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After Alexander

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In 1981, during a family year away from New Zealand, four-month-old Alexander died in a London hospital. "After Alexander" blends the personal experience of losing a child with professional understanding of family dynamics and children's development. The clumsiness of consolation, …

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In 1981, during a family year away from New Zealand, four-month-old Alexander died in a London hospital. "After Alexander" blends the personal experience of losing a child with professional understanding of family dynamics and children's development. The clumsiness of consolation, the challenges of organising a funeral away from home, being far from friends and family and continuing family life with two young children are all described directly and without self pity.

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"In 1981, during a family year away from New Zealand, four-month-old Alexander died in a London hospital. "After Alexander" blends the personal experience of losing a child with professional understanding …"

— Margaret

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