The book that I just finished yesterday-- "Motherless Daughters" by Hope Edelman. It was given to me by T. It is a a book about women whose mothers have died. There is a small part about women whose mother's were not emotionally there for them-- overall, it is a book about loss. Although my mother is still alive, it taught me a lot about where my emptiness has come from. The book allowed me to see that I have been missing something all of these years, that I did not even know was capable of existing. It was emotionally difficult for me to read, but has allowed me to think about entering into my own mourning, of sorts-- for the things I could have had... should have had... but never did. She has a link on her website for email contact and I am thinking about emailing her to let her know how her book helped a woman whose mother is still alive.