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Abstract
Many women expect to become mothers but are childless through social rather than biological reasons - perhaps they haven't met the right person or they prioritised career or education earlier in life. Featuring international interviews by grief counsellor and researcher Lois Tonkin, this collection of first-person stories provides insight into the under-discussed situation of being childless by circumstance.
Each story highlights the different aspects of being childless by circumstance, as women move through their 30s, 40s, and 50s, and beyond their ages of fertility. The book explores feelings of grief and loss, and also how women adapt positively to their changed life expectations, finding excitement in the alternative, rich and complex shapes their lives have taken.
Dr Lois Tonkin is a counselling lecturer at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. She has worked in private practice as a writer, counsellor, supervisor, and educator about loss and grief for over 25 years.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| _GoBack | 99 | ||
| Foreword | 11 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 21 | ||
| Introduction | 23 | ||
| Gina\x03,\x03 43, Lives in the US | 32 | ||
| Toni\x03,\x03 46, Lives in New Zealand | 38 | ||
| Andrea\x03,\x03 47, Lives in England | 43 | ||
| Lynne\x03,\x03 39, Lives in New Zealand | 48 | ||
| Molly\x03,\x03 44, Lives in New Zealand | 54 | ||
| Leeann\x03,\x03 42, Lives in Australia | 59 | ||
| Bron\x03,\x03 38, Lives in New Zealand | 66 | ||
| Persephone\x03,\x03 44, Lives in England | 71 | ||
| Sonja\x03,\x03 55, Lives in New Zealand | 77 | ||
| Claudia\x03,\x03 35, Lives in Australia | 84 | ||
| Louise\x03,\x03 40, Lives in New Zealand | 89 | ||
| Hannah\x03,\x03 45, Lives in Spain | 93 | ||
| Maree\x03,\x03 33, Lives in New Zealand | 100 | ||
| Julia\x03,\x03 48, Lives in New Zealand | 104 | ||
| Raewyn\x03,\x03 47, Lives in India | 110 | ||
| Genevieve\x03,\x03 45, Lives in England | 119 | ||
| Holly\x03,\x03 36, Lives in New Zealand | 125 | ||
| Bridget\x03,\x03 43, Lives in New Zealand | 130 | ||
| Yvonne\x03,\x03 46, Lives in England | 136 | ||
| Deborah\x03,\x03 45, Lives in New Zealand | 142 | ||
| Brigitte\x03,\x03 40, Lives in England | 147 | ||
| Georgina\x03,\x03 49, Lives in New Zealand | 152 | ||
| Rebecca\x03,\x03 48, Lives in Australia | 158 | ||
| Rachael\x03,\x03 46, Lives in New Zealand | 164 | ||
| Teena\x03,\x03 47, Lives in New Zealand | 170 | ||
| Rose\x03,\x03 41, Lives in New Zealand | 176 | ||
| Shanti\x03,\x03 46, Lives in England | 180 | ||
| Shelley\x03,\x03 50, Lives in New Zealand | 186 | ||
| Kathryn\x03,\x03 45, Lives in New Zealand | 192 | ||
| Stella\x03,\x03 57, Lives in New Zealand | 198 | ||
| Vicki\x03,\x03 44, Lives in New Zealand | 205 | ||
| Natasha\x03,\x03 55, Lives in England | 210 | ||
| _GoBack | 3 | ||
| _GoBack | 226 | ||
| Blank Page | 2 |