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Key Issues in Childhood and Youth Studies presents an informed
and critical commentary on a range of key issues related to
children and childhood, from birth to eighteen years. Challenging
current orthodoxies within the adult world on the nature of
childhood, it is an essential text for students of childhood and
youth studies as well as those studying relevant professional
qualifications in social work, teaching and health.
Exploring ideas from the historical development of childhood to
the demonising of youth, it is divided into five clearly defined
sections, each with their own editorial introduction which
highlights the key themes. The sections focus on:
- the concept and creation of childhood
- child development
- ideas of risk, protection and childhood
- the politics of childhood
- international perspectives on childhood.
This invaluable textbook provides an overview of childhood and
youth studies and encourages students to think about the issues
discussed and to develop their own ideas. Each chapter contains
student activities, key concept boxes, recommended further reading
and a reflection exercise.
Key Issues in Childhood and Youth Studies presents an informed
and critical commentary on a range of key issues related to
children and childhood, from birth to eighteen years. Challenging
current orthodoxies within the adult world on the nature of
childhood, it is an essential text for students of childhood and
youth studies as well as those studying relevant professional
qualifications in social work, teaching and health.
Exploring ideas from the historical development of childhood to
the demonising of youth, it is divided into five clearly defined
sections, each with their own editorial introduction which
highlights the key themes. The sections focus on:
- the concept and creation of childhood
- child development
- ideas of risk, protection and childhood
- the politics of childhood
- international perspectives on childhood.
This invaluable textbook provides an overview of childhood and
youth studies and encourages students to think about the issues
discussed and to develop their own ideas. Each chapter contains
student activities, key concept boxes, recommended further reading
and a reflection exercise.
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A Wreath Of Roses (Paperback)
Elizabeth Taylor; Introduction by Helen Dunmore
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Spending the holiday with friends, as she has for many years,
Camilla finds that their private absorptions - Frances with her
painting and Liz with her baby - seem to exclude her from the
gossipy intimacies of previous summers. Anxious that she will
remain encased in her solitary life as a school secretary, Camilla
steps into an unlikesly liaison with Richard Elton, a handsome,
assured - and dangerous - liar.
INTRODUCED BY SARAH WATERS 'Every one of her books is a treat and
this is my favourite, because of its wonderful cast of characters,
and because of the deftness with which Taylor's narrative moves
between them ... A wonderful writer' SARAH WATERS 'Her stories
remain with one, indelibly, as though they had been some
turning-point in one's own experience' ELIZABETH BOWEN In the faded
coastal village of Newby, everyone looks out for - and in on - each
other, and beneath the deceptively sleepy exterior, passions run
high. Beautiful divorcee Tory is painfully involved with her
neighbour, Robert, while his wife Beth, Tory's best friend, is
consumed by the worlds she creates in her novels, oblivious to the
relationship developing next door. Their daughter Prudence is
aware, however, and is appalled by the treachery she observes. Mrs
Bracey, an invalid whose grasp on life is slipping, forever peers
from her window, constantly prodding her daughters for news of the
outside world. And Lily Wilson, a lonely young widow, is frightened
of her own home. Into their lives steps Bertram, a retired naval
officer with the unfortunate capacity to inflict lasting damage
while trying to do good. Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary
series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected
Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic
Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond
Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the
Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale
Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy;
Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth
Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame
Named by the Guardian as one of 'the 100 best novels,' and
shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont is a
humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman
and a young man from a 'magnificent...writer, the missing link
between Jane Austen and John Updike' (David Baddiel, Independent)
On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey
arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining
days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and
endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of
gossip. Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin
enemies: boredom and the Grim Reaper. Then one day Mrs Palfrey
strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young
writer, Ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novel. 'Elizabeth
Taylor's exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old
age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar English life
facing the changes taking shape in the 60s . . . Much of the
reader's joy lies in the exquisite subtlety in Taylor's depiction
of all the relationships, the sharp brevity of her wit, and the
apparently effortless way the plot unfolds' -Robert McCrum 'the 100
best novels', Guardian
INTRODUCED BY SARAH WATERS 'Every one of her books is a treat and
this is my favourite, because of its wonderful cast of characters,
and because of the deftness with which Taylor's narrative moves
between them ... A wonderful writer' SARAH WATERS In the faded
coastal village of Newby, everyone looks out for - and in on - each
other, and beneath the deceptively sleepy exterior, passions run
high. Beautiful divorcee Tory is secretly involved with her
neighbour, Robert, while his wife Beth, Tory's best friend, is
consumed by the worlds she creates in her novels, oblivious to the
relationship developing next door. Their daughter Prudence is
aware, however, and is appalled by the treachery she observes. Mrs
Bracey, an invalid whose grasp on life is slipping, forever peers
from her window, constantly prodding her daughters for news of the
outside world. And Lily Wilson, a lonely young widow, is frightened
of her own home. Into their lives steps Bertram, a retired naval
officer with the unfortunate capacity to inflict lasting damage
while trying to do good. 'Her stories remain with one, indelibly,
as though they had been some turning-point in one's own experience'
