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Grand Expectations
- Author
- Celia Dodd
- Narrator
- Nano Nagle
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 26 March 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The wise guide to navigating family life as a grandparent
Grandparents are more important in families than ever before, with millions providing free childcare. But while the joys of being a grandparent are widely celebrated, the challenges and dilemmas are often overlooked. What should you do if you don’t agree with your daughter-in-law’s parenting? Is it possible to build a close relationship with grandchildren when you live far apart? And above all, how do you juggle your own ambitions with your family’s needs?
Celia Dodd speaks to grandmothers, grandfathers and adult children and draws on the latest research to help both generations negotiate what can at times be an emotional minefield. Grand Expectations shows how grandparents can harvest their wisdom and experience in nurturing these precious relationships.
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Details
- Author
- Celia Dodd
- Narrator
- Nano Nagle
- Duration
- 9 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9781399416962
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Relationships and families: advice, topics and issues, Intergenerational relationships: advice, topics and issues, Coping with / advice about ageing, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Couple and Family psychology, Psychology of ageing
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Grand Expectaions by Celia Dodd, read by Nano NagleThe wise guide to navigating family life as a grandparentGrandparents are more important in families than ever before, with millions providing free childcare. But while the joys of being a grandparent are widely celebrated, the challenges and dilemmas are often overlooked. What should you do if you don’t agree with your daughter-in-law’s parenting? Is it possible to build a close relationship with grandchildren when you live far apart? And above all, how do you juggle your own ambitions with your family’s needs? Celia Dodd speaks to grandmothers, grandfathers and adult children and draws on the latest research to help both generations negotiate what can at times be an emotional minefield. Grand Expectations shows how grandparents can harvest their wisdom and experience in nurturing these precious relationships.
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