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Mother and daughter converse through poetry.

The personal, often painful, histories of four Chinese American women who began meeting in San Francisco in 1949 to play mah jong are revealed as the daughter of one who has died searches for her sisters in China to tell them about the mother they never knew.

A selection of poems that explore the bond between mothers and daughters, grouped by stages of life, from pregnancy to partings.

Adopted and raised by Scandinavian-American parents in Minnesota, a Korean teenager returns to her native country to find her mother.

The author chronicles her decision to raise her daughters, Sophia and Lulu, in a way that reflects the Chinese way of childrearing, which puts an emphasis on preparing them for the future, by demanding that her children perform at the top of their classes in all subjects besides drama and physical education, play the piano or violin, and spend their time studying and practicing rather than playing with other kids.

A mother tells her own daughter what she was like and what she used to do when she was a little girl.

A five-year-old describes the loving and close relationship she has with her mother, a mail carrier, and also relates some aspects of her mother's job.

The only child of a single mother, Geraldine is tired of having to fit into her mother's busy orchestra schedule but things begin to change when she discovers a new friend and an ambition to be a conductor.

Unaware of one another's mutual discontent, a mother and daughter embark on parallel quests to escape their unhappy suburban lives, and while seventeen-year-old Cammy, convinced she was actually adopted, is drawn into a world of sex and drugs, her mother, Sam, begins an adulterous affair.

Song Byrd, raised in poverty by her single mother, longs to escape from her outsider status in her family and neighborhood, but guilt keeps her from truly enjoying life after her mother is killed and she goes to live with her father in much improved circumstances.

Sisters Margaret, Rose, and Quincy Lansing, returning to their childhood home after their mother is killed in a car accident, are confronted with painful memories, and, as they work through their loss, they find they are able to reconnect with one another and move on with their lives.

Presents a collection of letters written by political consultant Mary Matalin to her daughters, in which she offers them advice and wisdom on love, marriage, personal responsibility, boys, faith, and other topics.

"San Francisco Chronicle" columnist Adair Lara recounts her attempts to juggle love and discipline during her daughter Morgan's teen years while coping with the return of her own absent father, discussing Morgan's drug use and other rebellious behavior as well as the relationship difficulties in their stepfamily.

A beautifully written narrative of a young girl's feelings and understanding of how her relationship with her mother will change with the passage of time.