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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
The lives of four strangers are thrown into chaos over an enormous, stolen desk, including an antique dealer in Jerusalem, a man in London, and an American novelist who inherited it from a poet and victim of Pinochet's secret police.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bright, imaginative, eleven-year-old Pram lives with two aunts who run a retirement home, hiding the fact that she can talk with ghosts--but not the spirit of her mother--and after befriending Clarence, who also lost his mother, she decides to find her father in hopes he can answer her questions.
Author
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable, especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, 'NO!' with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and nonlinear and often lasts for much longer than other people, the nonbereaved, tell us it should. This book is a companion for life and most difficult times, revealing how grief can open our hearts to connection, compassion, and the very essence...
Author
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"At the beginning, this book was going to be a survival guide for women who were victims of mental, emotional, and narcissistic abuse. Then, it was a book about healing and moving forward after divorce, breakup, and loss. And for the most part, it is still all of those. But it is also a book about trusting your instincts, doing what completely scares you, and practicing gratitude every damn day"--adapted from back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
When a close friend or family member dies, it can be difficult for children to express their feelings. I Miss You helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one's death.
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Creating an algorithm to improve his internet dating employer's match success rate only to be fired for being too effective, Sam Elling develops a computer program that creates compelling human simulations that allow people to say final goodbyes to lost loved ones.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The fourth novel by Wendy Walker, author of All Is Not Forgotten"--
One night, Molly Clarke walked away from her life. She doesn't want to be found. Or at least, that's the story. The car abandoned miles from home. The note found at a nearby hotel. The shattered family that couldn't be put back together. They called it a 'walk away.' It happens all the time. Women disappear, desperate to leave their lives behind and start over. But is that what...
Author
Publisher
Bluhen Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Jenny Lisk had no idea what was coming. At forty-three, she had a lot going on. A full-time job. Two young kids. A home to manage. And suddenly--a husband with inoperable brain cancer. How could this be her life? In between surgeries, ER visits, thousands of pills, and ultimately, hospice at home, Jenny kept her corner of the world updated through a CaringBridge online journal, and found strength through a community that rallied to her side. She needed...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine if we treated broken hearts with the same respect and concern we have for broken arms. [The author] urges us to rethink the way we deal with emotional pain, offering warm, wise and witty advice for the brokenhearted. Our hearts might be broken, but we do not have to break with them. We can take control of our lives and our minds and put ourselves on the path to healing. [This book] offers a toolkit for how to handle and cope with a broken...
54) Rosie and Crayon
Author
Publisher
Peter Pauper Press Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Rosie and her pup, named Crayon, lead readers through the colorful seasons of growing up together and what it means to love...and then experience loss.
56) Playing hurt
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chelsea Keyes, a high school basketball star whose promising career has been cut short by a terrible accident on the court, and Clint Morgan, a nineteen-year-old ex-hockey player who gave up his sport following a game-related tragedy, meet at a Minnesota lake resort and find themselves drawn together by the losses they have suffered.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Married to a man who no longer loves her, Lou realizes it's time for a change. So she moves out and moves on, with a spring in her step and an exciting new business venture in the works. In honor of her newfound freedom, Lou travels to India, where she befriends Ali, another woman traveling alone. Lou and Ali work together to put the past behind them and discover they have shockingly more in common than they had thought."--Page 4 of cover.
60) After
Author
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Widower Harry is suddenly a single parent again, albeit of grown children. And women are pursuing him again. He is unprepared for any of this, and what results is amusing. Harrys coping with parenthood and dating makes for an irreverent frolic.
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