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This Mother's Daughter

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One of the strongest relationships that can shape and mold a young woman's life is the one between her and her mother. Nelvia M. Brady's "This Mother's Daughter" is a collection of real-life stories taken from the daughters of African American mothers. These stories reflect the good and the bad, the joyful and the painful, and the wisdom and messages that these daughters received from their mothers...and thus USED in order to try and make their own lives as women and mothers better. I was profoundly touched by these stories and found myself moved to smiles and tears as I read the words from these women, women taken from all walks of life, from the attorney to the administrative assistant, from the middle-class/upper-life to the poverty level, from the happy childhood to one of abuse and adoption. Each story will resonate a strong powerful message to mothers and daughters everywhere. The book ends with a section titled RECLAIM YOUR STORY that contains questions for readers to answer in order to reflect upon their own relationships with the women in their lives. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to every woman...It conjured up thoughts of my own loving, beautiful connection I have with my mother...and had with my grandmother, and made me truly appreciate the beauty of the ties that bind. Shonnell Bacon

One of the strongest relationships that can shape and mold a young woman's life is the one between her and her mother. Nelvia M. Brady's "This Mother's Daughter" is a collection of real-life stories taken from the daughters of African American mothers. These stories reflect the good and the bad, the joyful and the painful, and the wisdom and messages that these daughters received from their mothers...and thus, USED in order to try and make their own lives as women and mothers better.

I was profoundly touched by these stories, and found myself moved to smiles and tears as I read the words from these women, women taken from all walks of life, from the attorney to the administrative assistant, from the middle-class/upper-life to the poverty level, from the happy childhood to one of abuse and adoption. Each story will resonate a strong, powerful message to mothers and daughters everywhere.

The book ends with a section titled RECLAIM YOUR STORY that contains questions for readers to answer in order to reflect upon their own relationships with the women in their lives.

I would HIGHLY recommend this book to every woman...it conjured up thoughts of my own loving, beautiful connection I have with my mother...and had with my grandmother, and made me truly appreciate the beauty of the ties that bind.

Nelvia that book was so good I just didn't want to put it down and on some parts of the book before I could realize what I was doing I would be Crying due to the pain that some families had to go through. No matter where I was at reading this boo I just couldn't put it down in each and every Mother/Daughter story you felt like some part of that was what happened in your relationship with your mom so you just was able to relate to the daughter on some aspect and to the mother on the other if you are a parent. It just felt so real to me so whatever you do keep up the good work no keep up the great work because you just don't know how many people you have helped out just by them reading your book and realizing that it is someone else out there in the same situation as them or has gone through a smiliar problem.

This book is a memorable and monumental publication for daughters and mothers. The keen mothers wit on advise given to their girls is thought provoking heart felt and memorable. I am fortunate to still have my mother with me, this book brings back the memories of my childhood when my mother tried to teach by her life experience and I did not listen. As you get older Isn't it funny how everything your mom taught came true? At least that was my experience. This is an excellent book, a must read for all daughters and mothers.

This is an good book that explores the relationships between mothers and daughters. New mothers should read it to understand how they can shape there daughters lives. This might make them think before the say negative comments to their children. It might give them ideas on activities to introduce to their children.

I loved the book.

When I picked up this book, I expected it to be about mothers and daughters who had really good relationships and were sharing information about such. Some of the tales were heart-wrenching and really make you appreciate who you have as a mother.

This mother's daughter is essays from daughter about their experience with their mother. The only thing is I wanted to read more from the mother's point of view.

BELLE Magazine January 2001

A remarkable woman of spirit and accomplishment, Nelvia M. Brady went from the Chicago projects to the highest levels of education in that city, being both the first African American and the first woman to serve as Chancellor of the City Colleges. Now she has pulled together a rich collection of anecdotes, advice, and just plain sass in a book called This Mother's Daughter. Her stories and recollections of the wisdom passed on from mothers to daughters in the African American tradition will strike chords with every woman who reads it. Sometimes the epitome of devotion, sometimes the scars of classic conflicts delineate these pages, and taken all together they comprise a wonderful evocation of the mother-daughter relationship. The striking cover is the work of Ophelia M. Chambliss, a fine artist whose work we would like to see more of. Brady self published this book and features it on her website www.thismothersdaughter.com adding entrepreneurship to all of her other achievements.

I found the book(This Mother's Daughter ) to be a profound, powerful testament of the various relationships between mothers and daughters. I truly enjoyed the book.

This book is long over due for women of color. I'm a young thirty something who has had a difficult time managing the role of being a daughter. When I read this book, what I've missed and long for was finally there waiting. As I read the many stories, I realized that a mother's wisdom is not just a message verbally they give you, but it's an understanding that they seem to pass on based on their own reinactment of their pain and life's lessons. With each written word that I spoke to myself , I slowly began to fill that sense of nonexistence and painfull childhood memories. Sharing stories can be very therapeutic. This book had some of the best therapist that will never be famous but will help someone else discover the star within themselves. Thank you Nelvia Brady from a daughter who can now have the courage to find her mother.