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The Absent Father Effect on Daughters

Autor: Susan E. Schwartz

Número de Páginas: 161

Winner of the International Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS) Book Award for Best Clinical Book 2021 The Absent Father Effect on Daughters investigates the impact of absent – physically or emotionally – and inadequate fathers on the lives and psyches of their daughters through the perspective of Jungian analytical psychology. This book tells the stories of daughters who describe the insecurity of self, the splintering and disintegration of the personality, and the silencing of voice. Issues of fathers and daughters reach to the intra-psychic depths and archetypal roots, to issues of self and culture, both personal and collective. Susan E. Schwartz illustrates the maladies and disappointments of daughters who lack a father figure and incorporates clinical examples describing how daughters can break out of idealizations, betrayals, abandonments and losses to move towards repair and renewal. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, expanding and elucidating Jungian concepts through dreams, personal stories, fairy tales and the poetry of Sylvia Plath, along with psychoanalytic theory, including Andre Green’s ‘dead father effect’ and Julia Kristeva’s theories on...

An Analytical Exploration of Love and Narcissism

Autor: Susan E. Schwartz

Número de Páginas: 230

This book reflects the psychic wounds of narcissism from the perspective of Jungian analytical psychology. Oriented towards the richness and plurality of the psyche, it sheds light on clinical practice as well as the common and intricate issues of this personality type. Narcissism is described as a grandiose sense of self, exhibitionistic, needing reassurance, but suffering in disturbed relationships. The perspective of Jungian analytical psychology expands the symbolism within narcissism. Clinical examples, dreams, the myth of Narcissus and Echo, and basic Jungian concepts move us further into the psyche. Topics covered are: what narcissism is and why it’s misunderstood, and if narcissists are capable of love and their perfectionist burden. It explores how to forge knowledge and emotional transformation with a narcissist in clinical treatment and all relationships. Exploring this complex and intriguing phenomenon, the book will appeal to readers and therapists from various fields including psychoanalysis, general psychology, gender studies, culture, and sociology.

A Jungian Exploration of the Puella Archetype

Autor: Susan E. Schwartz

Número de Páginas: 195

This fascinating new book explores the puella as an archetypal, symbolic and personality figure reaching into the classical foundations of Jungian analytical psychology, focusing on the modern conflicts reverberating personally and culturally to remove the obstacles for accessing our more complete selves. Puella is youthful, charming and seductive and unfolds the creative, unusual wisdom of the feminine. Postmodern fluidity presents other realities, rethinking and reenacting the truth to oneself. If denigrated, psyche is halted from development, until addressed. The author employs a cross‐disciplinary approach and clinical vignettes from narratives of real people from diverse backgrounds reflecting Jungian thought and treatment, along with other psychoanalytical perspectives for the unfolding of puella. Examining the puella as a key figure in psychological development within a diverse world, this book will be appealing to Jungian analysts, and also to mental health professionals of various paradigms interested in Jungian analytical and philosophical thought.

The Absent Father Effects On Daughters Lessons

Autor: Serena M Harrow

Número de Páginas: 0

What does an absent father leave behind? More than an empty chair at the dinner table - he leaves a ghost in the daughter's mind. In this deeply engaging and revelatory book, Serena M. Harrow takes you on an uncompromising journey into the hidden terrain mapped by renowned Jungian analyst Susan S. Schwartz: the father wound that lingers quietly in the bones of countless women, shaping their confidence, choices, love lives, and restless perfectionism long after childhood fades. The Absent Father Effects on Daughters Lessons is not just another dry psychological treatise - it's a compassionate excavation of the secrets daughters keep, the masks they wear, and the creative gold buried beneath old heartbreak. Harrow unpacks Schwartz's groundbreaking teachings in clear, vivid language, connecting the dots between the absent father and the everyday struggles so many women believe are "just part of life." Inside these pages, readers will discover: Why anxiety and relentless overachievement often have nothing to do with ambition - and everything to do with Dad. How the father's silence becomes a loud inner critic that whispers "never enough" on repeat. The secret reason smart, capable...

