No Family Is Perfect: A Guide to Embracing the Messy Reality by Lucy Blake (Engl

Description: No Family Is Perfect by Lucy Blake Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Family researcher Lucy Blake pulls apart our expectations about family and shows us how to embrace the messy, beautiful reality. Publisher Description A wonderfully optimistic and original book ... No doubt it will be extremely reassuring for readers and everyone will find some nuggets that are helpful to them Professor Susan GolombokHelpful to anyone interested in learning more about their own families. I highly recommend it Dr Joshua ColemanFamily researcher Lucy Blake pulls apart our expectations about family and shows us how to embrace the messy, beautiful reality. What makes a good parent?Can sibling relationships survive to adulthood?Should love within a family really be unconditional?Wherever, whenever and however you learnt about family, its likely that you have unshakeable answers to these questions. In this revelatory new book, family researcher Lucy Blake shows that, whatever your assumptions are, they are almost certainly wrong and probably doing damage to your closest relationships.Blake looks at how the expectations we have affect and even hinder our interactions with parents, siblings, relatives and our children. Drawing on her experience of interviewing hundreds of family members of all backgrounds she explores these unrealistic ideas, exposes the truth of what a family really is and explains how we can better understand and appreciate the one we have.No Family Is Perfect is a fascinating examination of the messy and beautiful reality of family life, and a look at how we can change our beliefs about family for the better and maybe even enjoy Christmas.Provides a fresh context for exploring issues that engage us throughout our lives ... No Family is Perfect will change how we think and write about families Terri Apter, author of Difficult Mothers and The Sister Knot Author Biography Lucy Blake did her post-doctoral work at the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge and is now a professor at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). She was the author of the Hidden Voices report on family estrangement for the charity Stand Alone, which reached an audience of millions, and her work has been reported on in the Daily Mail, the New York Times, the Telegraph, BBC News, Psychologies Magazine and Psychology Today. This is her first book. Details ISBN 1787396800 ISBN-13 9781787396807 Title No Family Is Perfect Author Lucy Blake Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 320 Publisher Headline Publishing Group GE_Item_ID:134138990; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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