GREENSBORO, Md., Feb. 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The birth of a child is always a great milestone in the life of any mother as it brings out love, happiness, and even a new perspective on life. Giving birth to children has always been a common ambition among women and when the day comes, they inherit a new and greater responsibility in life, particularly to love and nurture the child for the rest of their lives. But for some mothers, life suddenly starts turning different the day they give birth to a daughter. These are the themes that readers will explore in Diary For a Daughter: August 1969 - August 1970, the compelling new book from author Katherine Dickson.
Told through a personal view, the book tells the story of a woman's experience of her psychological, emotional, and sexual changes during her first year as mother to a daughter and how these changes are informed and shaped by the mother's own upbringing, as well as our culture's understanding of motherhood and what it means to be a woman. In the story, an expectant couple moves into a new house. When the mother gives birth to a girl (her second child), she suddenly starts experiencing a series of changes from deep inside. She begins to discover new ideas, realize the mistakes she made all along, tries to deal with the pains from her past, and starts reflecting on how she can change things to make life happier for her family. Soon enough, she and her husband start to work together to evaluate themselves thoroughly so they can avoid regrets and resentment.
Katherine Dickson's book is a fascinating portrayal of what motherhood is all about as it presents a very unique account of individual growth as well as tackling the psychological development the mother experiences as a result of giving birth to a her daughter. The journey is told through a woman's perspective and experience, which brings relevance to a lot of readers, especially to women, female ministers, social scientists, psychologists, and even historians. With its portrayal of the important human experience of having a daughter, Diary For a Daughter: August 1969 - August 1970 is easily the most timely and most educational book to read today!
About the Author
Katherine Murphy Dickson was born and raised in Boston where she graduated from Simmons College. Her first diary at age fifteen began her lifelong fascination with journals. Behind graduate school, a career in professional librarianship, marriage, birthing and raising three children, the journal has been the intact line of her life. She lives in Maryland with her husband, William Dickson.
Diary For a Daughter * by Katherine Dickson
August 1969 - August 1970
Publication Date: January 2006 Trade
Paperback; $20.99; 116 pages; 1-4134-9413-7
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