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Número de Páginas: 964

The Absent Father Effect on Daughters Understand the Impact of Growing Up Without a Father, Overcome the Legacy of Father Neglect, and Heal Father Wounds

Autor: Chloe. Vaughn

Número de Páginas: 0

Are you ready to heal from the lasting impact of growing up without a father? The Absent Father Effect on Daughters is a comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by women who grew up without a father and experienced father absence during their formative years. Drawing on psychological research and personal narratives, this book provides effective strategies to address the emotional wounds left by an absent father and empowers you to build a fulfilling life. Inside, you'll discover: The profound effects of father absence on self-esteem and relationship patterns. Methods to heal from emotional neglect and abandonment. Techniques to silence your inner critic and create self-compassion. Guidance on reconnecting with your authentic self and embracing personal growth. Strategies to recognize and change negative patterns in personal relationships. How to feel worthy, comfortable, and confident in relationships with men. Strategies to seek out and embrace healthy, supportive relationships. Steps to establish healthy boundaries and break free from negative cycles. Insights into building healthier relationships and creating emotional resilience. Written with empathy and backed by...

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The National Underwriter

Número de Páginas: 1070

The Father Effect

Autor: John Finch

Número de Páginas: 172

Based on the feature film of the same name, The Father Effect is a must-read for the millions of men and women who have lost their fathers through divorce, death, or disinterest. John Finch always struggled after his father committed suicide when he was eleven, but it wasn't until he was raising his own three daughters that he truly understood their futures relied on his coming to terms with his difficult past. To move forward, he needed to forgive both his father for choosing to leave, and himself for not being the best father he could be. This journey led to The Father Effect, a book containing practical help for anyone, man or woman, with a deep father wound from losing a dad through divorce, death, or disinterest. Through positive lessons on forgiveness and approachable advice on how to change your legacy as a parent, partner, and person, The Father Effect is the ultimate healing tool for anyone who has suffered the absence of a dad.

The Absent Father Effect on Daughters

Autor: Prince Victor Matthew

Número de Páginas: 0

The Absent Father Effects on Daughters: Trust, and Love in the Shadow of Reclaiming Identity, Fatherlessness. She smiles, she serves, she even shines-but deep within, there's a quiet ache many daughters never name: the ache of an absent father. Whether he was physically gone, emotionally distant, or spiritually passive, his absence often leaves a void that no applause, achievement, or affirmation can fill. This book is a healing conversation for every daughter who has tried to love, trust, and believe again while silently navigating the long shadows of fatherlessness. Many women don't connect their struggles with self-worth, fear of abandonment, or resistance to intimacy with the gap left by a father who should've spoken, showed up, or stayed. But until we confront the wound, we will keep bleeding in silence. The Absent Father dives deep into how trust is damaged, how love becomes complicated, and how identity becomes blurred when the first male figure meant to protect and affirm you goes missing-whether by choice, tragedy, or emotional withdrawal. Written with compassion and depth, this book is not just a revelation of the pain, but a road map to healing. Prince Victor Matthew...

The Effect of Absent Father on Daughters

Autor: James R Donovan

Número de Páginas: 0

Even when he's gone, his absence echoes through everything. Have you ever felt the ache of a father who wasn't there-physically, emotionally, or spiritually? Whether he walked away, passed too soon, withdrew in silence, or simply didn't know how to love you the way you needed, his absence left a mark. A silent wound. One that shaped how you see yourself, how you love, and how you survive. The Effect of Absent Father on Daughters is a powerful, compassionate, and research-backed exploration of what it really means to grow up without a father-and how that loss ripples into adulthood. Blending trauma psychology, attachment theory, identity development, and real-life stories, this book goes far beyond clichés and stereotypes. It speaks directly to the daughters who were left behind-and the women they became. Inside, you'll discover: The hidden ways father absence rewires trust, safety, and self-worth How it shapes identity, love patterns, and emotional regulation The truth behind the term "daddy issues"-and why it's time to retire it Trauma-informed tools for reparenting, self-healing, and rewriting your story A path to peace, power, and personal transformation The profound effects...

The Unavailable Father

Autor: Sarah S. Rosenthal

Número de Páginas: 193

Strategies for overcoming a damaged father/daughter relationship Problems between fathers and daughters can damage a young girl's identity, convince her she's unloveable or without worth, and send her into unhealthy adult relationships. This groundbreaking book includes in-depth stories and case histories of a broad spectrum of women over 25 who have recovered and flourished in their professional and personal lives despite the lack of a father's recognition and affection. While the legacy of pain that these fathers leave is deep, there is much that can be done to alleviate and even conquer it. Using these women's stories as well as her insights from her private practice, the author outlines basic strategies to overcome the void left by an abusive, absent, alcoholic, mentally ill, irresponsible, selfish, or unloving father. Written by Sarah Simms Rosenthal who has a thriving practice in New York City Reveals how to understand the truth about your childhood Includes strategies for discovering and analyzing past adult relationship mistakes—both personal and professional Offers successful techniques for establishing new patterns of behavior The women whose stories are told in The...

