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Four good friends-sensible Sarah, complicated Laura, too-cool-for-school high school teacher Beth, and funky hairdresser Jess-are back together in New York City. Somehow, they have managed to stay friends through tough times, however, the girls are heading for another bumpy ride. How well do they really know each other? Sarah has planned a two-month visit to New York, where she will help her friend Kevin set up his new British teashop in the h...

When Emily visits a nursing home on behalf of her employer, she doesn't expect her life to change forever, but it does. She has a small accident when she arrives, leading her to new friendships, reconciliation, and the answers to questions she hasn't even asked. Her moment of carelessness becomes a gift from the other side. Loosely based on the true story of two sisters who let time slip away from them, this touching tale shows how unspoken em...

When pregnancy ends unexpectedly without the birth of a living child, we are forced to reckon with the damaging effects of normative discourses of pregnancy governed by birth as its "proper?, "natural? and "normal? endpoint. Putting miscarriage experiences front and centre when these narratives are so often marginalized, misunderstood and silenced, can illuminate important aspects of pregnancy that exceed its childbearing function. By taking u...

The first book to propose a philosophy of miscarriage exploring the meaning of pregnancy without birth and linking theory to real, lived experience.

A supernatural thriller set in England. Laura and Lucy are twin sisters who are fiercely protective of each other - in life and death. After an argument on their 20th birthday, which leads to a fatal accident that kills Laura, the twins are forever separated. Lucy now faces the daunting task of living life without her sister, meanwhile, Laura has a new reality to deal with - living in the real world as a ghost! As Laura learns how to exist in ...

This book brings together scholars from across the social sciences and humanities to examine what it means to be vulnerable, to care and be cared for, within conditions of inequality, violence and crisis across the globe.

A fast-moving, witty chick lit drama that will take you on a journey of laughter and revelations. Good friends Sarah, a sensible, simple soul, Laura, bitchy complicated, Beth, a "too cool for school" high school teacher, and Jess, a funky hairdresser, decide to honey trap Jess's new American boyfriend, Richard. How could such a simple plan go wrong? Just add Jess's new flatmate-hot, sexy Elise-to the mix along with a few glasses of wine, and y...

This psychological study explores experiences of, and meanings attached to, depression. Drawing on research interviews with women who have experienced depression, Browne argues that in depression perceptions of control and the self are intertwined, and that this has important implications for diagnosis and recovery.