Jean Pearson
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom
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I was born and brought up in Harrow, Greater London. My early childhood was spent during WW2. Experiences then have coloured my subsequent life. After WW2 was over I was one of the first generation of children to benefit from the Welfare State. I gained a scholarship to a prestigious school - an opportunity which would not have been available to me previously. I di not go to university straight after VI form but many years later, when I had had 3 children. Gained a degree in Psychology and Sociology and later qualified as a psychiatric social worker. Eventually trained as a Jungian Analyst and have a private practice in Hanwell, Ealing.
Jean Pearson's books
Genres: Memoir
Formats: Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Set amongst a backdrop of WW2, this is a story of growing up during a time of world upheaval. Alongside a story of domestic conflict threatens the stability of family life. there is also a mysterious illness which cannot be cured. The story begins almost ninety years ago, giving an account of a world that will soon be gone. Germany is about to invade Europe and the UK will be next on its list. Life rapidly becomes a time of rationing, blackouts, bombing and fatherless families. At home a dark secret makes itself known which will cast a long shadow over the writer's childhood.. Peace is declared in 1945, but the domestic warfare smoulders on until it bursts into flame, ending in a death. Now aged 89, the writer, a Jungian Analyst, revisits her childhood and tries to make sense of it all. Finally, making her peace with her past...