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Motherhood, Absence and Transition HOM020000 As the dramatic tale ofThe vast majority of academic texts on motherhood have focused on womens experiences of the early years of mothering, while texts covering the topic of home leaving have tended to privilege the young person's experience. Combining lively empirical material with an illuminating social theoretical framework, Trish Green's book addresses the much neglected area of the mother's experience of separation from her child at the time of their home leaving. The