Böcker av Mirabelle Maslin

Spiral patterns in a book, a strange tape of music from Russia and an oddly carved walking stick all have a profound effect on a group of friends in England.Ellen is thirty-something and alone, until a chance meeting with a young widower, Adam Thomas, starts a chain of uncanny events which enthrall and endanger them both. Choice and contingency, happenstance and coincidence all blend to bring the two together, and lift the pall of loss covering their lives.A rich backdrop of music, archaeology, books and plant lore enables the author of 'Beyond the Veil' to touch deeper issues of bereavement, friendship, illness, recovery and the impact of objects from the past on our lives. Altered states, heightened sensitivities and unseen communications are also explored, as is the nature of spiritual ecstasy, in a thoughtful novel that gives seperate paths an unusual and satisfying convergence.

Jasmine has finished her studies. She secures a temporary job, but her father's unforeseen redundancy means that her family will have to move away.Jasmine is determined to become fully independent. Encouraged by friends, she begins to set up a business of her own and looks for somewhere to live. Leaving her family involves practical difficulties and emotional challenges. Mutual confiding with friends and flatmates leads to helpful outcomes for everyone. Some eating problems are included.Mirabelle Maslin is a therapist of more than 30 years experience. She is the author of 15 books. 'Jasmine' is the fourth in her series of self-help novellas.

A parent's ability to be able to see and understand things through the eyes of their child is fundamental. The child will come to feel truly known by the parent, and the parent helps him to make sense of what surrounds him.And where can true comfort be found? True comfort arises from the knowledge of relationship that is based on trust.And what about the needs of the child of the past that dwells inside each 'adult' state.This book opens up a whole new world of understanding for parents and carers.

It is the last week of the summer term. The teacher of the primary 6 class has flu, and a supply teacher stands in for her. She turns out to be a wonderful teacher, and also she has some great ideas for the summer holidays. The 24 pupils in the class start to make plans for some projects...

Part of a series of self-help fiction titles, this second book is about the lives of fictional characters, in which the reader learns much about how to unravel present day problems. The understanding of stresses that began earlier in life casts light on why the characters are struggling with the difficulties that they are having now.

Newly unemployed, Miranda is feeling directionless and dejected. Then she encounters Kate, a former work colleague. Kate is now facing redundancy. Their friendship is rekindled, and as the two women share their problems and dilemmas, they begin to confide about experiences that have affected their lives.

Presents a collection of essays, short stories and reflections to help readers to see more clearly what is happening in daily life in his or her immediate surroundings. The subjects are drawn from a range of human experience, and they touch the daily lives of most of us, whether or not this is apparent.

About sexual abuse of children, with its long-term consequences and therapeutic aspects. This book is in two parts: the first is presented as fiction, and the second is a number of relevant submissions and essays.

This book is the third in a series of self-help fiction.

A patient's account of the diagnosis and treatment by plastic surgery of a lentigo maligna melanoma which was in, above and to the side of her left eyebrow. She comments upon its precursors - brown markings. She directs the reader to www.lentigomalignamelanoma.info to view a series of relevant photographs with dates and descriptive captions.

Tracy is twelve. A change in holiday plans means she spends her summer with her older cousin, Flora. Flora's mother, may, runs a bed and breakfast business. Tracy doesn't know quite what to expect... A kaleidoscope of events and encounters leads Tracy and Flora into new experiences. Unfamiliar feelings and dilemmas abound. The interweaving of relationships with friends, their families and many others, gradually opens up a world of creative possibilities for everyone. This book is suitable for readers of all ages. Although it is a novel, it was written by a therapist with the specific intention of helping people to understand their feelings and communicate effectively about their emotional dilemmas, with a consequent opening up of positive choices in life.