Healing for Daughters of Emotionally Absent Fathers

Autor: Vincenzo Venezia

Número de Páginas: 223

Has your father caused you immense pain? Did the man who was supposed to cherish, support, and shield you from harm inflict traumas that still impact your life today? Do you find yourself struggling daily to recover from the harm he has caused? Growing up as a daughter with an emotionally distant father can be a challenging and isolating experience; you may suffer from low self-worth, anger, depression and feelings of worthlessness. There are numerous ways in which fathers can be emotionally detached from their daughters, such as through divorce, career obligations, military service, addictions, severe physical or mental illness or even death. It is possible that such men are narcissists who constantly criticised you, attempted to manipulate and control you, or were abusive. Alternatively, they could have been old-fashioned fathers who communicated their desires through actions rather than words. Perhaps they were unresponsive when you needed them the most. They may have provided for your basic needs but were otherwise absent. Adult daughters with emotionally distant fathers often recognise that something is amiss but fail to see the long-term consequences on themselves, their...

The Father Effect

Autor: John Finch

Número de Páginas: 195

"Based on the feature film of the same name, The Father Effect is a must-read for the millions of men and women who have lost their fathers through divorce, death, or disinterest. John Finch always struggled after his father committed suicide when he was eleven, but it wasn't until he was raising his own three daughters that he truly understood their futures relied on his coming to terms with his difficult past. To move forward, he needed to forgive both his father for choosing to leave, and himself for not being the best father he could be. This journey led to The Father Effect, a book containing practical help for anyone, man or woman, with a deep father wound from losing a dad through divorce, death, or disinterest. Through positive lessons on forgiveness and approachable advice on how to change your legacy as a parent, partner, and person, The Father Effect is the ultimate healing tool for anyone who has suffered the absence of a dad."--Dust jacket.

The Making of a Fatherless Daughter

Autor: Angela Patterson

Número de Páginas: 122

For a female, growing up without a father or a flawed father-daughter relationship can have many negative consequences in her life as she becomes a woman. There are numerous recent studies that show the alarming effects on a woman's life who grew up with an unattached, unavailable or absent father. In this book, The Making of a Fatherless Daughter, you will read stories written by women who have experienced the hidden muted pain of fatherlessness. You will witness their struggles, pains, brokenness, betrayals and the impact that fatherlessness has had on various areas of their lives. You will also learn how the power of love, acceptance and forgiveness can heal all wounds, give hope for the future, restore relationships and create lasting change in the lives of everyone through the book's workshop section. We all have a biological father, but when our fathers are not fully present in our lives, for any reason, there begins The Making of a Fatherless Daughter.

Dear Daddy, Where You At?

Autor: Frances E Shipman

Número de Páginas: 0

My dad did not even want to claim me as his child because he wasn't sure if my mom had been sleeping with another guy. Without realizing it, at that time he was already planting a seed of abandonment inside of me. Little did he know his feelings of broken trust in his relationship with my mothers were seeping inside of me in the womb. This is what caused my mother's feelings of insecurity about herself and their situation. I learned from my dad that I was not good enough, that I was not worthy, and that I was a secret. He taught me that I was second best, and I was not valuable. Why else would my dad keep me hidden from everyone he knew? A father should be the first man that a girl loves. He will be the first man to impact his daughter's ability to love, trust and relate well to the males in her life. The impact that a father has on his daughter's life is detrimental to the development of her life as a child, teenager, and well into her adult life. This book shares experiences of women in various age groups of how an absent father impacted their childhood and adult lives. Some experienced a journey of healing and restoration, while others are still working through their pain.

I Have Daddy Issues

Autor: Jessica Johnson

Número de Páginas: 82

I have Daddy Issues is the book that has the cure to a deadly disease that many people suffer with today. Do you ever wonder why are women so bossy, mean and always crave for attention? if you are looking for an answer the answer is that they have daddy issues. The effects of an Absent Father is a must read if you are dealing with a father-less woman, sister, step-daughter, niece or friend.

