In Motherless Mothers, Edelman uses her own story as a prism to reveal the unique anxieties and desires that these women experience as they raise their children without the help of a living maternal guide. In an impeccably researched, luminously written book enriched by the voices of the mothers themselves–and filled with practical insight and advice from experienced professionals–she examines their parenting choices, their triumphs, and their fears, and offers motherless mothers the guidance and support they want and need.