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Fathering Daughters: Reflections by Men

James Alan McPherson

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The subject of being a father to a daughter has not been fully addressed before, certainly not with the same emotional weight as that of being a father to a son. Beginning with a father's dramatic account of the birth of his girl and ending with a hauntingly beautiful essay by a man taking his daughter on a trip in her first year of college, her second of leukemia, nineteen passionate, articulate writers grapple with what it means to be a father to their daughters.

Language: English

Pages: 237

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Beacon Press

Release: May 19, 1998

ISBN: 0807062189

ISBN 13: 9780807062180

Fathering Daughters: Reflections by Men

James Alan McPherson

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The subject of being a father to a daughter has not been fully addressed before, certainly not with the same emotional weight as that of being a father to a son. Beginning with a father's dramatic account of the birth of his girl and ending with a hauntingly beautiful essay by a man taking his daughter on a trip in her first year of college, her second of leukemia, nineteen passionate, articulate writers grapple with what it means to be a father to their daughters.

Language: English

Pages: 237

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Beacon Press

Release: May 19, 1998

ISBN: 0807062189

ISBN 13: 9780807062180

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