Powerful messages of love and guidance -- Includes 40 letters from mothers to daughters as well as photos of each -- Ends with an "Invitation to the Reader" to compose her own letter to her daughter and place it in her copy of the bookLetters to Our Daughters brings together letters from mothers to daughters from around the world and from all walks of life. What unites these writings is that regardless of the mother"s and daughter"s life circumstances, education, beliefs, economic status, or age, each mother rejoices in her daughter"s uniqueness and desires for her a future filled with hope, strength, and happiness.The book is filled with stories of pain and loss, courage and triumph, wisdom and love. Touching and sentimental, Letters to Our Daughters makes an inspiring gift for all women."We were allowed access to the intimate places of a mother"s heart and our lives were transformed by their words". -- from the introduction"Accepting myself as I am, and watching the two of you mature in adolescence has convinced me that we came from a strong stalk of women. Let us never forget the importance of connection". -- from an anonymous letter