Daughter(S) with Absent Fathers

Autor: Derwin Wince

Número de Páginas: 77

Daughter(s) with Absent Fathers is a short book of letters a man on a train is regularly sending to his daughter he rediscovered. They reintroduced themselves after she became an adult. They met by accident. He was simply trying to stop a young man from yelling and pulling on his girlfriend out in public. The man had finished yanking her and her child out the car by the time he approached them. Papers fell out. Her purse fell out. Now the couple was looking at an interferer. That is, until they saw his eyes. It was then and there they came to realize it wasthat womans father. Suddenly this young man had the door opened for her and her child to get back in. Her eyes never left her fathers. Her body was helped back into the car. Next he had thrown her purse into her laps. Then he got in and they were gone. Embarrassment in the public caused this father to look down. Eighteen years had flashed by with repeats of horrors, screeches and pain since he last saw this sight. Except then it were she, he, her mother and her new boyfriend. Now this time around, on the ground, were envelopes. There lay an address that, for him, spelled change on the horizon. From those papers came one letter...

The Absent Father

Autor: Ludlow Haynes

Número de Páginas: 0

Fathers play a pivotal role in the upbringing and development of their children. As fathers, they are responsible for loving, protecting, and providing for their children and raising, guiding, and positively influencing them. Unfortunately, many fathers leave their wives and children, exposing them to many traumatic experiences. In this exciting new book, the author reveals why so many fathers leave, the struggles and trauma that affected family members have to go through, how to heal the wounds of an absent father and strategies for reconnection. Whether as a father, single mother, or an abandoned child, the insight shared in this book will completely transform your li

DAUGHTERS OF SILENCE Understanding and Healing the Absence of a Father

Autor: Branden Berg

Número de Páginas: 0

In "Daughters of Silence: Understanding and Healing the Absence of a Father," we explore the impact of growing up without a father figure. This book delves into the emotional and psychological effects of this absence, offering insight and guidance for those who have experienced it. Through personal stories, expert interviews, and therapeutic techniques, "Daughters of Silence" provides a comprehensive look at the complexities of fatherlessness. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how this absence can manifest in various aspects of life, from relationships to self-esteem. Whether you are a woman who has felt the void left by an absent father or someone seeking to support a loved one in this situation, "Daughters of Silence" offers practical advice and strategies for healing. The book highlights the importance of self-reflection, acceptance, and forgiveness in the journey towards wholeness. With a compassionate and supportive tone, "Daughters of Silence" aims to empower readers to confront their past traumas and embrace their inner strength. By acknowledging the pain of fatherlessness and working towards healing, individuals can cultivate a sense of resilience and self-love....

The Effects of the Absent Father on the Attainment of Essential Developmental Characteristics Throughout His Daughter's Life

Autor: Eugene Johnson

Número de Páginas: 108

Longing for Daddy

Autor: Monique Robinson

Número de Páginas: 210

Where Was Daddy When You Needed Him? The absence of fathers is an epidemic plaguing our society, affecting families from every corner of our world and from all walks of life. Whether our fathers left us entirely during our childhood or were physically present but emotionally distant, those who missed out on an affirming, intimate father-love continue to experience the devastating consequences of that loss. • Are you angry at the world and don’t know why? • Do you inadvertently sabotage relationships or smother those closest to you? • Do you rarely take risks or step out on faith? • Is there an undercurrent of anxiety in most tasks you perform? • Do you struggle to connect with God? • Do you have little or no self-confidence–or minimal self-worth? For women who answer yes to these questions, the common denominator is often an absent father. Far too many daughters have been stripped of a healthy relationship with their earthly dad. But real healing is within your reach. Discover how the absence of your father has impacted your entire life–your attitude, your actions, your beliefs, your decisions, and your identity–and learn how you can stop resulting negative...

