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The letters The letters Luanne Rice Is there any mystery greater than those we love the most? In this remarkable collaboration, New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger combine their unique talents to create a… OL106202W
The Mom Factor The Mom Factor John Townsend,Henry Cloud,John Sims Townsend No one has influenced the person you are today like your mother. The way she handled your needs as a child has shaped your worldview, your relationships, your marriage, your career, your self-image -… OL14934886W
Riot Riot Shashi Tharoor More than a dozen characters present contradictory accounts in this novel about the mysterious death of an American student who comes to India to volunteer in women's health programs. OL15823289W
Trust Your Eyes Trust Your Eyes Linwood Barclay A thrilling story in which two brothers suddenly find themselves pulled into a frightening vortex of power and murder…Thomas Kilbride is a map-obsessed schizophrenic so affected that he rarely leaves… OL16126417W
Full House Full House Maeve Binchy Dee loves her children very much, but now they are all grown up, shouldn't they leave home? When a crisis occurs, Dee decides things have to change for the whole family - whether they like it or not. OL16702003W
Sing them home Sing them home Stephanie Kallos This novel is a portrait of three siblings who have lived in the shadow of unresolved grief since their mother's disappearance when they were children. Everyone in Emlyn Springs knows the story of Ho… OL17739208W
Goodbye, Vitamin Goodbye, Vitamin Rachel Khong 245 pages (large print) ; 23 cm OL17762216W
The widow waltz The widow waltz Sally Koslow Georgia Waltz has what most only dream of: a plush Manhattan apartment, a Hamptons beach house, two bright daughters and a husband she adores. Then Ben drops dead while training for a marathon, and G… OL18143730W
The widow waltz The widow waltz Sally Koslow Georgia Waltz has what most only dream of: a plush Manhattan apartment, a Hamptons beach house, two bright daughters and a husband she adores. Then Ben drops dead while training for a marathon, and G… OL18183370W
The summer house The summer house Hannah Roberts McKinnon "When Flossy Merrill summons her children to the beloved family beach house to celebrate their father's eightieth birthday, both cherished memories and long-kept secrets come to light in this charmin… OL19715522W
Bettyville Bettyville George Hodgman "A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother--a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love. When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Misso… OL19996316W
Parents to the end Parents to the end Linda M. Herman To help parents save themselves from distress and spur their adult children to get on-track, Herman offers practical strategies and poignant insights. Throughout "Parents to the End," she recognizes … OL20008271W
Cuckoo in the nest Cuckoo in the nest Nat Luurtsema When Nat (stand-up comic and general incompetent) found herself with nowhere to live she ended up on her parents' doorstep. It was only for a month, she assured them. She repeated this phrase a lot o… OL20997423W
Beside the mountain Beside the mountain Stefania Silvestri Stefania, her mother, and her two sisters travel with her father's ashes back to the cemetery of her parents' home village of Pacentro, Italy. Woven throughout this journey are recollections of the f… OL24250548W
Don't forget me, bro Don't forget me, bro John Michael Cummings In this heartfelt journey, families contain all of it. There?s simply no tidy, predictable emotional or dynamic boundary to draw around these most primal of human units. Even those who don?t know the… OL24437739W
When Parents Hurt When Parents Hurt Joshua Coleman This unique book supports parents who are struggling with the heartache of having a teenager or an adult child who is troubled, angry, or distant. Such rifts can cause unspeakable sorrow that parents… OL278113W
Karilyne's Korner Karilyne's Korner Kristy Woods Karilyne is having a difficult time with the death of her mother. Her children are suddenly grown and gone and her husband is consumed with work. Jaclyn is returning to the village to spend time with… OL28216956W
The prodigal daughter The prodigal daughter Margaret Gibson "Gibson recounts her childhood in conservative Richmond, Virginia, and her growing estrangement from her sister and parents. Returning home years later to meet the needs of her stroke-crippled sister… OL3355701W
The nearly departed, or, My family and other foreigners The nearly departed, or, My family and other foreigners Brenda Cullerton Cullerton's parents were always eccentric. Her mother gardened in curlers, pop beads, and black satin underpants, while her father hid wads of cash in shoes in the garage. This is a haunting, heartbr… OL3748656W
Water dogs Water dogs Lewis Robinson Lewis Robinson's critically acclaimed story collection Officer Friendly was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as "eleven letter-perfect stories with the keen understanding of human nature read… OL5961794W
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