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Acknowledgements

There is a long list of people who have helped and encouraged me during this study, and my thanks go to all of them. My particular thanks go to the families who took part in the research for the trust they placed in me as they openly shared their stories and experiences. I hope that I have done justice to their accounts and have stayed true to their views and meanings. I would also like to thank the staff at the four female prisons for their assistance, especially Nessa. I am grateful for the generous financial assistance provided by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for my studentship.

I would particularly like to express my gratitude and appreciation for the heartening guidance, encouragement and advice that I received from Professor Tess Ridge. Special thanks are also reserved for my academic colleagues, family and friends who supported me with this task, and especially to those who supported me during fieldwork and read earlier versions of my work – you know who are you are, thank you. I am especially grateful to Denise for her enduring support, to my Mum for her unwavering confidence in me and to my husband, without whom doing this work would have seemed impossible.

I would like to dedicate this work to two very important people who are unfortunately no longer with me, my grandma and grandad. They were the kindest and most generous of grandparents who taught me that love is the key ingredient in life.