- ELIZABETH BOWEN 'Always intelligent, often subversive and never
dull, Elizabeth Taylor is the thinking person's dangerous
housewife. Her sophisticated prose combines elegance, icy wit and
freshness in a stimulating cocktail' - VALERIE MARTIN 'A
magnificent and underrated mid-20th-century writer, the missing
link between Jane Austen and John Updike' - DAVID BADDIEL
Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important
British author: one of great subtlety, great compassion and great
depth - Sarah Waters Elizabeth Taylor, highly acclaimed author of
classic novels such as Angel, A Game of Hide and Seek and Mrs
Palfrey at the Claremont, is also renowned for her powerful,
acutely observed stories. Here for the first time, the stories -
including some only recently rediscovered - are collected in one
volume. From the awkward passions of lonely holiday-makers to the
anticipation of three school friends preparing for their first
dance, from the minor jealousies and triumphs of marriage to tales
of outsiders struggling to adapt to the genteel English
countryside, with a delicate, witty touch Elizabeth Taylor
illuminates the nuances of ordinary lives. Books included in the
VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White;
The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary
Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the
Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The
Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by
Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour
by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame
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The Sleeping Beauty (Paperback)
Elizabeth Taylor; Introduction by David Baddiel
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INTRODUCED BY DAVID BADDIEL 'Elizabeth Taylor is finally being
recognised as an important British author: an author of great
subtlety, great compassion and great depth. As a reader, I have
found huge pleasure in returning to Taylor's novels and short
stories many times over. As a writer I've returned to her too - in
awe of her achievements, and trying to work out how she does it'
SARAH WATERS Vinny Tumulty is a quiet, sensible man. When he goes
to stay at a seaside town, his task is to comfort Isabella, a
bereaved friend, and and he is prepared for a solemn few days of
tears and consolation. But on the evening of his arrival, he looks
out of the window at the sunset and catches sight of a beautiful
woman walking by the seashore. Before the week is over Vinny has
fallen in love, completely and utterly, for the first time in his
middle-aged life. Emily, though, is a sleeping beauty, her secluded
life hiding bitter secrets from the past.
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The Wedding Group (Paperback)
Elizabeth Taylor; Introduction by Charlotte Mendelson
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INTRODUCED BY CHARLOTTE MENDELSON 'It is time that justice was done
to Elizabeth Taylor... All her writings could be described as
coming into the category of comedy. Comedy is the best vehicle for
truths that are too fierce to be borne' ANITA BROOKNER '"You
know,'"Midge began, and paused. She was rather taken aback, and
could not at once think of anything to say. "Perhaps there's
nothing so dangerous as having led a sheltered life."' Cressy has
grown up in a world of women, presided over by her eccentric,
artist grandfather Harry Bretton. Rebelling against the wholesome,
organic values of her home life, Cressy decides to leave home in
search of more ephemeral pleasures. Taking a job in an antiques
shop, she meets David, a self-satisfied journalist, also looking
for means of fleeing the family nest. But as Cressy cannot fend for
herself and David is securely tied to his mother's apron strings,
this act of escape for both of them proves a powerful form of
bondage. 'Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an
important British author: an author of great subtlety, great
compassion and great depth. As a reader, I have found huge pleasure
in returning to Taylor's novels and short stories many times over.
As a writer I've returned to her too - in awe of her achievements,
and trying to work out how she does it ' SARAH WATERS
'Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is, for me, her masterpiece' - Robert
McCrum, Guardian, 'The Best 100 Novels' 'An author of great
subtlety, great compassion and great depth' - SARAH WATERS 'Jane
Austen, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabath Bowen - soul-sisters all' ANNE
TYLER On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs
Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her
remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric
and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets
of gossip. Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their
twin enemies: boredom and the Grim Reaper. Then one day Mrs Palfrey
strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young
writer, Ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novel. 'Elizabeth
Taylor's exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old
age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar English life
facing the changes taking shape in the 60s . . . Much of the
reader's joy lies in the exquisite subtlety in Taylor's depiction
of all the relationships, the sharp brevity of her wit, and the
apparently effortless way the plot unfolds' -Robert McCrum 'the 100
best novels', Guardian
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Mossy Trotter (Paperback)
Elizabeth Taylor; Illustrated by Tony Ross
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'It's always a treat to read Elizabeth Taylor. Mossy Trotter is a
real gem. A delightfully mischievous boy living in those long-ago
halcyon days when children played out all day, roaming commons,
scavenging on rubbish tips and stamping in newly-laid tar'
JACQUELINE WILSON 'We - that is, Herbert and I - want you, Mossy,
to be our page-boy,' Miss Silkin said, staring hard at Mossy again,
as if she were trying to imagine him dressed up, and with his hair
combed. Mossy went very red, and nearly choked on a piece of cake,
and Selwyn laughed, and went on laughing, as if he had just heard
the funniest joke of all his life. They both knew what being a
page-boy meant. One of the boys at school - one of the very
youngest ones - had had to be one, wearing velvet trousers and a
frilled blouse.' When Mossy moves to the country, life is full of
delights - trees to climb, woods to explore and, best of all, the
marvellous dump to rummage through. But every now and then his
happiness is disturbed - chiefly by his mother's meddling friend,
Miss Silkin. And a dreaded event casts a shadow over even the
sunniest of days - being a page-boy at her wedding. In her only
children's book, Elizabeth Taylor perfectly captures the
temptations, confusion and terrors of a mischievous boy, and just
how illogical, frustrating and inconsistent adults are!
