Home Truths

The Facts and Fictions of Family Life

Lucy Blake

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English

Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
09 January 2024

Memoirs; Sociology: family & relationships; Family psychology; Family & relationships

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

By: Lucy Blake
Imprint: Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781802795042
ISBN 10: 1802795049
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 09 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Home Truths: The Facts and Fictions of Family Life

''Blake examines many aspects of family life and addresses many ways that family relationships can be close or strained ... This book will be helpful to anyone interested in learning more about their own families. I highly recommend it'' - Dr Joshua Coleman, Council on Contemporary Families ''A wonderfully optimistic and original book ... I enjoyed reading it and learned a lot ... No doubt it will be extremely reassuring for readers and everyone will find some nuggets that are helpful to them'' - Professor Susan Golombok, Director of the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge ''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