This book tackles how death and bereavement can affect the workplace. It is a sensitive and constructive test for dealing with issues that touch all working lives.

Based on 35 years of research and writing on Andersen, this book is a reconsideration of Andersen's place and of his reception in English-speaking countries and on film. This book broadens our understanding of Anderson by exploring the relation of the Danish writer's work to the development of literature and of the fairy tale in particular.

Draws on interviews carried out over a period of eight years, as well as novels, films, and domestic violence literature, to explain the role of storytelling in the history of the battered women's movement. This book shows how cultural contexts shape how stories about domestic abuse get told.

Examines the domestic circumstances and responsibilities of women caring for children in Britain in the context of social trends that are making poverty and hardship increasingly common experiences for mothers. The book is set against the social and intellectual trends of the last decade.