{"product_id":"finding-our-way-home-9781138479531","title":"Finding Our Way Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinding Our Way Home: Women's Accounts of Being Sent to Boarding School\u003c\/em\u003e shares the personal stories of sixteen women, all of whom were sent away to board at an early age. Their accounts delve into the depths of long suppressed emotions and feelings, and the lifelong impact that the early separation from their families has had. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch has been written about the impact of boarding school syndrome' on male boarders, but less about their female counterparts. This book is the first to explore the experience from a purely female perspective, and offers an intriguing insight into the world of boarding schools and the upbringing of girls born in the mid-to-late 20th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding Our Way Home is a book for everyone who ever attended boarding school, as well as psychotherapists and counsellors working with boarding school survivors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this volume contribute women’s voices to the more well known ones of men who suffered in boarding schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling read; each individual history adds to the picture of the trauma inflicted on children by the separation from their families. These tales from different generations build a picture of the ubiquity of the enduring emotional damage of this tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Joy Schaverien Author of \u003ci\u003eBoarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Finding Our Way Home’ is a wonderful resource for those wanting to know more about how boarding school affects people when they are in an institution and what happens to them in life beyond. The evidence provided by these stories very much enriches our understanding of females who have boarded in the last 60 years and more recently. I would highly recommend it to anyone researching this field and who seeks authentic voices of those who have lived through this experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllison Paech, Educationalist, Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery child has the right to be small, dependent and living with their loved ones at home. In this collection of women’s stories each one evokes the voice of her young self as she writes about her boarding school experiences. This can help us gain some insight into the ‘madness’ and at times, unspeakable cruelty that boarding means to many. . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy speaking out, these women will hopefully move and inspire others who seek to understand why their symptoms of being a boarding school survivor will not simply go away. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicola Miller, Psychotherapist \u0026amp; Boarding School Survivors Facilitation Team \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Schaverien\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikki Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: On Becoming a Boarder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouise Sinclair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Skinny Dipping in the Rhine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Den Hollander\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: My Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatasha Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Being Sent, Then and Now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Giddens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Finding My Way Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikki Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Memories From My Formative Years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarianne Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Give and Take\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Higgs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The Story of a Little Girl Lost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColette Knight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Paradise Lost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsobel Henderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Sometimes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo Trotter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Boarding School Musings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargot Oakenby\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Privileged Deprivation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcia Turner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Coming in From the Cold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusanna Hoare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Severe Housemistress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Morris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: The Trunk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Laughton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Whispering Walls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Routledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Barclay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword: A Psychotherapist’s Reflections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePippa Foster\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelp and Support\/More Information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor’s Note and Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikki Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51618811248983,"sku":"9781138479531","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138479531.jpg?v=1756903512","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/finding-our-way-home-9781138479531","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}