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"When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways to go on after the loss of the woman who was the center of their lives, and who made life happy, fun, and secure. Her husband is overwhelmed with four children to raise, and turns to his teenage daughter for help, and to an old girlfriend for solace. Annie's best friend struggles again with opioid addiction, having depended on...
3) Still Alice
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them. Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger's family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm, boisterous energy. Whether they were spending summer days...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The more things change, the more the Seavers stay the same! And they do change, as the fourth season of the beloved family favorite sees Mike starting college, Carol starting to get cynical, Ben starting to date and Maggie about to give birth! While Jason does his best to keep the family grounded, he finds his clan starting to chafe at their old roles, like when he tries to actually ground the 1grown-up2 Mike.
7) The Lovers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mary and Michael are a long married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. On the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Moving out does not necessarily mean moving on, as Jason and Maggie discover when Mike and Carol move to the Big Apple together, to be roommates! As that arrangement goes about as swimmingly as the elder Seavers could have predicted, Ben struggles with life lessons about the true rewards of high school vanities, while Chrissy struggles just to get noticed by her busy family.
9) Melody
Author
Series
Steel brothers saga volume 28
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Jesse Pike and his band just got their big break. Opening for Emerald Phoenix on their Europe tour could lead to fame and fortune, and his family desperately needs the money after a fire destroyed their livelihood. He can't let them down, and he's determined not to let anything distract him--certainly not vivacious cowgirl Brianna Steel, even if she is the most gorgeous woman he's ever laid eyes on"--
10) Let him go
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge and his wife Margaret leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson. When they discover that he is in the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, George and Margaret must fight for the survival of their family.
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
Description
"Klara -- who's always thought of herself as a little different, a sneaker in a world full of kitten heels and polished boots -- is feeling a disconnect these days. She has type 1 diabetes, currently works in a dead-end job, and is in desperate need of a change. When her dad falls ill, Klara begrudgingly agrees to help run his small construction company while he recovers, even though it means moving back home and pushing the boundaries of her comfort...
12) Knock knock
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A family man's kind gesture turns into a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse when he opens the door to two stranded young women.
13) The Captive
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing indications seem to indicate that she's still alive. Her parents, detectives, and Cassandra herself will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Author
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Language
English
Description
The hugely anticipated new novel by the author of "The Secret History" is "an elegant, edifying work of art" ("Entertainment Weekly"). Even more transfixingly suspenseful than its predecessor, this is a dark work of lost childhood, rich in moral paradox, as a 12-year-old Mississippi girl sets out to find her brother's murderer.
15) Honey: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
Meet a woman as tenacious as Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge and as irresistible as Andrew Sean Greer's Arthur Less: Honey Fasinga, the glamorous daughter of a notorious New Jersey mobster, is returning home at last, ready to reckon with her violent past. As a rebellious teenager, Honey managed to escape her father's circle of influence and reinvent herself in a world of art and beauty, working for a high-end auction house in Los Angeles. Now...
17) A better world
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"You'll be safe here. That's what the greasy tour guide tells the Farmer-Bowens when they visit Plymouth Valley, a walled-off company town with clean air, pantries that never go empty, and blue-ribbon schools. On a very trial basis, the company offers to hire Linda Farmer's husband, a numbers genius, and relocate her whole family to this bucolic paradise for the .0001%. Though Linda will have to sacrifice her medical career back home, the family jumps...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Our generation has seen a sharp return to the soil and earth. We see it in the rising popularity of forest schools, nature programs, junior rangers, homeopathy, and organic living. Yet not every step of this journey has been wholesome - not when it comes to our children's faith. Society has severed the connection between God and creation, but we as parents can reconnect the dots for our kids. God reveals himself to us through nature and through his...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Christmas CEO: A small toy company CEO gets a once-in-a-lifetime offer to merge with a mega toy company but will need her estranged ex-business partner's signature to seal the deal. What he helps her rediscover will change both of their lives. A Christmas Together With You: During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Will Megan find the love of her life along the way? An Unexpected...
20) Normal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Roy and Irma are a devoted couple living a normal life in rural Illinois. At a party celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Roy inexplicably blacks out. As he awakens, it is with the realization that his life must change forever. Roy confesses to Irma that he's a woman trapped in a man's body and that he wants a sex change. A surprise to his wife, turns out to be a shock to the church-going community. Now Roy must face his friends, co-workers...
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