Growing up fatherless revisited

Some time ago I wrote a post about growing up fatherless, which was essentially asking questions, one of which was about books to read. The other night I came across a friend, who has daughters, reading the book Daughters and their Dads, by Dr Bruce Robinson, which I looked at in curiousity. So, I have flicked around the internet and listened to this download, a discussion with Bruce Robinson, from ABC Radio National.

It's hard to work out what the flipside of all this "the importance of fathers to their daughters" will actually mean for those who didn't have one, though I was perturbed by the line 'fathers can do a great deal to develop their daughters' confidence, career choices and successful relationships with men'. Hmmm. Anyway, I might add this book to the ever-growing pile of books to read.