Stepmothers and Stepdaughters: Relationships of Chance, Friendships for a Lifetime [Paperback]

Karen L. Annarino (Author), Jean M. Blomquist (Author)

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Publication Date: October 8, 2000

In Stepmothers and Stepdaughters, Karen Annarino explores the increasingly common yet rarely examined connections between stepmothers and stepdaughters. This book's powerful and inspiring real-life stories offer a candid look at relationships that can be as pleasurable and painful as their biology-based counterparts. They also honor the remarkable women who have worked to overcome negative stereotypes and create balanced, loving relationships based on mutual respect, love, and self-awareness. Exploring the role of these relationships in today's increasingly complex family structures, the stories and commentary here present them as strong, loving, lifelong unions. The book offers a positive outlook for every woman who dares to look beyond the societal labels and to honor a relationship that brings its own special rewards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Wildcat Canyon Press (October 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885171463
• ISBN-13: 978-1885171467
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Stepparenting & Blended Families

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent stories of triumph in very difficult roles!, December 17, 2001

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This review is from: Stepmothers and Stepdaughters: Relationships of Chance, Friendships for a Lifetime (Paperback)

This book was excellent. I have been a custodial stepmother for 13 years and have read a LOT of books about stepfamilies. This is the first one to shine a positive light on steps. Usually books about stepfamilies are designed to overcome the horrors of it all. This book reflected upon the wonderful experiences of stepmothers and stepdaughters. The ups and downs, and the wonderful relationships that develop. I first read it, gave one to MY stepdaughter and also one to my stepmother! I am both a stepmother and stepdaughter and found this book to be an awesome read!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Wicked Step is dead!, February 18, 2001

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Barbara Charlebois (Palm Springs, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stepmothers and Stepdaughters: Relationships of Chance, Friendships for a Lifetime (Paperback)

I have one of those wonderful relationships with my two stepdaughters and I thought I was the only one. For years, I've only heard the horror stories from all of my friends about their stepchildren.

It's refreshing to know that stepmothers have warm and loving relationships with their steps. It's also refreshing to know that other stepmothers have managed to create a healthy, functioning relationship that started off less than perfect.

You read this book and see that it is possible to start with a less than perfect family dynamic and turn it into a viable, loving relationship.

Long live stepmothers and stepdaughters. Ms. Annarino is right, the myth of the Wicked Step is just that, a myth. The wicked step is dead!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just what i needed! there is HOPE!, February 2, 2009

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Andrea Sartorius (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stepmothers and Stepdaughters: Relationships of Chance, Friendships for a Lifetime (Paperback)

this book is excellent. i am a wife of a widower and i have 2 step-daughters who are teenagers. it can be quite a challenge. this book is the only one i've found about dealing with a relationship with step-daughters specifically. i love it. it encourages me when i get discouraged and caught up in the daily grind and stresses of it all. sometimes i wonder what i've gotten myself into....and this book reminds me there is HOPE!! it will for you, too!!