless daughters in literature.
Part I: Loss
The seasons of grieving : mourning takes time
Times of change : developmental stages of a daughter's life
Cause and effect : no way is the best way
Later loss : learning how to let go
Part II: Change
Daddy's little girl : the father-daughter dyad
Sister and brother, sister and sister : sibling connections (and disconnections)
Looking for love : intimate relationships
When a woman needs a woman : gender matters
Part III: Growth
Who she was, who I am : developing an independent identity
Mortal lessons : life, death, sickness, health
The daughter becomes a mother : extending the line
The female phoenix : creativity, achievement, and success
Epilogue
Appendix A: motherless daughter survey
Appendix B: resources
Appendix C: Motherless daughters in literature.