From Mother to Daughter: Advice and Lessons for a Good Life

by Sherry Conway Appel and Allen Appel

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312134983
• ISBN13: 9780312134983
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A Necessity for Any Daughter

It's a fact: all women are daughters, and this book is for all daughters. The book contains morsels of advice mixed in with quotes from real women (presumably, some of the author's friends) about their mothers, although some are a bit off the wall. The least you will get out of this book is inspiration to contemplate your own mother, if not the women of your entire family, and her influence on you. The book contains advice on every aspect of a woman's life, from manners to love and marriage to education and work. The author smartly juxtaposes contradictory pieces of advice, such as "if you don't get married, who will take care of you when you're old?" with "you don't have to get married," thereby replicating a real mother's advice-giving and teaching the lessons that some advice is appropriate for some situations and sometimes you have to take two pieces of advice and meet in the middle. Some pieces of advice are interesting (such as how to make panty hose last longer), some are humorous, and some are sweet. All are delightful and will make any woman think of her own mother and, if relevant, her daughter(s) or future daughter(s). This book would make an ideal gift for a mother, a daughter, or a sister. It seems too intimate a gift for a friend, but may be right if the friend is a close one.

I'm glad my mother gave me this book!

This year, for Mother's Day, my mom gave me this little book of "mommyisms"....I love it!Maybe it's because we're from the South, but I think the women where I come from rely upon their mothers more heavily than anywhere else. The book is divided into sections -- life -- manners -- love, men, relationships -- friendships, etc. They contain little bits of wisdom to use at any stage of your life. Enjoy!