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Beyond Childlessness: For Every Woman Who Ever Wanted to Have a Child - and Didn't (Paperback)

by Rachel Black (Author), Louise Scull (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Rodale International Ltd (3 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405077611
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405077613
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 146,646 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Thoughts and feelings are described here which I’ve never seen expressed, in print or out loud...'

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Keep this book near and if you ever feel lonely open it at any page and feel better.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A book we've been waiting a long time for, 19 Sep 2005
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As a childless woman I often feel very alone - I don't personally know anyone else who has tried, and failed, to have children, or who has any idea at all what it feels like. This book is like discovering you have a close friend you never knew you had, or more accurately a whole sisterhood of friends and fellow travellers. It reaches out and touches you, helps and informs you about how others at different stages of the process are dealing with the same feelings / experiences. Wanting to be a mother and failing to be one, then trying to work out what you can be instead and how to find your roots and make a contribution to the world ... these things can ruin your life. Or not, if you're strong and have good support. This book gives huge support, and is a joy to read. The authors are funny and truthful and the stories full of variety, sorrow, hope and ultimately inspiration - even if you aren't childless, just out of curiosity, I'd urge anyone who is interested in identity and women's lives to read it. And that means men, too! (Although it's mostly a female narrative, men are just as involved in these issues and I'm sure there are some of you out there who would like to know more.... ) Highly recommended.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Explores the emotional rollercoaster with supportive honesty, 27 Sep 2005
The coauthors, rachel and louise, take one on a journey through the expectations associated with motherhood and the dashed hopes and resulting sadness and despair when that dream is lost using their own and the experiences of the many women they interviewed. Never patronising, dismissive or minimising the pain, they explore the many emotions roused by the simple question 'do you have children?' and examine responses and strategies for coping. Their openeness and honesty and willingness to be vulnerable shine through the pages. They do not offer quick fix solutions but explore the many and varied ways of moving on used by women whose dreams have not been fulfilled. This book is a must read for those who have felt or feel alone in their childlessness and for their friends and family who know not what to say or how to offer comfort.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but flawed, 20 Jun 2009
This is an excellent work and extremely well-written, which is why I have given it five stars.
My only caveat is that it seemed to me deeply insensitive in this context to write at length about the problems of women who had had one child, and then could not have any more.
Quite apart from being completely outside the scope of the title, I believe that there is an enormous difference between having no children and having even one.I was left utterly baffled as to why this group was lumped in with the totally childless.What were the authors thinking of?
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