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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this new holiday-themed novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mistletoe Promise and The Walk, a man receives the best Christmas present he could ask for: the chance to re-write the past. Jason Chercher is not doing well in love or life. Just two weeks after his wife leaves him he receives a phone call that his estranged mother has passed away, days before Christmas--leaving her home and all her belongings to him. Frankly,...
2) Fly away
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A follow-up to "Firefly Lane" returns readers to the world of Tully, Kate, and Tully's mother, who explore their understandings about love, family, loss, and redemption while turning to each other in the hopes of salvaging their lives.
Author
Series
The friendship letters volume 2
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fianc�e's death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won't even respond to calls from friends. William's twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Derailed by the sudden passing of her husband of thirty years, an artist on the brink of a gallery opening struggles to pick up the pieces of her life before discovering harrowing evidence of her husband's affair.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue-in Marilyn's case that her daughter become...
Author
Series
A Hope Harbor novel volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jeannette Mason has sworn off relationships, but when she meets a single dad with a grieving little girl and an unruly puppy her resolve is tested.
10) Every last one
Author
Publisher
Random House
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
299 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An ordinary suburban family is shattered by the unanticipated, violent consequences of seemingly casual decisions.
11) Postscript
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen years after the events of PS, I Love You, Holly has moved on from her late husband's passing. She has a boyfriend and a job, but finds she lacks purpose in life. Then Holly's sister asks her to come on her podcast to tell the story of the hidden "PS, I Love You" letters her husband scattered around the house before he died. Holly agrees, not thinking much will come of it. But after the episode airs, people begin reaching out to Holly, and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory. "Richard Powers, whose novels combine the wonders of science with the marvels of art, astonishes us in different ways with each new book." -Heller McAlpin, NPR Books. The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife....
Author
Publisher
Ensign Peak
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
xii, 179 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alissa Parker's daughter Emilie was one of the children killed during the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in 2012. This is Alissa's journey from heartache to hope as she finds peace, extends forgiveness, and is reassured by the comforting touch of her daughter's angelic presence.
14) I wasn't ready to say goodbye: surviving, coping, and healing after the sudden death of a loved one
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Updated ed.
Physical Desc
xxxiv, 292 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A practical guide to help those who have suffered a sudden death of a loved one cope with the pain and loss and help them to rebuild their lives.
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Rev. and updated ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
vii, 118 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age and can spark feelings that range from sadness to guilt to anxiety. Teenagers especially need help coping with grief and loss. This sensitive book answers questions grieving teens often have, like "How should I be acting?" "How long will this last?" and "What if I can't handle my grief on my own?" The book also addresses the complicated emotions that can accompany the death of an acquaintance,...
19) A family affair
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Anna McNichol knows how to take charge. Raised by a single mother, she's worked to ensure her three children have every advantage she didn't. And while her marriage has its problems, she values commitment and believes in 'till death do us part.' Now an empty nester, she's at the peak of her career and ready to seize the opportunity to focus on her future. But life can change in an instant, and when her husband dies suddenly, Anna's carefully constructed...
Author
Series
Heartland volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
171 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although she is still in pain from her mother's death, Amy must use all her skills with horses to help Spartan, the animal they were trying to rescue the night her mother was killed.