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The Wild Track

Adopting, Mothering, Belonging

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The Wild Track

By: Margaret Reynolds
Narrated by: Margaret Reynolds, Lucy Reynolds
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How to find an outlet for a love that demands expression? Single, in her mid-40s and having experienced a sudden early menopause, the realisation comes to Peggy quietly and clearly: she decides to adopt a child. But the preparation is arduous and the scrutiny is intense. There are questions about past lives, about her own childhood, heritage, capabilities, expectations and identity.

This is a book about what makes a mother and a home, how the legacies of childhood may impact on the experience of parenting and how the pervasive nature of childhood trauma might be faced by a mother's determination to love.

©2021 Margaret Reynolds (P)2021 Penguin Audio Gender Studies Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences
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An honest, cultured, heartfelt story of adoption

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