Jasmine

Jasmine has finished her studies. She secures a temporary job but her father''s unforeseen redundancy means that her family will have to move away. Jasmine is determined to become fully independent. Encouraged by friends she begins to set up a business of her own and looks for somewhere to live. Leaving her family involves practical difficulties and emotional challenges. Mutual confiding with friends and flatmates leads to helpful outcomes for everyone. Some eating problems are included. Mirabelle Maslin is a therapist of more than 30 years experience. She is the author of 15 books. ''Jasmine'' is the fourth in her series of self-help novellas.