Motherhood

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Joe Kelly

From the home pregnancy test to handing out cigars-and beyond...Dads-to-be often worry more than they let on about the emotional, financial, and physical changes that come with their partners' pregnancies. Here, expectant fathers can find information related to pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care, including training to be the birthing coach; how to understand what's ahead for mom; sex during pregnancy; baby-proofing the home; how to prepare for the baby's arrival; getting used to an infant's schedule; and preparing for the unexpected.

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Emma Blair

When Steve is killed during enemy action, Beth is devastated. They were due to elope to Gretna Green the following week, and their happiness was complete with the news that Beth is pregnant. But now, alone and unmarried and with a baby on the way, Beth must survive by herself in war-torn Glasgow. When Beth meets handsome Canadian Gene, a friendship begins; for the first time since Steve's death Beth finds happiness. When Gene asks her to marry him and live with him on his farm in Canada, Beth seizes the opportunity of a better life for her and her child. But it doesn't take Beth long to realise that Gene hasn't told her the whole truth and that the farm doesn't belong to just him - his sister Loretta lives there too. And Loretta makes it very clear that Beth isn't welcome and that she will stop at nothing to get rid of her - even murder.

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Sue Sharpe

This book explores important factors operating in the father-daughter relationship, a subject that has received relatively little attention. Sue Sharpe uses the words and experiences of daughters and fathers to draw out the complexities, contradictions and conflicts of this relationship. The research covers all stages from childhood to old age, and highlights the most consistent and important aspects that emerge from these experiences. It looks at daughters who wish to please, and fathers who withhold their approval; and at the complex range of reactions involved in the father's reaction to teenage sexuality and the effects that this might have on women later in life. A common complaint from the women in the book centres on the inability of fathers to express feelings and emotions. Fathers and Daughters poses important questions about the nature of fathering and the effects of ageing on the father/daughter relationship.

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Stephanie Staal

In a personal guide to the classics of feminism, the author examines how well the books hold up to the realities of marriage and motherhood in her own life.