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Reviving ophelia 25th anniversary edition on apple books. In this revised and updated reviving ophelia, pipher and her daughter, sara pipher gilliam who was a teenager at the time of the books original publication, have incorporated these new issues for a 21stcentury readership. Saving the selves of adolescent girls by mary pipher, it was because my own daughter was going through a very rough time and i wanted to understand her better and find out if there was something that i could do. In addition to reviving ophelia, she is the author of several bestselling books, including women rowing north, the shelter of each other, another country, seeking peace, and letters to a young therapist.
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