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The forgotten kin
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Robert M. Milardo |
"Although much is written about contemporary families, the focus is typically limited to marriage and parenting. In this path-breaking assessment of families, sociologist Robert M. Milardo demonstrat… |
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A Weaver Holiday Homecoming
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Allison Leigh |
After Mallory Keegan's sister died in childbirth, the grieving doctor vowed to do one thing: find her niece's father. Mallory never expected her long search to lead her to Weaver and its most mysteri… |
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Vegan virgin Valentine
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Carolyn Mackler |
Mara has her senior year planned out and her sights set on Yale when her niece, who is only one year younger and opposite in temperament, moves in and disrupts Mara's life. |
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This time for keeps
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Jenna Mills |
"A great husband and kids ... that's how Meg Montgomery has always seen her future. Her present ... well, it looks a little different. Then suddenly she's guardian to her baby niece. And while the ci… |
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The firefighter daddy
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Margaret Daley |
Firefighter Liam McGregory is used to staring down five alarm fires but becoming a father to his two little nieces has him sending out a call for help. When the girls return a lost pup to its beautif… |
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Hiding in plain sight
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Nuruddin Farah |
"When Bella learns of the murder of her beloved half brother by political extremists in Mogadiscio, she's in Rome. The two had different fathers but shared a Somali mother, from whom Bella's inherite… |
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The Blue Yonder Inn
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Helen Campbell |
"The Blue Yonder Inn is a recasting of the "mother-daughter conflict" story in which Darnelle, a fortyish gun-packing loner is fighting to keep her sullen, teenage niece, Bonnie Blue, out of trouble.… |
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Uncle Peter's amazing Chinese wedding
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Lenore Look |
A Chinese American girl describes the festivities of her uncle's Chinese wedding and the customs behind them. |
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The secret life of Violet Grant
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Beatriz Williams |
"Passion, redemption, and a battered old suitcase full of secrets: the New York Times-bestselling author of A Hundred Summers returns with another engrossing tale of lost love and female ambition tha… |
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The Careful Use of Compliments
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Alexander McCall Smith |
In addition to being the nosiest and most sypathetic philosopher you are likely to meet, Isabel is now a mother. Charlies, her newborn son, presents her with a myriad wonders of a new life, and dotin… |
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Vegan virgin Valentine
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Carolyn Mackler |
Mara's niece, who is only one-year-younger, moves in bringing conflict between the two teenagers because of their opposite personalities. |
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A View from the Bridge
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Arthur Miller |
In A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller explores the intersection between one man's self-delusion and the brutal trajectory of fate. Eddie Carbone is a Brooklyn longshoreman, a hard-working man whose… |
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The rainy season
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James P. Blaylock |
A ghost novel on time-travellers from the 19th century, settling old grievances in present-day California. By the author of Winter Tides. |
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