Stepmothers and Stepdaughters: Relationships of Chance, Friendships for a Lifetime

by Karen L. Annarino, Jean M. Blomquist, Jean Blomquist

Using the inspirational, honest, and poignant accounts of dozens of women, Karen L. Annarino highlights the difficulties and triumphs of the stepmother/stepdaughter relationship. Women thriving in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885171463
• ISBN13: 9781885171467
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Council Oak Books
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

just what i needed! there is HOPE!

this book is excellent. i am a wife of a widower and i have 2 step-daughters who are teenagers. it can be quite a challenge. this book is the only one i've found about dealing with a relationship with step-daughters specifically. i love it. it encourages me when i get discouraged and caught up in the daily grind and stresses of it all. sometimes i wonder what i've gotten myself into....and this book reminds me there is HOPE!! it will for you, too!!

A Good Read

It was interesting and anecdotal. A very helpful guide and joyful celebration of possibility.

Love prevails

I bought this book as a gift for my friends who are steps or have steps. I think it's wonderful there is a book that highlights the positive and gives hope to so many woman perservering in this often difficult relationship. It sheds a welcomed light.

Excellent stories of triumph in very difficult roles!

This book was excellent. I have been a custodial stepmother for 13 years and have read a LOT of books about stepfamilies. This is the first one to shine a positive light on steps. Usually books about stepfamilies are designed to overcome the horrors of it all. This book reflected upon the wonderful experiences of stepmothers and stepdaughters. The ups and downs, and the wonderful relationships that develop. I first read it, gave one to MY stepdaughter and also one to my stepmother! I am both a stepmother and stepdaughter and found this book to be an awesome read!

The Wicked Step is dead!

I have one of those wonderful relationships with my two stepdaughters and I thought I was the only one. For years, I've only heard the horror stories from all of my friends about their stepchildren. It's refreshing to know that stepmothers have warm and loving relationships with their steps. It's also refreshing to know that other stepmothers have managed to create a healthy, functioning relationship that started off less than perfect.You read this book and see that it is possible to start with a less than perfect family dynamic and turn it into a viable, loving relationship.Long live stepmothers and stepdaughters. Ms. Annarino is right, the myth of the Wicked Step is just that, a myth. The wicked step is dead!