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The Wedding People A Novel [electronic resource] : by Espach, Alison.aut; Laser, Helen.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other. In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Black Humor; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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Daughters A Novel [electronic resource] : by Capes, Kirsty.aut; CloudLibrary;
Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six, a funny, moving story of two sisters who embark on a road trip to protect the legacy of their artist mother, grappling with past secrets along the way “Richly rewarding, stand-out fiction.” ―Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other When Mattie and Nora’s mother, the brilliant, troubled, and world-renowned Norwegian painter Ingrid Olssen, was on her deathbed, there was one promise she asked her daughters to make: Burn it all. Throw it all away. Ingrid didn’t want any of her art sold, didn’t want it celebrated.   Two years later, Mattie hasn’t done anything except for lock the pieces in a storage unit. She’s barely seen Nora since Nora skipped their mother’s funeral. Besides, she has her hands full raising the bold, creative teenage daughter she had when she was only a teenager herself. It was giving birth to Beanie that let her escape her mother’s house—that and the support of Beanie’s father, Gus.   But when Nora, an artist herself, falls deep into a mental health crisis of her own, she comes to live with Mattie and Beanie. And when their aunt Karo sets up the very last thing their mother ever would have wanted—an enormous retrospective of her work—the two of them somehow find themselves on the road trip of their lives: up the West Coast of the United States, with Beanie and their mother’s ashes in tow.   Told partly in the form of the interviews that comprise Ingrid’s biography, Daughters is tender, comic story of unpicking the scars of the past, and a must-read. “Every word has the touch of a genius.” ―Benjamin Zephaniah, writer, dub poet, actor, musician, and professor of poetry and creative writing
Subjects: Electronic books.; Black Humor; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., The Overlook Press,
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The Good Part [electronic resource] : by Cousens, Sophie.aut; Gilbert, Kerry.nrt; CloudLibrary;
Is living the life you’ve wished for really a dream come true? Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet paper. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life. When she wakes the next morning to a handsome man, a ring on her finger, a high-powered job, and two storybook-perfect children, Lucy can’t believe this is real—especially when she looks in the mirror, and staring back is her own fortysomething face. Has she really skipped ahead like she’s always wanted, or has she simply forgotten a huge chunk of her life? As Lucy begins to embrace new relationships and the perks of maturity, she’ll have to ask herself: Can she go back to her previous life, and if so, can she stand to leave the good part behind?
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Contemporary; Contemporary Women; Humorous;
© 2023., Penguin Random House,
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Just Beachy [electronic resource] : by Wax, Wendy.aut; CloudLibrary;
A former actress in need of a reset reunites with her grandmother, her first crush, and the ladies of Ten Beach Road in this escapist novel from USA Today bestselling author Wendy Wax. After losing her long-time acting gig on the hit show Murder 101, Sydney Ryan decides she needs a break from Hollywood politics. She heads to Treasure Island, Florida where her grandmother has been visiting and now refuses to leave. Sydney’s plan to lie low for a bit quickly goes awry though, as she is swept up in her grandmother’s now flourishing social life—Grand not only bought a new house in Casas de Flores, she’s also helping her neighbor Myra open a bookstore in Pass-a-Grille. But when someone breaks into Grand’s house repeatedly Sydney realizes her grandmother is keeping something from her.   Determined to ferret out the truth and protect her grandmother, Sydney enlists the help of the Ten Beach Road ladies and Luke, a local police officer who was once her high school crush. While Sydney puts her television crime-solving skills to the test, she decides to act on the sizzling chemistry between herself and Luke. And as Sydney spends more sunsets toasting to true friends and new romance, she begins to wonder if the sun is setting on her time in Hollywood and if this town could be the dawn of a new chapter.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Contemporary Women; Humorous;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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Cattail Lane A Novel [electronic resource] : by Kimmel, Fran.aut; CloudLibrary;
A story with a compassionate eye, the heartwarming vibes of A Man Called Ove mixed with the high emotional stakes of Anne Tyler, Cattail Lane is an uplifting family drama about overcoming the past and the extraordinary power of second chances Nick Ackerman’s life is an aimless circuit between his uninspiring job and the local bar until a note from a stranger changes everything. He learns he has a 14-year-old son, Billy, whose grandmother can no longer look after him. Railroaded into fatherhood, Nick takes in the resentful Billy and shuffles Grandma Evie off to the nearby dementia ward at Prairie View Manor. Things get off to a rocky start: father and son are little more than strangers, and Nick struggles with his new caretaking role while Billy can’t seem to let go of his. Luckily, there is Sarah, a housekeeper in the dementia ward and the single mother of an energetic and offbeat five-year-old. It is Sarah who Nick turns to as a parental role model and maybe something more. Nick, Sarah, and Billy all carry their own betrayals and disappointments and are used to keeping others at a distance, but during the dog days of summer, they are given a chance to leave past hurts behind and find a new kind of family. Compassionate and closely observed, Cattail Lane is a moving exploration of forgiveness, second chances, and the everyday moments where we might find our way to one another.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Contemporary Women; Humorous;
© 2025., ECW Press,
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Erroll / by Shaw, Hannah.;
Relates the adventures of Bob, a little boy, and Errol, the very hungry talking squirrel that pops out of Bob's package of nuts.
Subjects: Humorous stories; Humorous stories.; Fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Juvenile works.; Humorous fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Squirrels; Squirrels; Humorous stories.; Squirrels.; Squirrels; Humorous fiction.;
© 2010., Alfred A. Knopf,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Accidental Favorite : A Novel. by Littlewood, Fran.;
'The Accidental Favorite' is a deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favourite? From the author of 'Amazing Grace Adams' (a RADD pick), which was an instant NYT bestseller and a #ReadWithJenna book club pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Humorous; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Women;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Big chickens / by Helakoski, Leslie; Cole, Henry,1955-;
While trying to escape from a wolf, four frightened chickens keep getting themselves into the very predicaments they are trying to avoid.
Subjects: Chickens; Fear; Humorous stories;
© c2006., Dutton Children's Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Matilda / by Dahl, Roald,1916-1990.; Blake, Quentin.;
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.Reading level : 8-12
Subjects: Schools; Magic; Humorous stories.;
© 1998, c1988., Penguin Group,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Junie B. Jones : one-man band / by Park, Barbara.; Brunkus, Denise.;
When Junie B. cannot play in the school kickball tournament because of a sore toe, she brings her unique talents to the halftime show.Reading level : 2.2 ; 006-009
Subjects: Music; Schools; Humorous stories.;
© c2003., Random House,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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