Bøger af Walker

Presents a portrait of how older people are perceived by the general public in the EU and how they view themselves and the ageing process.

'I don't like cleaning and hoovering and washing up. I do them because I have to, and I feel that James wants me to be in the house, to be there because his children are there, and the family's there. He likes me there being the mother-hen.' This is how Morag tells her story to her therapist. Just how will the six therapists approach her?

What are the issues underpinning the trend towards innovation in the community care of older people? What is the nature of that innovation: how is it experienced by older people and their carers? This book address such questions.

'I've got a problem with men. I don't know whether it's a problem with other things as well. I am afraid of what men represent. I feel they have more power' - Peta's search for a therapist begins with this statement.