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In the five years since Julia visited her aunt and uncle's home in Malibu, her life has been turned upside down by her daughter's death. She expects to find nothing more than peace and solitude as she house-sits with only her dog, Bonnie, for company. But she finds herself drawn to the handsome man who oversees the lemon orchard. Roberto expertly tends the trees to support his extended Mexican family. What connection could these two people share?...
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Robert Harlan has three loves in his life: his wife, Allyson; his daughter, Carson; and his writing. When he is unexpectedly laid off from his job, his wife encourages him to pursue his dream of writing. He writes a novel entitled A perfect day, and it becomes a huge success. Robert finds himself swept into a new world far from his wife and his home. In time Robert loses track of the things he loves most--until he meets a stranger who tells him intimate...
4) Stay
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Dutton
Pub. Date
c2010
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312 p. ; 24 cm.
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Impulsively buying a puppy on the Internet after the heartbreak of watching the love of her life marry another, Van is dismayed when her purchase produces a one-hundred-pound German shepherd whose unlikely friendship introduces her to a ruggedly handsome veterinarian.
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Little, Brown and Company
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2013.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"A boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there"--
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2022].
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326 pages ; 21 cm.
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"It's 2018 in New York City, and three women all known as Mrs. Tobias— Veronika, the matriarch, her daughter-in-law Mel, and Mel's daughter-in-law Birdie— are trying to navigate personal difficulties, some of which are with one another. Veronika and Mel, despite having little in common, are both psychotherapists who are more skilled at helping other people than solving their own problems. Birdie, still dealing with the culture shock of moving...
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Viking
Pub. Date
c2005
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x, 401 p. ; 24 cm.
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Award-winning writer Kim Edwards's The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted family drama that explores every mother's silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down's syndrome. Rationalizing it as...
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Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family's past. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. But it is Ravi, her grandmother's former servant and trusted confidant, who reveals the resilience,...
11) Happy place
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Harriet and Wyn have beenthe perfect couple since they met in college-they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now-for reasons they're still not discussing-they don't. They broke up six months ago. And still haven't told their best friends. Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group's yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from...
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