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Anything is possible / by Strout, Elizabeth.; Farr, Kimberly,narrator.;
Read by Kimberly Farr.A collection of stories Elizabeth Strout's world of Lucy Barton. The "Pretty Nicely Girls," now adults: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband, the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life. Tommy, the janitor at the local high school, has his faith tested in an encounter with an emotionally isolated man he has come to help; a Vietnam veteran suffering from PTSD discovers unexpected solace in the company of a lonely innkeeper; and Lucy Barton's sister, Vicky, struggling with feelings of abandonment and jealousy, nonetheless comes to Lucy's aid, ratifying the deepest bonds of family.With the stylistic brilliance and subtle power that distinguish the work of this great writer, Elizabeth Strout has created another transcendent work of fiction, with characters who will live in readers' imaginations long after the final page is turned.The Sign -- Windmills -- Cracked -- The hit-thumb theory -- Mississippi Mary -- Sister -- Dottie's bed & breakfast -- Snow-blind -- Gift.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Short stories.; Mothers and daughters; Brothers and sisters; Families;
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My name is Lucy Barton : a novel / by Strout, Elizabeth.; Farr, Kimberly.;
Read by Kimberly Farr.Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lay the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Dysfunctional families; Mothers and daughters;
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The forgotten room / by White, Karen,(Karen S.).; Williams, Beatriz,author.; Willig, Lauren,author.;
Dr. Kate Schuyler finds herself drawn into a mystery involving three generations of her family when Captain Cooper Ravenal is brought into the private Manhattan hospital where she works.
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Women physicians; Mothers and daughters; Family secrets;
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Anything is possible / by Strout, Elizabeth.;
Here are two sisters: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband while the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life. The janitor at the local school has his faith tested in an encounter with an isolated man he has come to help; a grown daughter longs for mother love even as she comes to accept her mother's happiness in a foreign country; and the adult Lucy Barton (the heroine of the author's 2016 novel My name is Lucy Barton) returns to visit her siblings after seventeen years of absence.
Subjects: Short stories.; Mothers and daughters; Brothers and sisters; Families;
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Desert Angel. by Dalton, Dorothy Aileen; Gleason, Laurailt;
Subjects: Family life; Mothers and daughters; Iraq War, 2003-2011;
© 2005., D.A. Dalton Pub & Distributors Llc
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Little lovely things : a novel / by Connolly, Maureen J.,author.;
If only things had been different It is the wrong time to get sick. Speeding down the highway on the way to work, her two little girls sleeping in the back seat, medical resident Claire Rawlings doesn't have time for the nausea overtaking her. But as the world tilts sideways, she pulls into a gas station, runs to the bathroom, and passes out. When she wakes up minutes later, her car--and her daughters--are gone. The police have no leads, and the weight of guilt presses down on Claire as each hour passes with no trace of her girls. All she has to hold on to are her strained marriage, a potentially unreliable witness who emerges days later, and the desperate but unquenchable belief that her daughters are out there somewhere. As hopeful and uplifting as it is devastating, Little Lovely Things is the story of a family shattered by unthinkable tragedy, and the unexpected intersection of heartbreak and hope.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Suspense fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Nurses' aides; Kidnapping; Suspense fiction.;
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The deep blue sea for beginners [sound recording] / by Rice, Luanne.; Brown, Blair.nrt;
Narrated by Blair Brown.Years ago, Lyra Davis left behind a world of wealth and privilege and the people she loved most in the world, unable to reconcile the expectations of her celebrated family with the longings of her own wild heart. Now she lives quietly among a community of expatriates on the isle of Capri--until her daughter Pell travels across an ocean to find the mother she remembers and the deeper truths they all need so desperately.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Audiobooks.;
© p2009., Random House Audio,
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Battle hymn of the tiger mother / by Chua, Amy.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235).Traces the rewards and pitfalls of a Chinese mother's exercise in extreme parenting, describing the exacting standards applied to grades, music lessons, and avoidance of Western cultural practices.1. The Chinese mother -- Sophia -- Louisa -- The Chuas -- On generational decline -- The virtuous circle -- Tiger luck -- Lulu's instrument -- The violin -- Teeth marks and bubbles -- "The little white donkey" -- The cadenza -- 2. Coco -- London, Athens, Barcelona, Bombay -- Popo -- The birthday card -- Caravan to Chautauqua -- The swimming hole -- How you get to Carnegie Hall -- How you get to Carnegie Hall, part 2 -- The debut and the audition -- Blowout in Budapest -- 3. Pushkin -- Rebellion -- Darkness -- Rebellion, part 2 -- Katrin -- The sack of rice -- Despair -- "Hebrew melody" -- Red square -- The symbol -- Going West -- The ending.
Subjects: Chua, Amy.; Chinese American women; East and West; Mothers; Mothers and daughters; Mothers and daughters;
© c2011., Penguin Press,
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Cloud tea monkeys / by Peet, Mal.; Graham, Elspeth.; Wijngaard, Juan,ill.;
When her mother becomes too ill to harvest tea on the nearby plantation, Shenaz is too small to fill in, but when she tells the monkeys she has befriended why she is sad, they bring her a basket filled with rare and valuable wild tea.Accelerated Reader/Renaissance LearningA Junior Library Guild selection
Subjects: Conduct of life; Tea; Monkeys; Mothers and daughters; Conduct of life; Tea; Monkeys; Mothers and daughters;
© 2010., Candlewick Press,
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The night tiger / by Choo, Yangsze,author.;
A vivacious dance-hall girl in 1930s colonial Malaysia is drawn into unexpected danger by the discovery of a severed finger that is being sought by a young houseboy in order to protect his late master's soul.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Superstition; Dressmakers;
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