In this remarkable collection, –bestselling novelist gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite photographs to explore this question. The daughters in are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving. Contributors include Brit Bennett, Jennine Capó Crucet, Jennifer Egan, Angela Garbes, Annabeth Gish, Alison Roman, Lisa See, Danzy Senna, Dana Spiotta, Lan Samantha Chang, Laura Lippman, Jia Tolentino, Tiffany Nguyen, Charmaine Craig, Maya Ramakrishnan, Eirene Donohue, and many others.