Losing your parents, finding your self : the defining turning point of adult life

Secunda, Victoria (Author).

Summary: The author examines the impact of a parent's death on their adult children.

Item details

ISBN: 0786863129
ISBN: 9780786863129
Physical Description: print
xlvii, 312 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Hyperion, c2000.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-303) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Point of departure : when one parent dies -- 2. The relationship to the remaining parent -- 3. Voices from the graves : legacies and loyalties -- 4. Realigned family ties : siblings and only children -- 5. Changes of heart : effect on romantic partnerships -- 6. parenthood reconsidered : on having, and not having, children -- 7. Achievement : reappraised careers -- 8. Friendships reassessed -- 9. Unfinished business : coming to terms with the past -- 10. A new sense of family -- 11. After we've gone : creating a legacy for the future.

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