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Author
Series
The Lakeshore chronicles volume 11
Language
English
Description
"When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted lakeside estate of Avalon's renowned Bellamy family, she's intent on rebuilding her shattered life and giving her two daughters a chance at a better future. But she faces a formidable challenge in the form of her stubborn and difficult new employer, Alice Bellamy. While Faith proves a worthy match for her sharp-tongued client, she often finds herself at a loss for words in the presence of Mason...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A woman hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parents-only to watch as she takes over their lives in this riveting novel of suspense from the New York Times bestselling author called "an ingenious master of domestic suspense" (Samantha M. Bailey). In the end, I have only myself to blame. I'm the one who let her in. Jodi Bishop knows success. She's the breadwinner, a top-notch real estate agent. Her husband, Harrison . . . not so much. Once, he...
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Remember the training: find shelter or make shelter, remain in place, establish contact with other members of the party, keep moving, keep calm.
Robert 'Doc' Wright, a veteran of Antarctic surveying, was there on the ice when the worst happened. He holds within him the complete story of that night—but depleted by the disaster, Wright is no longer able to communicate the truth. Instead, in the wake of the catastrophic expedition, he faces the most...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Susie Mast's Amish life in Lancaster County has been shaped by events beyond her control, with the tragic deaths of her Dat and close-in-age brother casting long shadows. Now twenty-two, Susie remains unmarried despite her longtime affection for friend Obie Yoder. Unfortunately, her concerns are soon multiplied due to her mother's worsening health and her younger sister's urgent desire for answers about her adoption. Once again, Susie faces the possibility...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Vivien Walker left her home in the Mississippi Delta, she swore never to go back, as generations of the women in her family had. But in the spring, nine years to the day since she'd left, that's exactly what happens--Vivien returns, fleeing from a broken marriage and her lost dreams for children. What she hopes to find is solace with "Bootsie," her dear grandmother who raised her, a Walker woman with a knack for making everything all right....
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber, an affiliate of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A widow living alone in an isolated beach house allows a bedraggled woman, claiming to be a governmental care worker, into her home, and begins hearing strange sounds at night, and is suddenly plagued by childhood memories of Fiji.
9) Say say say
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
161 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A once accomplished concert pianist, Richard now has ALS. As he becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late. This is a masterful exploration of redemption and what it means to find peace inside of forgiveness. Print run 150,000.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxxii, 233 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"These compelling case histories meld science and storytelling to illuminate the complex relationship between the mind of someone with dementia and the mind of the person caring for them"--
Author
Publisher
Canongate Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (10.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A mesmerizing tale that will make listeners re-examine the space between sin and sainthood, reminding them that when all is said and done, the most important forgiveness that they can offer is to themselves.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Born twenty years apart, sisters Adele and Justine have never been close--but they do love each other. When Addie dropped out of university to care for their ailing parents, Justine, a successful lawyer, covered the expenses. Now that their parents are gone, the future has changed dramatically for both women. Worn down by the pressures of caregiving, Addie doesn't know how to live for herself. And Justine's success has come at the price of her marriage,...
15) You're not you
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. Complete opposites, the strangers form a life changing bond inspiring each other to live life to fullest, while being brought together by the most challenging of circumstances.
Author
Publisher
Wild Jot Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
349 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Sea is Wide is the story of Rundy Purdy, who at the age of twenty-four, began taking care of his grandfather who was sick with Alzheimer's. This started a three year battle against inevitable decline, in which Rundy shares his journey of perseverance and love.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
xv, 240 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A new approach to dealing with Alzheimer's disease offers a five step method for caring for people with progressive dementia, while offering hundreds of practical tips to ease life for patients and caregivers. .
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A wildly entertaining road trip novel featuring a college dropout and an eighty-four-year-old woman off on the adventure of their lives, full of tremendous heart, wit, and wisdom from the USA Today bestselling author of The Invisible Husband of Frick Island. Twenty-three-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit...