The Body Book (Non-fiction)

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There was also a pathological curiosity that, frankly, she needed. She has been held up, rightly, as an expert on sex and relationships – though, intriguingly, this can't be said to have come from experience. Claire and my wonderful father Des, who were married for 53 years, have often said that their relationship didn't leave much time beforehand for experience with others. But she was unflinching in answering questions and, as a result, people felt able to ask her the difficult ones. In doing so, as in so much else, she educated herself. And of course a strong marriage – and theirs was remarkable – gave her a concrete base from which to strike out into the world. Rayner is Vice-President (and former President) of the British Humanist Association, a Distinguished Supporter of the Humanist Society of Scotland and an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society. She is also a prominent supporter of the British republican movement. I got this for my 2 year old. It's honest and not cutesy which I appreciate. I was looking for a book that explained body functions, sex, and death in a to the point frank way without being overly explicit. This absolutely fits the bill. An introduction to the various parts and functions of the human body, including such aspects as breathing, talking, the circulatory system, the senses, the skin, hair and nails, reproduction, and aging and dying.

In the 80s, when HIV/Aids emerged as a major public health issue, she was inundated with condom samples. They sat in boxes underneath her desk and we, and our friends, were encouraged to avail ourselves of their contents. More than once, friends (over the age of 16) who could find nowhere else to go to bed together were given the run of the spare room. Better there than somewhere unsuitable, she always said.We're sorry; this specific copy is no longer available. AbeBooks has millions of books. We've listed similar copies below.

Frankly, I had assumed that too. I grew up in a Britain where it seemed everybody knew who she was. Perhaps they did. The 70s and 80s, which were her heyday, were also the period of true mass media. If you appeared on one of the three television channels, and she did so an awful lot, be it Pebble Mill at One, TV-am or her own series, 10 million people or more would watch you at a time – huge numbers compared with today. And yet recently it became clear that there was a generation, generally those under 30, who had no idea what the words "Claire Rayner" meant. Claire Rayner, OBE, was an English journalist, novelist and television personality, best known for her role for many years as an agony aunt. She is president of the Patients Association and is the author of a chapter in The Future of the NHS (2006) (ISBN 1-85811-369-5) edited by Dr. Michelle Tempest. Claire Berenice Rayner OBE (née Berk; born 22 January 1931) is an English journalist best known for her role for many years as an agony aunt.Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth