The wild track : adopting, mothering, belonging
Reynolds, Margaret, 1957-2022
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How do you find an outlet for a love that demands expression? Single, in her mid-forties and having experienced a sudden early menopause, the realisation comes to Peggy quietly, and clearly; she decides to adopt a child. But the preparation is arduous and the scrutiny is intense. There are questions about past lives, about her own childhood, heritage, capabilities, expectations and identity. This is a book about what makes a mother, and a home; how the legacies of childhood may impact on the experience of parenting; and how the pervasive nature of childhood trauma might be faced by a mother's determination to love.
Main title:
The wild track : adopting, mothering, belonging / Margaret Reynolds.
Author:
Reynolds, Margaret, 1957-, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2022.
Collation:
256 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529176612 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.734092362.734
LC class:
HV874.82
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3028859
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