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Leaving Freedom took Connie Lewis from her home in Freedom, Massachusetts, to Florida with her aging mother, and then to Ashland, Oregon, where she found success as a writer and a place to call home. Now, forty years later, Connie is eighty years old...

A "what if " novel about destiny, fate, and chance.Katherine got pregnant in high school, an unhappy and unexpected development in her small conservative town. Then again, maybe she didn't get pregnant after all-the plot between her philandering egg and her boyfriend's promiscuous sperm...

grief and lossNat Silk is a blind retired social worker barely making ends meet as a musician on the islands of South West Florida. Recovering from severe depression sparked by the death of his wife of forty two years, he struggles with drugs and...

As someone raised in an orphanage, Carmel knows she should be grateful for a roof over her head and a respectable family, but she would love nothing more than to escape Birr, Co Offaly and get away from her husband, the monosyllabic Bill and...

Indulge in the literary brilliance of Anton Chekhov with "The Greatest Short Stories of Anton Chekhov: A Collection of Fifty Stories." This captivating anthology showcases Chekhov's unparalleled mastery of the short story form, offering fifty timeless tales that delve into the complexities of human...

Family. There is no stronger bond than that which ties us together to our family members. Not even the tight chains and iron confines of a raging, out-of-control pandemic. Young Aiden, Lottie, and Izzy are overcome with grief and overwhelmed to have lost their...

Is it a betrayal to those you lost to move forward? Can you find moments of joy amid devastating loss? And does living mean forgetting?Allison had it all - A great marriage, a beautiful daughter and a future she was excited for - until...

When the Great Depression hits Liverpool hard, can Weaver Street's close knit community keep each other safe?As Liverpool and its residents begin to heal from the wounds and memories of World War I, life on Weaver Street in 1924 is blessedly peaceful. At number...

In this dazzling debut, Lara Avery crafts a story about one woman's uplifting journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again...with life--perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You."A lively, witty ride with a strong cast of supporting characters. Avery tackles the...

Where the Light Is Brighter is the touching, bittersweet story of life in a long-term care facility, told mostly through the sharp eyes of 98-year-old Edith, who has an opinion on everything-and everyone-and a lifetime of memories that are slowly slipping away. She enters...

AUGUST 1977...A time when Elvis was king, Iceland had recently won the bitterly disputed 'Cod Wars' - and Hull City started a new football season that would ultimately end in relegation.For 12-year-old Tony, it meant going to East Yorkshire for two weeks of holiday...

Seventeen years after a young girl was found murdered, her accused killer has returned to the scene of the crime: the cute, one-traffic-light village of Ludlow in the Green Mountains of Vermont. A "multigenerational family saga with a murder-mystery twist" (Newsday), "Tree House Down"...

One lonely Christmas Eve night, Nicholas sat on the rooftop of the orphanage, peering into the windows of a nearby cottage celebrating Christmas. A deep-seated need rose within him to understand the mysterious holiday, to provide for the less fortunate, like himself.Along with his...

A woman's narrative of the pursuit of the white picket fence dream in the sixties. Burdened with a weak ego resulting from her restrictive childhood, she built hopes for the future that romanticized escape into a comfortable suburban life. The novel recounts what, in...

Annie Cameron appears to have an ideal life. She is happily married to a handsome, FBI agent who adores her and lives a comfortable life in a beautiful, renovated Victorian house in a small, Georgia town with a cat and a dog. The only...

New contemporary fiction shines a brutal light on the toxic chemical use by the gas drilling industry that exacts a heavy toll on all life forms. Brindle 24 tells the raw story of a nuclear family who live in intimate harmony with the land,...

Under the surface of an outwardly successful, highly educated family lies quiet suffering and spiritual isolation. Mark and Emma have an unarticulated problem within their marriage for which neither feels able to seek help. A business trip to India provides a healing process for...

From the bestselling author of the hit Netflix series Virgin River! They lived for summers at the family lake house until an accident changed everything. That was then...For the Hempsteads, two sisters who married two brothers and had three daughters each, summers were idyllic....

A sensual new Victorian romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Irish Duke. When Lady Harriet Hamilton and Viscount Thomas meet, Thomas finds her outspoken, and yet, quite a beauty. But Thomas is committed to restoring the family holdings, not chasing...

A young pollster named Jack Gance becomes a savvy Washington political insider and eventually a U.S. senator - but not without paying the usual dues, which turns out to be a dirty business. Gance wastes his love on married women, but ultimately learns who...

This Norton Critical Edition includes: - The New York Edition of the novel, accompanied by Michael Gorra's introduction and explanatory footnotes. - Background and contextual materials centering on James as a writer, The Portrait of a Lady in revision, and reviews of the novel...

Vietnam veteran Dominick Candiotti has been long estranged from his family. His late parents were close to the ruling mob clan in Youngstown, his sister was a bad-tempered and dissatisfied nag, and his middle brother was a corruptible police lieutenant. But in 1985, their...

A love story told against the background of a Scotish-Irish family through three generations in a Virginia village.Author: Ellen GlasgowISBN-10: 0156934760ISBN-13: 9780156934763Publisher: Mariner BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/1967Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.56w x 1.14d

At the age of seventeen, Lucille Odom finds herself in the middle of an unexpected domestic crisis. As she helps guide her family through its discontent, Lucille discovers in herself a woman rich in wisdom, rich in humor, and rich in love.Author: Josephine HumphreysISBN-10:...

