Father Loss Daughters Discuss Life, Love, And Why Losing A Dad Means So Much.

As Elyce Wakerman found in the scores of interviews she conducted, the loss of a father- through death, divorce, or abandonment-is the event that shapes a girl's life and all her future relationships. “In my fantasy," one woman commented, “he remains the perfect, all-giving man"-a difficult role for any other man to fill. Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she de...