pt. I. Introduction
1. Narratives of mothering
2. Mothering in context
pt. II. Mothering : loss, trauma, separation
3. Narratives of death : mothering and losing a child
4. Narratives of birth : voicing trauma
5. Narratives of separation : mothering daughters
pt. III. New stories of mothering
6. Narratives of mothering alone : mothering and ambivalence
7. Narratives of lesbian mothering : planning for a child
8. Narratives of mothering without guilt.