"Born in 1930 in a small town outside Winnipeg, beautiful Hope Koop appears destined to have a conventional life. Church, marriage to a steady young man, children - her fortunes are already laid out for her, as are the shiny modern...
Mothers
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Auteur:Crawford, ChristinaSommaire:Beyond Mommie Dearest-the inspiring and shattering sequel to the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller. At publication the world as I knew it blew up in my face. Christina Crawford's Mommie Dearest cast a spotlight on the unspoken...
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Auteur:Thompson, Kelly S.Sommaire:With honesty, love, and humour, in this moving memoir, Kelly S. Thompson explores her relationship with her older sister, Meghan. Tested by addiction, abuse, and illness, the sisters’ relationship crumbles, only to be rebuilt into an...
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Auteur:Hansen, EmmaSommaire:A moving, candid account of one woman's experience with stillbirth. Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and six days pregnant when she feels her baby go quiet inside of her. At the hospital, her worst fears are confirmed: doctors explain that...
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Auteur:Metcalfe, GaydenSommaire:Discusses the joys and trials of being the daughter of a demanding mother whose goal is to raise children with good manners and proper religion.
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Auteur:Cross-Smith, LeesaSommaire:From Kentucky to the California desert, these forty-two short stories follow girls and women in moments of obsessive desire and fantasy, wildness, brokenness and fearlessness, and more.
- Auteur:Gelman, LaurieSommaire:
This program is read by the author. From the author of Class Mom and You've Been Volunteered comes Laurie Gelman's next laugh-out-loud novel Smells Like Tween Spirit. As a new Mat Mom of the Pioneer Middle School (PMS)...
- Auteur:Gowda, Shilpi SomayaSommaire:
Secret Daughter, a first novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss, identity, and love through the experiences of two families—one Indian, one American—and the child that...
- Auteur:Onomé, LouisaSommaire:
Black Cake meets Death at a Funeral in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about three generations of a Nigerian Canadian family grappling with their matriarch's sudden passing while their auntie insists that her sister is coming...
- Auteur:Barcelo, FrançoisSommaire:
Depuis ce matin, Momo de Sinro est enfin en vacances. Évidemment, Momo de Sinro n’est pas son véritable nom : Momo est le surnom de Maurice Monette, Sinro l’abréviation de Saint-Romain-des-Champs, le village où il habite. Mais puisque...
- Auteur:Hannah, SophieSommaire:
The New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a sharp, captivating, and expertly plotted tale of psychological suspense. All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch...
- Auteur:Abbott, JeffSommaire:
Abbott's go-for-broke style is on full display in Panic, the tale of a man dodging threats on his life after his world is turned upside down. Evan Casher discovers his mother's murdered corpse and is then rescued from certain death by a...
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Auteur:Diehl, CharlenlSommaire:Out of Grief, Singing is an achingly beautiful account of how a woman comes to terms with the loss of her newborn. After a bewildering series of rapid diagnoses and emergency interventions, Charlene's daughter Chloe is born. But...
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Auteur:Ballard, Mary FrancesSommaire:Are your mornings spent frantically looking for the misplaced keys or the field trip form? Do you have trouble deciding what to keep and what to let go? Are you too embarrassed by the way your house looks to invite family and friends in...
- Auteur:Serle, RebeccaSommaire:
The New York Times bestselling author of the "he artwarming, heartbreaking, and hard to put down" (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) modern classic In Five Years returns with a moving and unforgettable...
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Auteur:Williams-Garcia, RitaSommaire:In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their...
- Auteur:Yoder, RachelSommaire:
An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to...
- Auteur:Keener, Jessica BrilliantSommaire:
In 1970s Boston, the glossy veneer of 16-year-old Sarah Kunitz's wealthy family is starting to show cracks. Her parents' constant fighting and her mother's prescription pill abuse drive Sarah into two romantic relationships with...
- Auteur:Moyes, JojoSommaire:
A great sense of relief washes over widow Isabel Delancey when she inherits the Spanish House. Now she and her two children will have a home after being forced out of London. But the house is coveted by other interested parties, and now...
- Auteur:English, SharonSommaire:
"A tender ensemble novel about coming home to oneself and one's family through the beauty and soulfulness of Earth, even in an age of unravelling. Brothers Justin and Oliver have never been close. Justin owns an iconic Toronto...
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