Rosen, Rosanne
Summary: An enormous amount of your life has been spent dedicated to raising your children, worrying about their happiness, and being overly concerned with pleasing them. And what happened? Not what you expected! As adult children they often exhibit diminished family loyalty and uncaring behavior, expect you to earn their love and respect, and have little problem saying good-bye when they no longer need...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153 ROSSummary: "Sisters Kate and Melanie haven't spoken to each other in years since a hurtful scene at Melanie's wedding. Their parents, Wendy and Al, have let the pain of their daughters' absence drive a wedge between them, and their tensions have led to a separation. Kate is determined to reunite the entire family for Christmas, and has the perfect spot...their old family home. The only problem is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HFC Productions, Inc. 2013
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday CSecunda, Victoria.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 SECSteinberg, Laurence D.
Summary: "A much-needed guide for parents of people in their twenties and thirties from one of the world's leading developmental psychologists. Your child is now an adult, but your job as a parent is far from over. Instead, your role must evolve to meet their ongoing, changing needs. But what exactly are these new needs? And why are they so different now than they were when you were a young adult? This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 STEParent, Gail.
Summary: Many books teach you how to handle your children after they graduate from diapers, but none tells you how to proceed once they graduate from high school. As new patterns emerge in the lives of young adults, parents find that their grown children have bigger problems. Comedy writer Gail Parent and noted psychotherapist Susan Ende combine their wit and expertise to give advice with an edge,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 PARLanday, William
Summary: "One afternoon in 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her mother missing. So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin? Investigators suspect Jane's husband, but no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public's memory. Jane's three children are left to be raised by the man who may have murdered their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023
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Summary: Using extensive interviews with people ages 25 to 70, editor Isay shows that we're far from alone in our struggles to make this adult relationship work. Isay charts a course through the confusing and often painful interactions parents and children can face, offering up groundbreaking insights and moving stories that will inspire those in even the toughest situations. You'll learn why silence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday/Flying Dolphin Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation IsayCarruthers, Avril.
Summary: " A guide to leaving painful, destructive relationships behind-both at home and at work Toxic relationships often come disguised as seemingly normal ones. These subtly destructive relationships are characterized by the slow erosion of self-esteem, aloss of personal identity, or a growing desire to please friends, partners, and family members who are impossible to please. In this uplifting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tarcher/Penguin 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302 CARFuller, Cheri.
Summary: Presents advice for cultivating a harmonious relationships with one's daughter or daughter-in-law, describes principles of communication focused on building an adult friendship, and includes insight from a daughter's perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 FULEdwards, Kim
Summary: In this book, the author tells the story of a woman's homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family. At a crossroads in her life, Lucy Jarrett returns home from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade ago. Old longings stirred up by Keegan Fall, a local glass artist who was once her passionate first love,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC EDWKhong, Rachel
Summary: ""Incredibly poignant . . . Rachel Khong's first novel sneaks up on you -- just like life . . . and heartbreak. And love."--Miranda July A few days after Christmas in a small suburb outside of L.A., pairs of a man's pants hang from the trees. The pants belong to Howard Young, a prominent history professor, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Howard's wife, Annie, summons their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KHOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Display, Call number: FIC KHOEdwards, Kim
Summary: In this book, the author tells the story of a woman's homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family. At a crossroads in her life, Lucy Jarrett returns home from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade ago. Old longings stirred up by Keegan Fall, a local glass artist who was once her passionate first love,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC EDWMontefiore, Santa
Summary: "The rugged coastline, tightknit communities, and ancient landmarks of western Ireland provide the backdrop for this story of two women seeking peace and the love they desparately need."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MONStewart, Leah
Summary: Two decades after the tragic accident that killed their father, Theodora, Josh, and Claire return to their childhood home to confront painful realities about their incapable mother and the devoted aunt who raised them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STEEdwards, Kim
Summary: In this book, the author tells the story of a woman's homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family. At a crossroads in her life, Lucy Jarrett returns home from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade ago. Old longings stirred up by Keegan Fall, a local glass artist who was once her passionate first love,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EDWLissy, Kara
Summary: "As the child of a parent or caregiver with an alcohol use disorder, you may still feel in many ways the impact of your experiences. Take the next steps on your healing journey with this up-to-date workbook full of therapeutic techniques, journal prompts, quizzes, and other short exercises and activities to empower you. This self-guided approach allows you to work at your own pace as you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: R to R LissyWoititz, Janet Geringer.
Summary: This re-examination of ACOA brings fresh insight along with new chapters on recovery tips and viewing the movement from a new perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1990
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.2 WOILuxenberg, Steve.
Summary: Traces the author's surprise discovery that his late mother had a sister who was sent away under mysterious circumstances and never mentioned by the family again, his efforts to research his long-lost aunt's story and whereabouts, and his struggles to understand the secrecy of her existence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.875 LUXChast, Roz
Summary: "In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and documents, and a narrative as rife with laughs as it is with tears, Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. When it came to her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem ChastMacomber, Debbie
Summary: "After her marriage ends, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning but is the past truly behind her? It's been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken. After her husband became involved with another woman, she did everything she could to save their marriage, to no avail. Their two daughters continue to stand by Julia in the wake of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2021
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Summary: It's been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken. After her husband became involved with another woman, she did everything she could to save their marriage, to no avail. Their two daughters continue to stand by Julia in the wake of their father's behavior, and they've had a tough time getting along with the 'other woman' who became their stepmother. Distraught after selling the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Macomber 2021Butler, Katy
Summary: "An exquisitely written, expertly reported memoir and expose; of modern medicine that leads the way to more humane, less invasive end-of-life care based on the author's acclaimed New York Times Magazine piece. This is the story of one daughter's struggleto allow her parents the peaceful, natural deaths they wanted and to investigate the larger forces in medicine that stood in the way. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.02 BUTJacobs, Barry J.
Contents: Prologue -- First days -- Defining commitments -- Utilizing support -- Handling sacrifice -- Weighing hope and acceptance, fantasy and reality -- Fostering awareness and flexibility -- Protecting intimacy -- Sustaining the spirit -- Last days -- Epilogue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guilford Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.8 JACMacomber, Debbie
Summary: "After divorce shatters her family, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning--but is the past truly behind her? #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber explores the powerful intersections of love and family in this poignant novel"-- After her husband became involved with another woman, Julia did everything she could to save their marriage. Their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021