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Blaming (Paperback, New ed)
Elizabeth Taylor; Introduction by Jonathan Keates, Jonathon Keates
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'How deeply I envy any reader coming to her for the first time!'
Elizabeth Jane Howard * A finely nuanced exploration of
responsibility, snobbery and culture clash from one of the
twentieth century's finest novelists. When Amy is suddenly left
widowed and alone while on holiday in Istanbul, Martha, an American
traveller, comforts her and accompanies her back to England. Upon
their return, however, Amy is ungratefully reluctant to maintain
their relationship, recognising that, under any other
circumstances, the two women would not be friends. But guilt is a
hard taskmaster, and Martha has away of getting under one's skin
... * 'Her stories remain with one, indelibly, as though they had
been some turning-point in one's own experience' Elizabeth Bowen
'No writer has described the English middle classes with more
gently devastating accuracy' Rebecca Abrams, Spectator 'A Game of
Hide and Seek showcases much of what makes Taylor a great novelist:
piercing insight, a keen wit and a genuine sense of feeling for her
characters' Elizabeth Day, Guardian
A burgeoning evidence base supports that arts, play and other
creative therapies have potential to help children in foster care,
kinship care or adoptive families to recover from complex trauma.
Written by contributors working at the cutting edge of delivering
effective therapeutic interventions, this innovative book describes
models for working with children in foster care, kinship care or
adoption. Covering how to assess needs and contextual
considerations for working with children and families, this book
presents a range of creative therapeutic approaches spanning art
psychotherapy, music therapy and dance therapy. It emphasizes the
necessity of working with caregivers and other significant adults,
as well as the child, to facilitate recovery. The theoretical
foundations of attachment, developmental psychology and
neurobiology are embedded in each chapter showing how they underpin
each of the recommended creative therapies. This book will be
suitable for professionals directly employing creative approaches
in their practice, such as arts therapists and play therapists, as
well as those working with children who are interested in creative
alternate approaches, such as psychologists, counsellors,
therapists and social workers.
INTRODUCED BY PHILIP HENSHER 'Elizabeth Taylor is finally being
recognised as an important British author: an author of great
subtlety, great compassion and great depth. As a reader, I have
found huge pleasure in returning to Taylor's novels and short
stories many times over. As a writer I've returned to her too - in
awe of her achievements, and trying to work out how she does it'
SARAH WATERS A brilliant novel about the damage caused by
relentless 'niceness'. Uncritical, encouraging, 'the soul of
kindness', Flora's help is the cruelest hindrance to those who love
her most. 'Here I am!' Flora called to Richard as she went
downstairs. For a second, Meg felt disloyalty. It occurred to her
of a sudden that Flora was always saying that, and that it was in
the tone of one giving a lovely present. Elegant, blonde and
beautiful, Flora has everything under control: her perfect home,
her husband Richard, her friend Meg, adoring Kit, and the writer
Patrick. Flora entrances everyone, dangling visions of happiness
and success before their spellbound eyes. All are bewitched by this
golden tyrant. Except, that is, for the clear-eyed painter, Liz,
who can see that Flora's kindness is the sweetest poison of them
all.
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Palladian (Paperback)
Elizabeth Taylor; Introduction by Neel Mukherjee
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An amusing, wry homage to Jane Eyre by one of the best novelists of
the twentieth century. When newly orphaned Cassandra Dashwood
arrives as governess to little Sophy, the scene seems set for the
archetypal romance between young girl and austere widowed employer.
Strange secrets abound in the ramshackle house. But conventions are
subverted in this atmospheric novel: one of its worlds is suffused
with classical scholarship and literary romance, but the other is
chaotic, quarrelsome and even farcical. Cassandra is to discover
that in real life, tragedy, comedy and acute embarrassment are
never far apart.
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