Effects of Father Absence on Women's Perception of "ideal" Mate and Father

Autor: Melanie Maureen Vargon

Número de Páginas: 56

Absent Father

Autor: Sandra Robinson , Carleton University. Dissertation. Social Work

Número de Páginas: 106

The Legacy of Absence

Autor: Tim Olson

Número de Páginas: 0

Imagine a son or daughter who realizes dad has chosen work, sports, or other addictions instead of them. This is abandonment--and the consequences will leave a negative life-long legacy. But there is a solution. It's not an easy road, but it's not impassable. The Legacy of Absence explores the ways in which involvement and reconciliation can heal the wounds created by a distant father, and turn even a physically absent father into one who is involved with all aspects of his child's life. Author Tim Olson has spent 53 years as a teacher, principal, pastor, and life coach studying, observing, and researching family relationships and father/child dynamics. He will help readers discover: - the sources of anger, not just how to manage it- the 4 types of fathers- how a home without an involved father typically results in poorer education, health, financial security, and many more affecting the spouse and children- that real masculinity is not what society says it is- how good or bad fathering is learned primarily by observing our own fathers- what the father wound is and how everyone who has a father gets it- the sources of identity, transference, and misogynyAn uninvolved father may...

Fathers and Daughters

Autor: Susan Eley Kelly

Número de Páginas: 134

Father Hunger

Autor: Margo Maine

Número de Páginas: 322

This book pioneered the term "father hunger" — the emptiness, and resulting food and body image disorders, experienced by women whose fathers were physically or emotionally absent. Based on ten years of further study, this second edition of Father Hunger details the origins of the syndrome and its effect on the family, with new practical solutions to help dads and daughters understand and improve their relationships. An expanded section for educators and therapists offers strategies and techniques for preventing and treating this complex problem.

Father Hunger

Autor: Margo Maine

Número de Páginas: 317

This book pioneered the term "father hunger" -- the emptiness, and resulting food and body image disorders, experienced by women whose fathers were physically or emotionally absent. Based on ten years of further study, this second edition of Father Hunger details the origins of the syndrome and its effect on the family, with new practical solutions to help dads and daughters understand and improve their relationships. An expanded section for educators and therapists offers strategies and techniques for preventing and treating this complex problem.

A Daughter's Prayer

Autor: Alicia Windom

Número de Páginas: 38

This is a book of prayers birthed out of my own personal experience of not having my biological involved in my life. The absence of a father/daughter relationship impacted my life in several ways including failed relationships and emotional detachment. The prayers in this book were not designed to ask God to fix my biological father but to free me from the disappointment, resentment, anger, confusion and hurt that I've carried since childhood. Sincerely praying for him released me from those feelings and changed my perspective. I stopped seeing my father as an absent father and started seeing him as a son of God.

Fatherless Women

Autor: Clea Simon

Número de Páginas: 0

Elegant prose ... sheds new light on the father-daughter dynamic -Boston magazine Praise for Fatherless WOMEN ""If it can be said about a book on loss, Fatherless Women is a pleasure to read. Clea Simon is a warm, honest, intelligent, and trustworthy guide, not only for grieving women but for the men who support them. Simon's insights about father-daughter relationships are profound."" -Neil Chethik, author of FatherLoss ""Clea Simon deepens our understanding of the complicated emotions daughters feel about fathers, both during life and especially after death. This book will help heal rifts and set stuck energies free."" -Beth Witrogen McLeod, author of Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal ""Unusually candid and often provocative . . . Simon's book is immensely thought-provoking about a topic that all of us will face."" -Pauline Boss, Ph.D., author of Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief There is a special bond between a father and a daughter, and when that bond is broken by death, a woman's life can change in profound and unexpected ways. Clea Simon, critically acclaimed author of Mad House, explores this crucial meeting point of grief...

Experiences of Young Adult Women with Emotionally Absent Fathers

Autor: Emené Peyper

Número de Páginas: 0

Emotionally absent father -- Father-daughter relationship -- Subjective experience -- Family dynamics -- Emosioneel afwesige vader -- Vader-dogter verhouding -- Subjektiewe ervaring -- Gesinsdinamika.

He Who First Held Her Heart

Autor: Ms Lmft Moore

Número de Páginas: 246

As a young girl, Sonja longed for her father's love, not realizing his absence would lead her down a road of desperation-as she searched for love in all the wrong places. For years, she pretended to happy and held it all together, while secretly migrating from one abusive relationship to the next. After exiting another unhealthy relationship, this final heartbreak caused her to reach out to her father for comfort. Their unpleasant encounter forced her to remove her mask and face the broken pieces of herself. In her book He Who First Held Her Heart, Sonja bravely shares her story as a fatherless daughter. She becomes transparent, revealing her childhood trauma and walks the reader through intimate details of her struggles as she transitioned from an abandoned child into a "broken woman." A young girl looks to her father for protection as he teaches her self-worth and self-validation. Without her father's presence, Sonja sought to meet her own needs to survive, by hiding her pain behind a mask of academic success. However, it was obvious she could not hide her brokenness because it manifested within her relationships. This book begin as a letter to her father, but before she could...

