In Search of a Father’s Footsteps, a collection of real-life case studies, introduces us to seven people who seem to be completely different, but share one thing in common: all of them have grown up without a father present. Whether consciously or unconsciously, each one searches to fill the void this has left in their lives. Nine-year-old Lilly, for one, can’t hide her feelings. Instead, she becomes obsessed with finding a husband for her mother – and a father for herself.
Meanwhile, others can’t relate to or understand men, who are either idealised or demonised by how the protagonists imagine these unfamiliar figures to be. Some even look for their fathers in real life or in their partners and lovers, leading to disappointment when they’re unable to find the person for whom they truly yearn. But all is not lost for the people we meet in In Search of a Father’s Footsteps: they eventually feel closure through therapy.
Note: Cover design by Kitty Turner.
Sobre o autor
KATERINA COUROUCLI-ROBERTSON is a psychotherapist with a Ph D in Dramatherapy from Surrey University. She is also a teacher in special education. She is Head of Studies at the Herma Institute of Dramatherapy and Playtherapy and an external lecturer at the University of Thessaly. She is also the director of a theatre group for Arts Together, made up of people with and without learning difficulties. She has written a number of articles for Arts Therapies magazines and has contributed chapters to several books, the latest being Routledge International Handbook of Play, Therapeutic Play and Play Therapy (2021).
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