Philippa Perry

Philippa Perry was born and raised in the pre-independence days of British Guiana -- the only English speaking country in South America. She recounts her early days as the second daughter in a family of six children in a struggling middle class family.Her stories come from a lost civilization of pre-independence stability just as the anarchic blessing of democracy came to the Caribbean.She recounts her Sisyphean trials growing up a Carrington in Lot...

"In this absorbing, clever, and warm book, renowned psychotherapist Philippa Perry tells us what really matters and what behavior it is important to avoid--the vital dos and don'ts of parenting"--Provided by publisher.