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.
''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