The Absence of Father

Autor: Vivian L. Gadsden , National Center On Fathers And Families

Número de Páginas: 24

Father Effects

Autor: Shari R Jonas

Número de Páginas: 0

Based on one of the most important womens surveys of all time, Father Effects is the guide to understanding the profound impact of the father-daughter relationship. It is filled with highly personal, deeply moving true stories of womens relationships with their fathers and the types of men they are attracted to. Learn the truth behind why women are so affected by their fathers and discover the underlying reasons why women make their relationship choices. Father Effects is for every woman who has ever wondered how her father has influenced her self-image and her relationship choices. It is for every woman who knows her father has had a negative impact on her life and is now ready to work through her recurring and troubling issues. Finally, for every mother whose daughter is having difficulty with her dad and for every father who wants to understand his influence on his daughter, this is the guide.

Daughters Need Fathers, Too

Autor: Tina M. Kelly Ph.d.

Número de Páginas: 156

Fathers are important role models for their daughters. They are the first men that their daughters relate to, and the relationships with their fathers set the tone for any relationships their daughters have in the future. There is no doubt that fathers-daughter relationships impact daughters both positively and negatively. There are similarities between the father-daughter relationships, the daughters perception of themselves, and how other men perceive them to be. Daughters drastically need their fathers support, acceptance, and love. Daughters who have positive relationships with their fathers are left with strong values, confidence, and high self-esteem. The daughters who have experience failed relationships with their fathers are in need for compassionate relationships with other men and other people who are vulnerable to their plan. Daughters who suffer from negative relationships should learn to place high values on themselves, acknowledge that they are somebody, and that they hold the key to their own happiness. Many people do not identify the impact fathers have on their daughters lives. As a result, these daughters can go through endlessly with no expectations of healing...

Fatherless Children

Autor: Paul L. Adams , Judith R. Milner , Nancy A. Schrepf , Nancy Ann Schrepf

Número de Páginas: 442

A broad-scale look at children without fathers, examining the causes and varieties of fatherlessness, the consequences of growing up without a father, the social conditions surrounding fatherlessness, and the implications for therapy with such children. Surveys all relevant research, including the effects of fatherlessness on the child's academic adjustment, sex role identification, delinquent behavior, and mental health/mental disorder. Also includes a feminist critique of the role of the father in the child's development.

The Wounded Woman

Autor: Linda Schierse Leonard

Número de Páginas: 0

A father wounded in his psychological development, Linda Leonard believes, cannot often give his daughter the care and guidance she needs. Using examples from her own life and her work with clients, as well as dreams, fairy tales, myths, films, and literature, Leonard charts paths toward psychological transformation and a fruitful, caring relationship between men and women, fathers and daughters--one that honors both the mutuality and the uniqueness of the sexes.

The Social and Emotional Effects That Absent Fathers Have on Their Daughters Development

Autor: Tameka Bell

Número de Páginas: 54

The Effects of Father Absence on the Sexual Development and Adjustment of Adolescent Daughters and Their Mothers

Autor: Mary Bray Pipher

Número de Páginas: 204

Father Loss

Autor: Elyce Wakerman

Número de Páginas: 366

As Elyce Wakerman found in the scores of interviews she conducted, the loss of a father— through death, divorce, or abandonment—is the event that shapes a girl’s life and all her future relationships. “In my fantasy,” one woman commented, “he remains the perfect, all-giving man”—a difficult role for any other man to fill. Based partly on the author’s experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she developed with psychologist Holly Barrett to which almost six hundred women responded, Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special group of women. As a group, they express their insecurities (“Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever be able to love a man totally . . . because that would mean I didn’t love my father anymore.” —Leslie). Yet individually, many have become outstanding achievers, including Eleanor Roosevelt (“He dominated my life as long as he lived and was the love of my life for years after he died.”), Helen Gurney Brown (“People in business, my bosses, I look to them all as fathers.”), Barbara Streisand, Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro and many others. A bestseller when it was first...