Home Truths

Name: Home Truths
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781802795042
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The Facts and Fictions of Family Life

By Lucy Blake

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Summary

Home Truths by Dr Lucy Blake delves into the complexities of family life, challenging the unrealistic expectations we often hold. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of family members from diverse backgrounds, the book explores what truly makes a good parent, the endurance of sibling relationships, and the nature of unconditional familial love. Blake reveals the messy yet beautiful reality of families and offers fresh insights on understanding and appreciating loved ones, whether near or far.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for readers interested in parenting, family relationships, and psychology, as well as those seeking a deeper, more realistic understanding of family life.

A fascinating examination of the messy and beautiful reality of family life and how, if we embrace it, we can improve our relationships and maybe even enjoy Christmas.

A fascinating examination of the messy and beautiful reality of family life and how, if we embrace it, we can improve our relationships and maybe even enjoy Christmas.

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Previously published as No Family is Perfect.

'Provides a fresh context for exploring issues that engage us throughout our lives ... It will change how we think and write about families' Terri Apter, author of Difficult Mothers and The Sister Knot

What makes a good parent?

How can sibling relationships survive to adulthood?

Should familial love really be unconditional?

Dr Lucy Blake looks at how the expectations we have affect and hinder our interactions with family members. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of family members of all backgrounds, she explores the unrealistic ideas many of us have. Exposing the truth of what a family really is, Blake explores how to better understand and appreciate our loved ones, whether we choose to do so from up close or from a distance.

Home Truths is a fascinating examination of the messy and beautiful reality of family life.

'Blake examines the many aspects of family life and addresses the many ways that family relationships can be strained ... This book will be helpful to anyone interested in learning more about their own families' Dr Joshua Coleman, Council on Contemporary Families

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Highly recommended by experts, Home Truths has been praised for its optimistic and original approach. Dr Joshua Coleman highlights the book’s helpfulness to anyone wishing to understand their own family dynamics, while Professor Susan Golombok finds it both reassuring and enlightening. Terri Apter commends it for offering a fresh perspective that will transform how we think and write about families.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781802795042

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 248g

Pages: 272

Collections

Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Health & Wellness Lucy Blake Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

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.