- Author: Howe, David / Sawbridge, Phillida / Hinings, Diana
- Title: Half a Million Women - Mothers who lose their children by adoption
- Language: English
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date: January 30, 1992
■ About the Book Utilizing case histories and interviews throughout the text, this is an examination of all aspects of the experience of giving up a child for adoption. It explores the social stigma of being an unwed mother, the decision to relinquish a baby, the isolation from parents, society and the child's father, and the fear of being traced by a child in later life. The text also describes the attitudes of society, the laws surrounding the issue and the medical and psychological viewpoint.
■ About the Author EXTRACTION TO EXTINCTION: Rethinking our relationship with Earth's natural resources (2021) is my latest book published by Saraband. ROCKS AND RAIN, REASON AND ROMANCE: The landscape, people and history of the Lake District was also published by Saraband 2019.
When I'm not writing, you might spot me on top of a fell in the Lake District or Scotland. Or find me wandering a coastal path in Cornwall, Norfolk or Pembroke. There was a time when I could climb, walk and think about my next book all at the same time. But now I'm getting old and retired, it takes all my energy just to get up a hill, never mind think as well. Even so, as well as my Lake District Book I have managed to write another about my strolls and reflections as I've walked around Norfolk: "WANDERING IN NORFOLK: Time Lines and Crossing Places" (2016) published by Mousehold Press, Norwich.
After a degree in the natural sciences and careers in teaching and social work, in 1976 I took up a post as lecturer at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. I am an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work at UEA. Over the years, my research and writing interests have included social work theory, adoption, emotional intelligence, empathy, attachment theory, and child abuse and neglect. To date, I have written 23 books. My final two academic books are "EMPATHY: What it is and why it matters" (2012), published by Palgrave Macmillan, and "THE COMPLEAT SOCIAL WORKER" (2014) also published by Palgrave Macmillan.
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