For many people, when they think about women’s books, their minds immediately turn to books for and about younger women – a good romance, the joys and problems of young children, the difficulties of separation or divorce, even women and their developing careers. All definitely women’s reading. But a large…
I have been doing qualitative research most of my working life and I enjoy it immensely. There is something very satisfying about capturing people’s views about a topic – often an issue of some importance to them – in their own words. Most of my paid work has focused on…
Ask almost any woman about her new grandchild and she will light up all over, like a young woman in love. Grandmothers are invariably thrilled to bits. Perhaps that is all we need to know. We have become grandmothers and we love it. But for those with a naturally inquiring…
One of the real pleasures of having grandchildren is watching them grow into very distinctive individuals. One minute, there is a little new born baby, looking sweet and untouched. Then, in what feels like no time at all, you suddenly have a child with a strong personality. It is quite…
As your children take that giant step of becoming parents themselves, what do you feel about how they are doing? Some grandmothers are highly impressed with the way their grandchildren are being brought up. Others are disappointed or even distressed. Making Comparisons Is Natural It is very difficult to avoid…
I am semi-retired, having worked as a researcher concerned with health issues during my working life. I wrote many books for health and social care professionals, but my real passion is writing narrative non-fiction, books using direct quotations from interviews to bring people’s views and experiences ‘alive’ on the page….
I really like Bublish. I like its concept, its style, its format and the very great help it provides. And no, no one paid me to write this. Moreover, I do have some problems, which I will come to later. Lets start with the concept. It allows a writer to…
Jeannette Gomez, of iSeniorSolutions, based in Texas, interviewed me (by email) about my book. We had the pleasure to speak with author Ann Richardson. She is the author of “Celebrating Grandmothers”, a book about the views and experiences of grandmothers, told by grandmothers. When you think of your grandma you…
It is now somewhat over one year since Celebrating Grandmothers was published, so it feels a good time to reflect on it. This blog is intended for me to write about the book and my efforts to publicise it. I have written a number of guest blogs and I might put them here,…
