title: Adam Adam Adair K Hodder & Stoughton 222pp £11.95 0-340-40677-1.
abstract: Katherine Adair, a mother, kept a diary of what occurred from the time when her son Adam was diagnosed with leukaemia to his death almost two years later. It is a touching insight into family life and emotions whilst living with this form of childhood cancer and subsequently their coping with Adam's death.