Mothers and Daughters in the Twentieth Century: A Literary Anthology

Edited and Introduced by Heather Ingman

This anthology of women's writing on the mother-daughter relationship covers the whole of the twentieth century and includes writing from many different cultures—black American, Jewish, West Indian, Irish, Chinese-American. This anthology has headnotes giving brief biographical details for each author plus suggestions for further reading. There is a substantial introduction tracking the evolution of the mother-daughter relationship in the twentieth century, setting it in the context of developments in psychoanalytical and feminist theory.

About the Author

Heather Ingman is Lecturer in English at the University of Hull, and is author of Women's Fiction Between the Wars, and has published seven novels, the latest of which is Stealing Heaven.

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