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A Family Just Like Mine


Barbara-Anne Puren
A Family Just Like Mine
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The era of the nuclear family, with a working dad and stay-at-home mom is fast disappearing. There is no longer any such thing as a Typical Family, but rather, a whole grab bag of family arrangements. Families are now more ethnically, racially, religiously and stylistically diverse than a decade ago.

Postmodernists argue that the increase in diversity of family household structures reflects that we now live in a tolerant society. The family unit is thriving and continues to play a central role in shaping the health and wellbeing of family members.

In A Family Just Like Mine, Gemma, an inquisitive, adopted child, travels the world looking for a family like her own. Her journey begins in London, from there she meets giants in Bolivia, rides an elephant in India, slides down dunes in Egypt and skis in Switzerland.
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A heartfelt, way to explore what "family" means in a globalised world. A great conversation starter for any parent whose child has lamented that s/he wished for a ‘normal’ family.
Tuesday Reitano
​mother, Deputy Director, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Co-author Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Saviour, ​tuesdayreitano.org
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A wonderful tale to find that most precious treasure; a heart family. A reminder of the true meaning of family, and the power of love.
Susan Hayter
​Senior Technical Advisor on the Future of Work Office of the Deputy Director-General of Policy ILO, Industrial Relations in Emerging Economies
A relevant story, reminding us of the value of family, and that for all our differences, we are all the same. Notably for families with adopted children, it sets a wonderful tone for opening a lifelong dialogue.  
Grant Knottenbelt
​Artist, Owner Contact Marketing

Children will love jumping, high-fiving and stomping along with Gemma on her amazing adventure

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  • About Us
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  • Springtime Titles
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    • Expat Life >
      • This Messy Mobile Life
      • Greetings from Abroadland
      • ANZC
      • Life After My Saucepans
      • What About Your Saucepans?
      • Turkey Street
      • Perking the Pansies
      • Bitten by Spain
      • Living Elsewhere
      • Drinking Camel's Milk in the Yurt
      • Passage to Persia
      • An Inconvenient Posting
    • Memoir >
      • Life After My Saucepans
      • What about your saucepans?
      • Do You Still Have Cleavage With Just One Breast?
      • Turkey Street
      • Passage of the Stork
      • Drinking Camel's Milk in the Yurt
      • Perking the Pansies
      • Passage to Persia
      • Bitten by Spain
      • An Inconvenient Posting
    • Moving >
      • This Messy Mobile Life
      • Greetings from Abroadland
      • Living Elsewhere
      • Life in Motion
      • Going Local in Gran Canaria
      • Unpack
      • Should I Stay or Should I Go?
      • Finding Your Feet in Chicago
      • Deconstructing Brazil
      • Laptop Entrepreneur
      • @Home in Dubai
    • Fiction >
      • Boudica's Daughters
      • A Family Just Like Mine
      • Bernard the Wombat
      • From Barcelona
    • Health, Wealth & Wellbeing >
      • Here We Are
      • The Art of Transition
      • Seasons of Wealth
      • Life in Motion
      • This Messy Mobile Life
      • The Flight of the Soul Millionaire
      • In Search of the Best Swedish Chokladbollar
      • Now It's Clear The Career You Own
      • Unpack
      • Benjamin's Bedtime Journey
      • Tracce di BioGeometria​
      • Do You Still Have Cleavage with Just One Breast?
      • Secrets of a Financial Adviser
      • Retire to the Life You Love
      • Laptop Entrepreneur
    • Travel >
      • Jump Down Under
      • Italy, a Romantic Journey
      • Postcards from the Ege
      • Going Local in Gran Canaria
      • Deconstructing Brazil
    • Children and Young Adults >
      • Hanna and the Flying Carpet
      • Boudica's Daughters
      • A Family Just Like Mine
      • Bernard the Wombat
      • Benjamin's Bedtime Journey
      • Hanna Och Den Flygande Mattan
    • Humour >
      • Living Elsewhere
      • Life After My Saucepans
      • What About Your Saucepans?
      • Turkey Street
      • Perking the Pansies
      • Bitten by Spain
    • Faith >
      • The Art of Transition
      • Life in Motion
      • Rock of Ages
    • Music >
      • Ar Lan y Môr​
      • Rock of Ages
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