To my daughters with love Author:Pearl S. Buck To Pearl Buck the relations of men and women, of parents and children, are endlessly fascinating. She has written and spoken of them throughout her career and corresponded privately with thousands of individuals all over the world who have addressed letters to her about their problems. In her years of raising 7 daughters, she and they together... more » have, as she puts it, "talked out way through life and round the world" and that is why this book distilled from such shared talk , is dedicated "to my daughters". In a more general way, it is dedicated and addressed to the daughters of mankind - to women everywhere, of every age - as she invites them to accompany her in an exploration of the universe of family life.« less