Critical Praise

" Patricia Beard has rendered a valuable service to all with her book Good Daughters: Loving Our Mothers As They Age....We do face a demographic revolution. Life expectancy has increased dramatically in this century. The increased longevity is a triumph, not a problem. The problem is that we have not figured out the implications of the added years we have, nor have we changed our way of thinking about aging, work, retirement, and relationships. The relationships of children and parents are lasting longer than ever. Part of this relationship is caregiving. Add to this the unresolved issues that mothers and daughters have with each other, these added years can be a mixed blessing. Ms. Beard's book is fascinating and informative. It is a valuable resource for everyone -- not just women. It is a book that I highly recommend and one that I will be giving to many friends. "

——Horace B. Deets, Executive Director of the American Assocation of Retired Persons

"Touches a vein of pure gold...identifies a set of issues that we hear about mostly through distant rumblings...There is nothing like this book available now. "

——Harry Moody, Ph.D., executive director,