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Book

Walking on eggshells : Navigating the delicate relationship between adult children and their parents.

Author

Jane Isay

Call Number

  • 306.874 I76 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Doubleday/Flying Dolphin Press, 2007.

Physical Description

xvi, 240 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Happily families don't all look alike
  • Where have all our children gone?
  • Hiding in plain sight
  • One size doesn't fit all
  • Big children, big problems
  • Whose life is it, anyway?
  • In-laws, stepparents, and other aliens
  • Its a girl!
  • The root of all evil
  • The family connection
  • Home for the holidays
  • The song of love
  • Epilogue: a hole in my heart.

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