An international bestseller and publishing phenomenon, Every House Needs a Balcony--dubbed the "Israeli Kite Runner" by The Bookseller--is the story of one family, one home, and the surprising arc of one woman's life, from the poverty of her youth, to the glowing love and...

The five members of the Truants -- Richie, John, Brian, Jerry and Tim -- graduated from toney Chase Academy in New Hampshire 30 years ago. Before they left, they managed to record an album called "Out of Site." Nearing the age of 50, they...

Wendy Wooldridge has a perfectly lovely ordinary life but as birthdays take her ever nearer to the 'big 6-0' she wants something more. An on-line course promises to help Wendy find her 'essential adventurous self'.With encouragement from her course guru Melody Skyhorse, Wendy takes...

Our Awesome Puzzles Activity Book For Clever Kids provides hours of fun-filled activities! It is one of the best ways to educate kids, but at the same time entertain them. Your children will have the opportunity to practice fundamental skills like reading, counting, and...

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916) is a novel by Vicente Blasco Ib瘻ez. Published at the height of his career as a popular Spanish author, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was adapted into a 1921 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and later...

Should a mother hide the truth from her son, for his own good? When her husband Jack has a freak training accident, Laura Harper is launched into the world of horses and in no time at all, the successful accountant is mesmerized by a...

A one-night fling won't change anything, right?After suffering a terrible loss, fighter pilot Zane North walks away from his military career and returns home to start a new life-one he's determined to control. Instead, he's confronted by his sister-in-law's unpredictable best friend, the one...

IN AN EPIC CLASH BETWEEN SALVATION AND SIN, WHICH MAN BROUGHT THEIR BETTER ANGEL?"Mr. Kelly brilliantly shares his creative talent in "Thursdays In The Grotto" where you will discover the meaning of life and love and loss through the character of Aiden Huff." (Lawrence...

Connie stared out at the quiet Cornish sea as the hazy early morning light bathed the horizon in a beautiful golden glow. She inhaled the salty, cleansing ocean air, looked down at the handwritten note and wiped away the lone tear that had started...

Cleverly written. Powerful, shocking, totally believable. 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bestselling author Sheryl Brown.The perfect daughter...Jess Harper has spent her whole life trying to make her mum, Abigail happy and proud. And everything Jess does, from the clothes she wears, the job she has, the men she...

When Cleo Henderson divorces with a small son to support, she seeks a job as a healthcare worker. She is assigned to Zackary Hughes, an elderly white supremacist. Zachary is a complaining, gravelly voiced curmudgeon who requested a white woman; he is taken aback...

"The show must go on" takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in a witty and emotional novel by the USA Today bestselling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work.It seems lately that Poppy Lively is invisible to everyone...

"The show must go on" takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in a witty and emotional novel by the USA Today bestselling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work.It seems lately that Poppy Lively is invisible to everyone...

Bob, a native of Chicago, thinks he'll find a simpler life when he leaves the city for small-town Kentucky. Situations both humorous and poignant prove him wrong. He rents a room from Steve and Lou, who see him as a potential son-in-law even if...

Author: Loretta CobbISBN-10: 1604891661ISBN-13: 9781604891669Publisher: Livingston Press at the University of West AlLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2016Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Will these next-door neighbors kiss and tell? A disastrous marriage is reason enough for Sacha to give up on men. When the sexy playboy moves in next door, he turns her regimented life on its head until she no longer trusts herself to be...

A family full of secrets...and one girl who must survive.Sixteen-year-old Alison Brennan's mother, Bernadette, is an agoraphobic hoarder, and her father Harry seems to have no past. Struggling every day, Alison seeks the help of a school counsellor.When an old homeless man is found...

Sent to Saskatchewan, Canada by her over-bearing Mother-in-law, Emily and her new husband, Paul, find themselves in a hostile environment. Not only is the countryside vastly different from the soft rolling hills of middle England but the atmosphere of their new home, Westbury Farm,...

Young Ephraim Goldman is the author of a perennial bestseller. A celebrated academic lion, he hobnobs with the movers and shakers of his era, such as Einstein, Berenson and Bertrand Russell.Ephraim's son Bernard is a young writer, desperate to make his own reputation in...

After cutting all ties, leaving her home in Turtle Key and moving to Boston 17 years ago because of her sister and boyfriend's betrayal, Sienna gets a phone call that they both had a fatal accident. Sienna has to travel back to the Keys...

When grandpa steps up as the father figure, the world becomes brighter for this little boyAuthor: Diana VilchesISBN-10: 8451642896ISBN-13: 9798451642894Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2021Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d

They can't trust him with their shoes, but they can trust him with their hearts. Since Nick Marshall's wife died, he's been struggling to keep a lid on his PTSD and raise his stepdaughter Chloe and her younger half-sister, Abby. He's always run a...

When all has been lost, we find ourselves...Out of the ashes of destruction, a new world has arisen. The plagues of the past-the worship of greed and pursuit of power-are gone. Now, the communities that remain in this post-apocalyptic world focus on creating connections,...

It has been some time since Emily was officially adopted into the loving family of Monica and Jake. The whole family loves Emily very much and treats her really well. Everything goes well until one day Monica announces that Emily will be going to...

A New Hope: A New NightmareNothing is as it seems in New Hope, Indiana-the land of curly-haired designer dogs, bunco nights, and impeccably manicured lawns. Where the good kids from good families live. Except... it has a dark side. Wanting the good life for...

Author: William BisbingISBN-10: 1636924441ISBN-13: 9781636924441Publisher: Newman SpringsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/29/2021Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d