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In the Blood is a memoir in two voices, those of a mother and daughter both in the grip of the disease that has ravaged generations of women in their family. Julia, aged sixty-five, and Arabella, thirty-eight, ended up in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous just nine months apart. In some ways it’s a predictable story; two addicts drank and destroyed and ransacked until they could drink no more. In others, it is entirely unlike any account of motherhood or addiction that has ever been told. This is not a recovery memoir, but rather an unflinching family drama spanning generations.

From a childhood of gothic proportions in a vicarage on the Welsh borders, through adolescence, leaving herself teetering on the brink of the 1960s, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the lives of three generations of women.

1986, Mobile, Alabama. A 14-year-old girl is awakened by the unmistakable sound of gunfire. On the front lawn, her father has shot and killed her mother before turning the gun on himself. Allison Moorer would grow up to be an award-winning musician, with her songs likened to "a Southern accent: eight miles an hour, deliberate, and very dangerous to underestimate" (Rolling Stone).

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A few weeks before Christmas, Clover's sister died of breast cancer, aged 46. Just days before, she had been given years to live. Her sudden death split Clover's life apart. The Red of My Blood charts Clover's fearless passage through the first year after her sister's death. It is an audiobook about what life feels like when death interrupts it and about bearing the unbearable and describing an experience that seems beyond words. Lyrical, hopeful, it is also about the magical way in which death and life exist so vividly beside one another and the wonder of being human.

Mothering under normal circumstances takes all you have to give. But what happens when your child is disabled, and sacrificing all you've got and more is the only hope for a decent future? Full of rage and resilience, duty and love, Ashley Bristowe delivers a mother's voice like no other we've heard.

Journey back through time to discover remarkable accounts of parents who waved off their sons and daughters, never knowing if they would ever see them again. One mother saw no less than ten of her sons between the ages of eighteen and thirty-seven, dispatched to the frontline in the First World War. The biggest “real” band of brothers that ever served their country, but to discover how many made it back and who this dear lady was, you will have to listen to the rest.

It's Friday evening on the Canterbury Estate in Bradford, and Christine, who's been rushed to hospital by her friend, Josie, is on the maternity ward giving birth. She's 17 and terrified. Not just of the pain, which is ripping her in two, but because she knows that once the baby arrives, her family is never going to speak to her again. Her beautiful baby boy is about to start a chain of events that will lead to tragedy - and only her own family can save her.

In the Blood is Andrew Motion's beautifully written memoir of growing up in post-war England—an unforgettable evocation of family life, school life and country life. It also tells the story of how these worlds are shattered, when his mother suffers a terrible riding accident. The tragedy shadows the book, feeding its mood of elegy as well as its celebratory vigilance. Written from a teenage child's point of view, without the benefit of adult hindsight, Motion captures the pathos and puzzlement of childhood with great clarity of expression and freshness of memory.

We all come into this world through blood. Through the rush of life that pulses from one body to another. But you stay upright, you survive, you fight—and for that, you need backbone. The bloodline is where it starts, but motherhood is the backbone that sustains. To be a mother is to be part of something bigger, something ancient and alive. This is the story of how mothers—through love, pain, sacrifice, and beauty—carry the weight of the world and shape our very existence. It’s the untold history of motherhood and the quiet strength behind every life that’s ever been brought into ...

In "Healthy Blood Pressure: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving," listeners will embark on a journey to unlock the mysteries of this vital aspect of cardiovascular health. From demystifying the intricacies of high blood pressure to exploring the nuanced interplay of genetics, lifestyle, and age, this book is your indispensable companion in the quest for better blood pressure management.

Real Stories of Separated Dads Discover the untold journeys of separated fathers as they share their raw, unfiltered stories—from the highs and lows of their relationships to the challenges of separation. This podcast sheds light on what happens when families divide, offering a unique platform for dads to be heard, understood, and valued. - **Enquiries** fathers.unfil@gmail.com **Support Us** patreon.com/FathersUnfiltered buymeacoffee.com/fathersunfiltered My dream is one day to run this podcast full time so as many stories as possible are able to be told. New episode: Every 2 weeks

Bloodline is a hard hitting, shocking, factual story about a unique family dynamic that started In the 1960s. This book will take you on a journey filled with shocking secrets, lies, abuse, incarceration, and hard lessons learned.