Guilt. Affection. Embarrassment. Friendship. Anger. Love -- who can bring out all these feelings, & often in the same day? Your mother. No matter how mature or successful we are in our adult lives, with one word our mothers can somehow send us scurrying back to childhood. Can mothers & adult children ever learn to set aside their earlier relationship & talk to each other as adults? In this warm, funny book, dozens of revealing stories from well known personalities from politics & show business show that it is possible to improve your relationship with your mother- or at the very least begin to understand it. Alyce Faye Cleese & Brian Bates include a practical ten-step plan & questionnaire to help you get back on track with your mother. You will learn to address specific issues & develop valuable insights that will help you start thinking about your mother in a profoundly new way.