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Reviews about Kiss Me GoodnightStories and Poems by Women Who Were Girls When Their Mothers Died
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‘Kiss Me Goodnight’ shares joy as well as sorrow Sweet sorrow Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Review Midwest Book Review: The Women's Studies Shelf Message from a motherless child: Writers share stories of lives without a mother’s touch Missing mom Kiss Me Goodnight: Stories and Poems by Women Who Were Children When Their Mothers Died inspired a large front-page story in the variety section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Mother’s Day. A beautiful four-color illustration of a “shadow mom” with her arm around a wide-eyed little girl who is holding a doll, appears with the story. The graphic is by Phillip Dvorak. Ms. Meier, begins her story acknowledging the impact the early loss of a mother has on both girls and boys: “They learn early that life carries no guarantees, that a squandered day may be deeply regretted, that a mother's bedtime kiss is irreplaceable.” Further on in the story, Ms. Meier writes about the flood of submissions Ann O’Fallon and Margaret Vaillancourt the editors of Kiss Me Goodnight: Stories and Poems By Women Who Were Girls When Their Mothers Died, received from all over the country from the one tiny ad they placed in Poets and Writers. The article ends with some of the stories that many Minnesotans have come forth to tell of their own losses since the release of Kiss Me Goodnight in February 2005. “Missing mom” can be found in the archives of the Minneapolis Star Tribune at www.startribune.com and can be downloaded for $1.95. Motherless Daughters Have Their Say Peg Meier attended the February 2005 launch of Kiss Me Goodnight: Stories and Poems by Women Who Were Girls When Their Mothers Died. She writes that the book was introduced “before a standing-room-only crowd at Open Book in Minneapolis, an event at which 11 or the books 51 authors traveled to the Twin Cities at their own expense to attend.” It was,” she states, “as you might expect, a teary event.” She ends her reporting, however, on an upbeat note: “The deaths were undeniably tragic, but the way the women have recovered (mostly) and the care with which they tell their stories is uplifting.” This article can be found in the web site archives of the Minneapolis Star Tribune at www.startribune.com and can be downloaded for $1.95.
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(C) Margaret Vaillancourt and Ann O'Fallon, 2005. Please contact Margaret or Ann at kissmegoodnightbook@yahoo.com with comments or questions.