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When the editor, writer and literary critic Karl Miller died in 2014, the obituaries spoke of his brilliance and influence. During his tenure at The Spectator, the New Statesman and The Listener, and as co- founder of the London Review of Books, Karl Miller was – over nearly five decades – responsible for steering the national cultural conversation and shaping the careers of some of the finest writers and poets of the second half of the twentieth century. As a child, Sam Miller, though aware of his father's standing in the world, knew his dad primarily as the warm, funny, generous and loving man who raised him. Then, aged seventeen, Sam discovered a secret about his father that would change the way he looked at the world and – after his father's death – lead him to revisit the family history in search of answers to questions he could only now ask. Fathers is the result of that journey; a tender, thoughtful exploration of childhood and parenthood, of friendship, love and loyalty.

This article is a review of Fathers, Families and Work, one of a series of reports published as part of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)'s 'Working Better' programme. The article examines Fathers, Families and Work in the context of the wider conclusions and recommendations of the 'Working Better' programme and considers the extent to which these recommendations will translate into public policy. It concludes that there is a gap between parents' desire for both mothers and fathers to be involved in caring for children and the reality of long hours and inflexible workplaces that limits the time men can spend caring for children.

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive guide to working with fathers therapeutically. It looks at the issues that therapy raises for men and how this work can affect the wider family. It also looks at the kind of mental health issues that affect men and family dynamics, whether fathers' impact on children or vice versa.