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A key to the fascinating insights and provocative lessons of the book is that the authors include two family therapists, a psychiatrist, and a social scientist - a most unusual combination of talents and disciplinary approaches ... This is a wise book, full of thoughtful commentary as well as dramatic stories, scholarly and well referenced. * Judy Dunn, Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol 40 no 5 1999 * For anyone interested in the experience of family change, and in measured and intelligent discussion of the issues which arise, this book is a must. It is both scholarly and practical. It is written in clear and concise English and draws with sparing but powerful effect on the stories provided by respondents, It seems likely that there will be something in this book both personally and professionally for most readers. As well as being an important text, this book is a good read and a great encouragement for those of us who value the unique contribution of oral history and life story accounts of experience and how they can influence understanding, policy and practice. - Brian Dimmock. The Open University. Growing Up in Stepfamilies is fascinating for what it reveals about how we make sense of our past ... it makes clear enough that a better understanding of stepfamily life is urgently needed and that a more sensitive approach to children could prevent a great deal of needless misery. * Rebecca Adams, Sunday Times *

Growing Up in Stepfamilies is fascinating for what it reveals about how we make sense of our past ... it makes clear enough that a better understanding of stepfamily life is urgently needed and that a more sensitive approach to children could prevent a great deal of needless misery. Rebecca Adams, Sunday Times For anyone interested in the experience of family change, and in measured and intelligent discussion of the issues which arise, this book is a must. It is both scholarly and practical. It is written in clear and concise English and draws with sparing but powerful effect on the stories provided by respondents, It seems likely that there will be something in this book both personally and professionally for most readers. As well as being an important text, this book is a good read and a great encouragement for those of us who value the unique contribution of oral history and life story accounts of experience and how they can influence understanding, policy and practice. - Brian Dimmock. The Open University. A key to the fascinating insights and provocative lessons of the book is that the authors include two family therapists, a psychiatrist, and a social scientist - a most unusual combination of talents and disciplinary approaches ... This is a wise book, full of thoughtful commentary as well as dramatic stories, scholarly and well referenced. Judy Dunn, Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol 40 no 5 1999

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