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21) Moving on
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Een van in de veertig besluit, na aan de kant gezet te zijn door man en kinderen, dat het tijd is voor zichzelf te kiezen.
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Language
English
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The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death, but when Gaby announces that she's getting married--and that the groom will remain a secret until...
Publisher
HFC Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Sisters Kate and Melanie haven't spoken to each other in years since a hurtful scene at Melanie's wedding. Their parents, Wendy and Al, have let the pain of their daughters' absence drive a wedge between them, and their tensions have led to a separation. Kate is determined to reunite the entire family for Christmas, and has the perfect spot...their old family home. The only problem is there's someone else living there now." -- container
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English
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"Dan Savage's mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says "no thanks" because he doesn't want to act like a straight person. Their six-year-old son, D.J., says his two dads aren't "allowed" to get married, but that he'd like to come to the reception and eat cake. Throw into the mix Dan's straight siblings, whose varied choices form a microcosm of how Americans are approaching marriage these days, and you get a rollicking family memoir...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Father-of-three, motivational speaker and influencer Bode Aboderin (AKA Papa B) is on a mission to show the world that Black fatherhood is not only compatible with ambition, but can inspire, nourish and amplify it too. Papa B is using his natural flair for motivational speech to share the joyful and transformative journey of starting a family, including the challenges involved and the opportunities to grow along the way. In this passionate parenting...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 2016, Rob Delaney's one-year-old son, Henry, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family had moved from Los Angeles to London with their two young boys when Rob's wife was pregnant with Henry, their third. The move was an adventure that would bind them even more tightly together as they navigated the novelty of London, the culture clashes, and the funhouse experience of Rob's fame--thanks to his role as co-creator and co-star of the hit series...
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 73
Publisher
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
During World War II, Navy Lt. Neil Thomas bids Caroline, his pregnant young wife, farewell at Union Station. Before their son is born, Neil's plane goes down in the Pacific and he's declared MIA. Caroline is devastated, but her love never dies. For the next 65 years, Caroline returns to Union Station on the anniversary of her loss to salute his memory. When a TV journalist learns of the touching story, she sets out to investigate what happened to...
29) Olivia
Author
Series
Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 1
Publisher
Lectorum
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Español
Description
Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After more than twenty years in prison, a trans woman newly released on parole spends a whirlwind Fourth of July weekend in Brooklyn trying to reconcile with the son she left behind and to reunite with a family reluctant to accept her true identity. Carlotta Mercedes has been misunderstood her entire life. When she was pulled into a robbery gone wrong, she still went by the name she'd grown up with in Fort Greene, Brooklyn - before it gentrified....
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Language
English
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It's hard to overestimate the importance of the family, and that of fathers in particular. We've heard it said, "As the family goes, so goes the nation." But it can also be said that "as the father goes, so goes the family." Consequently, Voddie Baucham has set out to teach men how to faithfully shepherd their families.
Derived from Baucham's monthly meetings with men in his church, Family Shepherds calls men to accountability for their God-given...
32) After you
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can't help but feel she's right back where she started. Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the...
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English
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Description
From the Publisher: Many people who hoard understand the extent of their problem and are open to help. This book is not for them. Digging Out is for the concerned and frustrated friends and family members of people who do not fully accept the magnitude of their hoarding problem and refuse help from others. If you have a friend or loved one with a hoarding problem and are seeking a way to guide him or her to a healthier, safer way of life, this...
34) Coming home
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
John is a hard working man that has focused on being the best doctor. Not wanting to end up like his abusive father he ends up neglecting his wife and kids instead.
35) Saving Danny
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Language
English
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Description
Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car. Trapped in his own dark world, he couldn't understand why his parents no longer loved or wanted him, and were sending him away.
Series
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle as they find themselves drawn back to Boston. Struggling to overcome their violent upbringing, their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Dell
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In the First Book of Its Kind, renowned psychotherapist Jeanne Safer examines the hidden trauma of growing up with an emotionally troubled or physically disabled sibling, and helps adult "normal" siblings resolve their childhood pain. For too long the therapeutic community has focused on the parent-child relationship as the primary relationship in a child's life. In The Normal One, Dr. Safer shows that sisters and brothers are just as important as...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Through compelling testimonials, along with the latest research and information on addiction and recovery, Conyers combines a personal and compassionate voice with one of authority. She takes a step even further revealing her own daughter's addiction and how she learned to lovingly detach herself and become more helpful.
Author
Publisher
Outskirts Pess, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
[This book] is nothing short of a codependency manifesto. In it you will not only learn deep insights about the true causes of the codependent mindset, but you will also be given the tools you need to heal your childhood programming once and for all. --Author.
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