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Author
Publisher
Orenda Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When a depressed, alcoholic single mother disappears, everything suggests suicide, but when her body is found, Icelandic Detective Elma and her team are thrust into a perplexing, chilling investigation. When single mother Mari'anna disappears from her home, leaving an apologetic note on the kitchen table, everyone assumes that she's taken her own life... until her body is found on the Gra´bro´k lava fields seven months later, clearly the victim...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Two English children travel to Italy to rescue their wayward mother from her lover and save their family in this New York Times -bestselling novel. The lives of the two Clavering children, Hugh and Caddie, have been abruptly upended by the bitter divorce of their parents, British Army colonel Darrell and the formerly solid, dependable Fanny. Their English country home has been abandoned in favor of a London flat, and the fate of their adored pony,...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
'A gripping page-turner - the twists kept coming!' Catherine Ryan HowardYou can only hide for so long ... Lizzie Bradshaw. A student from the Lake District, forced to work away from home, who witnesses a terrible crime. But who will ultimately pay the price?Emma Taylor. A mother, a wife, and a woman with a dangerous secret. Can she keep her beloved family safely together? Stella Taylor. A disaffected teenager, determined to discover what her mother...
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ten-time New York Times bestselling author and child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen teams up with artist Gail Yerrill to create a book that helps facilitate sleep. Time for Bed, Sleepyhead pairs whimsical illustrations with storytelling techniques to tire your child's imagination in order to help them settle down at bedtime and fall asleep. Read aloud the story of little bear and his friends as they have a big day at the beach, then return...
Author
Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A heart-pounding thriller. When I Was You pitches two women with the same name against one another, and the rug is pulled out from under you the moment you decide to trust one of them." -- Sandie Jones, USA Today bestselling author of The Other Woman "Amber Garza has upped the game on the classic stalker novel!... A fast-paced, beautifully plotted book." -- Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife You meets Fatal Attraction...
Author
Publisher
Birlinn Limited
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"An archive of real-life stories about all aspects of human relationships" curated by a man traveling on foot throughout Scotland ( BBC Arts ). Matt Hopwood set off with just a small bag and a walking stick, no possessions and an open mind to walk many hundreds of miles the length and breadth of the country. He relied entirely on the generosity of strangers for shelter and asked people to tell him their transforming stories. They did. All of these...
Author
Language
English
Description
All about the adjustment a toddler makes when her mother returns to work, this humorous picture book takes on a big emotional milestone with a light hand. Perry knows all of Mama’s shoes. She knows that the zip-zup shoes are for skipping and swinging in the park. She knows that the pat-put shoes are for splishing and splashing in the rain. And she knows that no-shoes are for bath time and bedtime. But, one morning Mama puts on click-clack shoes,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Kids DO come with an instruction manual-their astrological chart. Momstrology is the complete guide to understanding how both you and your little one are guided by the stars, and how your charts play a factor in how you relate to each other. Identical twin sisters Ophira and Tali Edut, professional astrologers known as the Astrotwins, offer a modern look at astrology and parenting, and combine the two into a guide to understanding yourself, your parenting...
10) Someone's Sleepy
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In this tender rhyming picture book, a mother readies her child for bed. Their nighttime ritual includes bathtime, brushing teeth, hugs, and a storybook read aloud. Once tucked under the covers with stuffed animals, the child is lulled to sleep, watched over by her night-light and puppy friend. This is a wonderful bedtime story with sweet text by Deborah Lee Rose, complemented by the warm illustrations of Dan Andreasen. Praise for Someone's Sleepy...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
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-your life. Our Mothers, Ourselves can help you identify areas that need reshaping, to make positive choices for personal change, and to establish a mature relationship with Mom today.
Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend steer you down a path of discovery...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Fans of Laura Lippman and A. S. A. Harrison will love this haunting psychological thriller. For twenty years, Henry Evans has been haunted by the memory of Francesca, the one that got away. When he travels to England to reconnect with his long-lost love, what he finds is a horrific shock: Francesca has been imprisoned for murdering her five-year-old son. But Henry refuses to believe Francesca is guilty, even if she did confess -- in chilling detail...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Issa Ibrahim's memoir details in searing prose his development of severe mental illness leading to the accidental killing of his mother, his acquittal by reason of insanity, and his subsequent commission to a mental hospital for nearly 20 years. Raised in an idyllic creative environment, mom and dad cultivating his talent, Issa watches his family's descent into chaos in the drug-crazed late 1980s. Following his father's death, Issa, grief-stricken...
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new edge-of-your-seat romances for one great price, available now! This Intrigue box set includes Reining in Justice by USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen, Kansas City Cover-Up by USA TODAY bestselling author Julie Miller and Agent Undercover by Lisa Childs. Catch a thrill with 6 new edge-of-your-seat romances every month from Harlequin Intrigue!
Author
Publisher
Urim Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This memoir is a fascinating portrait of mother and child who miraculously survive two concentration camps, then, after the war, battle demons of the past, societal rejection, disbelief, and invalidation as they struggle to reenter the world of the living. It is the tale of how one newly takes on the world, having lived in the midst of corpses strewn about in the scores of thousands, and how one can possibly resume life in the aftermath of such experiences....
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