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Informationen zum Autor Dr Carol Cooper is a practising family doctor, journalist, and mother of twins. She writes for The Sun newspaper and teaches medical students at Imperial College. Her non-fiction books include a number of parenting titles and an award-winning medical textbook. She is honorary consultant in family medicine to Tamba (the Twins & Multiple Births Association), and gives regular talks to those expecting twins, triplets, or more. Carol also broadcasts on TV and radio, and is President of the Guild of Health Writers. She has two novels to her name. Klappentext What is it like to broadcast the fateful words, Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, then jump into the unknown? The members of one of the world's most unusual brotherhoods provide the answers in this incredible book. Formed during the Second World War to celebrate the survival of pilots who had been forced to bail out over water, the Goldfish Club has taken on new members ever since. They share one pivotal moment, but their experiences beyond this couldn't be more different. One World War 2 veteran will never forget having to walk through a hostile German town at the point of a Nazi bayonet. An American B-17 navigator found his courage in an SS prison cell after his Flying Fortress broke up over Italian waters. A Wessex helicopter pilot struggled against the Arctic chill of the North Norwegian Sea. Their stories and many others are told here. All are different. All are utterly gripping. Zusammenfassung Written by a practising GP and mother of twins, this book offers professional, practical and emotional advice to help parents cope with the development and rearing of twins from conception to adulthood. It focuses on the relationship between twins as individuals as they grow up, their relationship with others, and sibling rivalry.
