 | Inherited Sins
Publication Date: September 16, 2008Told through their diary entries, Inherited Sins is the story of Johnnie Marie Martin, a young woman living on an isolated farm in 1940s west Texas, and Reverend Dan Fletcher, the pastor of the local church. Watching his beautiful wife slip farther and farther away from him after the death of their son, Reverend Fletcher comes to rely on his friendship with Johnnie Marie to battle through his own grief. As he falls in love with her, she reveals her dark past, the abusive and incestuous relationship she had with her father, and the desperate measures she to...
 |  | The Marriage Menders (G. K. Hall Romance)
Publication Date: June 2000| Series: G. K. Hall Romance Imogen's move to Taunton is an attempt to find a new lease of life for her sinking marriage. Perversely, as her husband repairs the house, she is obsessed with a man whose behaviour becomes increasingly irrational. Alarmed at her daughter's uncharacteristic behaviour, Nina starts investigating. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition....
|  | The Marriage Bed: A Novel
Publication Date: May 25, 2004An exquisitely lush and lyrical story about marriage and motherhood, attachment and letting go, set in early twentieth century Dublin.Hailed by critics for "connecting what's felt on the skin with what stirs the soul" ("Elle") and for prose that "The New York Times" calls "shimmering," Regina McBride writes with exceptional passion and courage. Now, she has crafted her most heartbreakingly beautiful novel yet..."."To my husband's mother, I was an unassuming girl, a kind of empty vessel like the Virgin Mary who would carry holiness in her womb."" So begins "The M...
|  | Humpback goes north (Smithsonian oceanic collection)
Publication Date: 1999| Series: Smithsonian oceanic collection Little Whale's mother must keep her playful, curious youngster out of the harmful paths of big ships, and teach her the wondrous ways of the humpback whale.Set Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- 32 pages- 6 inch humpback whale stuffed animal- Appropriate for ages: 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches- Package dimensions: 6 x 6 1/2 x 4 inches --This text refers to the Hardcover edition....
|  | Keys to the Garden
Publication Date: December 2, 1999Widowed Martha Moreton was a devoted mother to her only child Lucy, and when Lucy married Len, Martha gradually came to terms with her marriage. This story explores the maternal bond of mother and daughter. ...
|  | The Lost Souls' Reunion
Publication Date: July 1, 2003On a lonely hill in rural Ireland, overlooking the gray sea, sits the solid, unforgiving Moriarty home, Solas.After the departure of her grown son, Sive, the Storyteller, is alone in the house for the first time in years.She bathes, dresses in long flowing robes, and sweeps from room to room, calling together the souls of her family's past.As they all gather around the fire, Sive lays out her tarot cards and prepares to tell their stories.From the magical landscapes of coastal Ireland to the grotesque bustle of sixties London, Sive gives the history of her grand...
|  | Lost Daughters (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England)
Publication Date: March 1, 1999| Series: Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England A novel that turns the traditional adoption narrative on its head as it explores how lies move through generations. ...
| | Monkey Bay (Contemporary American Fiction)
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|  | Manual for Normal
Release Date: February 28, 2005Because life is more brilliant and more brutal than any of us imagined.Even before her mother's death, Lubba James was different. Now she's worse. She drowns herself in fairytales. Lets her imagination run away with her. Doesn't know how to mourn "appropriately."Driven made or driven to escape, Lubba isn't sure. But she knows she has to get away from her insufferable sister and overwhelmed father. Lubba begins her own quest to discover what "normal" looks like. And in reality, it's not very pretty.A burned-out copy and his hair-trigger sniffer dog. A homicide v...
|  | Judy Garland, Ginger Love
Release Date: August 19, 1998In her extraordinary debut novel, critically acclaimed poet Nicole Cooley takes readers on a humorous, achingly beautiful journey to a world of magical escapes and startling restorative truths. Judy Garland, Ginger Love is about motherhood and sisterhood, being and becoming, loving and learning to let go.I know about sisters. Being a sister is the role in life I've always been best at, the one part I could play well. When I tried to become a mother, I failed.After a tragic pregnancy leaves Alice Carson bereft and unmoored, she turns for comfort not to her hus...
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