"This is an astoundingly beautiful book. It drips with tenderness. It breaks your heart and warms it all at once."--Matt Haig, author of How to Stop Time. From internationally bestselling author Sarah Winman comes an...
Interpersonal relations
- Author:Winman, SarahSummary:
- Author:Debbie MacomberSummary:
Claire, Elizabeth, Karen, and Julia meet every Thursday for breakfast to share the events that are happening in their lives, from a painful divorce to an unexpected pregnancy, and to offer each other undying support, love, and...
- Author:Selecky, SarahSummary:
Finalist for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize and longlisted for the 2010 Frank O'Connor Award Sarah Selecky’s first book takes dead aim at a young generation of men and women who often set out with the best of intentions, only to have...
- Author:Deriso, Christine HurleySummary:
Forrest Shepherd is convinced she's right. About what's best for her brother and his horrible girlfriend, Olivia. About her mother's need for control. Most of all, she thinks she's right about Scott, the first cute guy to hit on her....
- Author:Rennison, LouiseSummary:
After trying to take Hamburgeragogoland, also known as the United States, by storm when her family vacations in Memphis, Tennessee, a British teen returns home to deal with the attentions of too many boys, weird parents, and mad cats....
- Author:Seip, Shannon Payette, Hedger, AdrienneSummary:
Exotic fashions. Avant-garde hairstyles. An "all about me" attitude. No, it's not an A-list celebrity. It's your toddler. From temper-tantrum meltdowns to inexplicable wardrobe choices, The World According to...
- Author:Teir, Philip, Nunnally, TiinaSummary:
On the surface, the Paul family are living the liberal, middle-class Scandinavian dream. Max Paul is a renowned sociologist and his wife Katriina has a well-paid job in the public sector. They live in an airy apartment in the centre of...
- Author:Dubus, AndreSummary:
This volume brings together Andre Dubus' third and fourth collections of short stories and novellas--Finding a Girl in America and The Times Are Never So Bad--with a thought-provoking new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning...
- Author:Looten, WouterSummary:
The Widowers' Manual is a practical guidebook for men who have lost their wives and are looking for a way out of the chaotic situation they find themselves in. The Widowers' Manual offers an effective methodology, and addresses the...
- Author:Small, Ellen, Dale, JimSummary:
Women often share a special bond that starts with secret giggles in childhood and lasts, well, forever. In The Two of Us, authors Ellen Small and Jim Dale pay tribute to those special relationships between girlfriends of every age. The...
- Author:Small, Ellen, Schapiro, SaraSummary:
Together you have cried, laughed, shopped, dined, shared secrets and shopped some more. She drives you crazy sometimes, but only because she reminds you of yourself. You wouldn't change a thing about her. More than just mother and...
- Author:Blaydon, LouiseSummary:
Raised by devout parents, Israfel Vacek is a teenager before he realizes he may be turning into someone his parents would shun. When he confesses his fears to his brother, Michael suggests Raf might be able to save himself if he joins...
- Author:Goobie, BethSummary:
After she inadvertently gains a powerful enemy by claiming the "cool" seat in her homeroom, tenth grader Meredith struggles to find the strength to stand up for herself and survive high school with her dignity intact.
- Author:Anglin, EmilySummary:
Two's company, three's a crowd—and sometimes it’s more than that.In The Third Person, a collection of uncanny short stories by Emily Anglin, a sequence of tense professional and personal negotiations between two people is complicated...
- Author:Gold, TaroSummary:
Bestselling author Taro Gold's creation, The Tao of Mom, is a rare jewel of a gift book celebrating the timeless theme of motherhood with a daily dose of motherly wisdom. In The Tao of Mom, author Taro Gold shares with us 365 rare...
- Author:Gold, TaroSummary:
The Tao of Dad celebrates the nobility and courage of men-the leaders, the thinkers, the teachers, and the soldiers-who shape our world today. Real words about real life show us how we can be wiser and happier, when we open our hearts...
- Author:Martin, C. K. KellySummary:
Losing weight over the summer gains Serena some popularity, but it also means discovering first-hand the pains of being a 15-year-old girl in a world that both sexualizes and shames young women. After narrowly avoiding exploitation in a...
- Author:Angleberger, Tom.Summary:
Dark times have fallen on McQuarrie Middle School. Dwight is back--and not a moment too soon--as Kellen, Sara, and the gang face a new Menace: the FunTime Educational Program. FunTime is supposed to raise students' standardized...
- Author:Han, JennySummary:
Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.
- Author:Fagan, CarySummary:
"Set in Toronto, this short novel is a portrait of two pivotal times in the life of Miriam Moscowitz. The first section describes her experiences as a bright young university student in the 1950s and recounts the discrimination she...