Walking on Eggshells, Jane Isay
Walking on Eggshells, Jane Isay
2 Rating(s)
List: $16.99 | Sale: $11.89
Club: $8.49

Walking on Eggshells
Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents

Author: Jane Isay

Narrator: Ann Marie Lee

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/12/2017

Synopsis

We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don't call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned editor Jane Isay delivers the perfect gift to both parents and their adult children—real-life wisdom and advice on how to stay together without falling apart.

Using extensive interviews with people from ages twenty-five to seventy, Isay shows that we're far from alone in our struggles to make this new, adult relationship work. She offers up groundbreaking insights and deeply moving stories that will inspire those in even the toughest situations. Isay's warmth and wit shines through as she charts an invaluable course through the confusing, and often painful, interactions parents and children can face. Walking on Eggshells is the much-needed road map that will keep you connected to the people you love most.

About Jane Isay

Jane Isay has been an editor for over forty years. She discovered Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia, commissioned Patricia O'Connor's bestselling Woe Is I and Rachel Simmons's Odd Girl Out, and edited such nonfiction classics as Praying for Sheetrock and Friday Night Lights. She's written several books of her own, including Secrets and Lies and Mom Still Likes You Best. She lives in New York City, not too far from her children and grandchildren.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne-Marie on December 24, 2012

I bought this for my mother for Christmas but I wanted to read it first in case it gave advice I didn’t care for. First of all, I got a little pizza sauce on it and I’m pretty sure that my mom will find that distasteful. Second of all, this book is pretty much everything I’ve ever wanted to tell my......more

Goodreads review by Angie on July 14, 2022

Not necessarily a guide but stories in relation to adult children interacting with their parents and vice-verse. The book offers various perspectives from both the adult children and parent’s POV. I enjoyed it, especially Shannon’s story about her tense relationship with her parents.......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on May 17, 2009

I don't have a shelf for self-help, given that I almost never read it. This book was recommended to me by a counselor, and I actually did find it helpful. It is written from the perspective of parent wanting to improve their relationship with adult children. At first I thought that perspective might......more

Goodreads review by Jean on July 29, 2021

I loved this book so much. It starts with a friend saying to another friend "I didn't realize how much grown children can hurt your feelings." The conversation reveals that she is not alone in feeling this way, it just may not be something people talk about. The book is made up of conversations the......more

Goodreads review by Diana on June 21, 2016

This is a good book about the delicate relationship between parents and adult children. As a grown adult with parents, you know what its like yourself having parents and the issues that can arise between you, particularly between you and your in laws. While this is turning you around because you are......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List