Having a child is one of the most powerful experiences in a woman's life, and the most compelling advice comes firsthand from mothers who have been through it all. Sherry contacted hundreds of women, many of whom had helped in the other Mother to Daughter books, for advice ranging from preganancy to toddlerhood, lessons learned from their mothers and from experience. The result is another beautiful book in the series that celebrates the bond between women, from mother to daughter.

Immediately after the publication of From Father to Son, we started getting the question, "How about one for mothers and daughters?" Since Allen was neither of these, there didn't seem to be any good way to undertake this project. Then Sherry (also a writer) said she would talk to her friends and see if she could get enough material to put just such a book together. From Mother to Daughter is the result. With the publication of this book it was clear that St. Martin's, and in particular Henry Yee, head of their art department, was committed to making what had now become a series, as beautiful as possible.

After the success of Advice and Lessons for a Good Life, St. Martins Press decided that another Mother book would be a good idea. While putting together her first book, Sherry found that much of the Mother wisdom she received dealt with the kitchen and cooking. It seemed the natural place for mothers to pass along advice to daughters. So she asked women to give us not only more stories about their mothers, but recipes as well. Family traditions, family secrets, and all the cooking tricks that women had learned in the kitchen. We received hundreds of responses and field tested every recipe that appears in the book. There are some great ones, many of which are now part of our family's repetoire