{"product_id":"dear-daughter","title":"Dear Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning BBC podcaster Namulanta Kombo comes a heartfelt collection of letters from parents around the globe, filled with hard-won wisdom and guidance for young women - with a guided journal inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Namulanta became a mother, she found herself overwhelmed by the prospect of raising a daughter in today’s world. How could she prepare her for the awkwardness of puberty, the intensity of teenage friendships, the courage it takes to leave home and the inevitable encounters with grief? How could she help her navigate dating, impossible beauty standards and the dual pressure to be a careerwoman \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a nurturer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRealising that no mother can answer these questions alone, Namulanta began gathering letters, addressed to her daughter, full of heartfelt advice from her family and friends. What began as a personal project blossomed into an award-winning podcast, in which parents from around the world offered up their hard-won insights, comfort and guidance for the next generation of young women. This book collects the wisdom of that global village of voices. Here are stories of fashion failures and over-plucked eyebrows, disastrous dates and first loves, mothers who fight for their daughters in ways both dramatic and ordinary, and of daughters learning that the stories they inherit might become their greatest source of strength.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender and wise, with space for you to add your own letters and reflections, \u003ci\u003eDear Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to return to, to write in and to pass on – a family heirloom in the making.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504827703669,"sku":"9781526692306","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526692306.jpg?v=1786953744","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/dear-daughter","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}