Mothers Who Leave: Behind the Myth of Women Without Their Children

London, Harper Collins, 1994

Fay Weldon: `interesting and original'

Professor Griselda Pollock: `superb... understanding the punitive streoptypes and emotional reality for women as mothers today.' 

Professor Ann Kaplan: `a much-needed book.. showing extraordinary tact and understanding'

An in-depth discussion of the myths and realities facing women living apart from their children, Mothers Who Leave helped introduce a more sensitive treatment of this issue in the media. Includes re-readings of novels such as East Lynne and Hollywood films such as Kramer versus Kramer and many personal stories.
Translated into German, 1995.