In this utterly unconventional, autobiographical novel, Mark Leyner gives a reading in the food court of a mall. Besides Mark's mother, who's driven him to the mall and introduces him before he begins, and a few employees of fast food...
Mothers and sons
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Author:Leyner, MarkSummary: -
Author:deWitt, PatrickSummary:Frances Price--tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature--is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult son, Malcolm, is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development....
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Author:ALBOM, MitchSummary:In an inspirational debut novel by the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, Charles "Chick" Benetto, grieving over the death of his mother, uses alcohol as a crutch to deal with his loneliness, isolation, and depression and the...
- Author:Lawrence, IainSummary:
Separated from his siblings in the midst of a dangerous forest fire, 11-year-old Virgil must find a way to survive using only his wits and the lessons his late mother taught him about the wilderness.Virgil is making his older siblings...
- Author:LAWRENCE, D. H.Summary:
E il racconto della vita di un giovane che diventa adulto in una piccola, ristretta communita mineraria inglese. Con uno sguardo attento ai particolari e alla psicologia dei personaggi, Lawrence analizza il rapporto di Paul Maorel con...
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Author:Thomas, H. NigelSummary:In Fate's Instruments, picking up the story from where Paul's brother Jay left it in No Safeguards, Paul, an aspiring writer, marries Carlos, with whom he lived in Guatemala, and brings him to Montreal. Things go wrong from...
- Author:Clarke, BrockSummary:
Clarke introduces nine-year-old Miller, who becomes convinced that his father--who left without explanation--must have run away to join the military, and is now lying comatose in a VA hospital. Thinking a visit from his father's...
- Author:Nayeri, DanielSummary:
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed...
- Author:Scottoline, LisaSummary:
#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline offers a sweeping and shattering epic of historical fiction fueled by shocking true events, the tale of a love triangle that unfolds in the heart of Rome...in the creeping shadow of fascism. What...
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Author:Clark, Heather A.Summary:A testament to the healing power of unconditional love.
Widely acclaimed for her emotionally powerful stories that capture the real lives of women, Heather A. Clark, bestselling author of Chai Tea Sunday, tackles the...
- Author:Marquis, SergeSummary:
«Maman, c’est quoi l’ego? Ce genre de question me mettait hors de moi à l’époque où l’ambition me tenait lieu de cœur. Mais un jour, il y a eu ce séisme dans mon crâne. Après, je n’ai plus jamais été la même.» Passionnée par le cancer...
- Author:G'Orge-Walker, PatSummary:
Delilah is in for a few surprises when she decides to come to the rescue of her long-estranged son Jesse--whose wife just died--and her granddaughter Tamara.
- Author:Smith, SydneySummary:
From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flowers, comes a moving look at how memories are made. Tucked in bed at a new apartment, a boy and his mother trade memories. Some are idyllic...
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Author:Marti LeimbachSummary: - Author:Sanschagrin, Joceline, Brignaud, PierreSummary:
Caillou voudrait être l’amoureux de maman. Par l’entremise d’une histoire, papa lui explique que c’est impossible.
- Author:Harding, LisaSummary:
A PEOPLE MAGAZINE PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK * A LIBRARYREADS PICK *AN AMAZON EDITORS PICK "On every page there are little shimmering bombs. Like Room, where parenthood is at once your jail and your salvation, it is almost claustrophobic...
- Author:Coupal, DenisSummary:
A man is shot by a hunter in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, and his sons want justice.
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Author:Coupal, DenisSummary:Tom 'Brooder' Doran, Deputy Chief of the Police in Beaufort, Quebec, has his hands full when financier Paul Carignan is struck by a stray bullet. Tom investigates but collides with the unwillingness of town leaders to...
- Author:Quindlen, AnnaSummary:
After she runs away from her abusive husband, Fran Benedetto lives in fear of discovery, yet also with increasing confidence, freedom, and hope, as she struggles to create a new life for herself and her son.
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Author:Thomson, LynnSummary:A delicately rendered memoir on motherhood, family, and the beauty of the natural world.In fall 2007, Lynn Thomson experiences a huge life shift. Her teenage son, Yeats, is just beginning high school. Yeats has always struggled against...
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