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Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive / by Land, Stephanie,author.; Ehrenreich, Barbara,writer of foreword.;
A journalist describes the years she worked in low-paying domestic work under wealthy employers, contrasting the privileges of the upper-middle class to the realities of the overworked laborers supporting them.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Land, Stephanie.; Women household employees; Working class; Single mothers; Working poor; Poverty;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City of night birds : a novel / by Kim, Juhea,author.;
"A once famous ballerina faces a final choice-to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever-in this incandescent novel of redemption and love"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Absentee fathers; Ballerinas; Ballet dancers; Ballet; Ballet; Dancers; Homecoming; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Substance abuse;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Matriarch : a memoir / by Knowles-Lawson, Tina,1954-author.; O'Leary, Kevin Carr,author.;
"Tina Knowles, the mother of iconic singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: a determined, self-possessed, self-aware, and wise woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that. Matriarch begins with a precocious, if unruly, little girl growing up in 1950s Galveston, the youngest of seven. She is in love with her world, with extended family on every other porch and the sounds of Motown and the lapping beach always within earshot. But as the realities of race and the limitations of girlhood set in, she begins to dream of the world beyond. Her instincts and impulsive nature drive her far beyond the shores of Texas to discover the life awaiting her on the other side of childhood. That life's journey -- through grief and tragedy, creative and romantic risks and turmoil, the nurturing of superstar offspring and of her own special gifts -- is the remarkable story she shares with readers here. This is a page-turning chronicle of family love and heartbreak, of loss and perseverance, and of the kind of creativity, audacity, and will it takes for a girl from Galveston to change the world. It's one brilliant woman's intimate and revealing story, and a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America -- and the wisdom that women pass on to each other, mothers to daughters, across generations"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Knowles-Lawson, Tina, 1954-; Beyoncé, 1981-; Mothers of celebrities; Singers;
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Summer of '69 / by Hilderbrand, Elin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic home in downtown Nantucket. But like so much else in America, nothing is the same: Blair, the oldest sister, is marooned in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby, caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests and determined to be independent, takes a summer job on Martha's Vineyard. Only-son Tiger is an infantry soldier, recently deployed to Vietnam. Thirteen-year-old Jessie suddenly feels like an only child, marooned in the house with her out-of-touch grandmother and her worried mother, each of them hiding a troubling secret. As the summer heats up, Ted Kennedy sinks a car in Chappaquiddick, man flies to the moon, and Jessie and her family experience their own dramatic upheavals along with the rest of the country.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Nineteen sixties;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The twelve jays of Christmas / by Andrews, Donna,author.;
"Meg's brother Rob and his fiancé Delaney have been engaged for some time now. In fear of their mothers' propensity for over-the-top celebrations, they decide to throw a party just before Christmas and then elope. When a blizzard traps their guests inside, the two mothers find out about the planned elopement and start trying to pull together the kind of over-the-top event the couple was trying to avoid in the first place. To make matters worse, a murder is afoot. Will Meg manage to help the snowbound would-be eloping couple thwart their mothers' grandiose wedding plans AND solve a murder among the assembled friends and relatives?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Betrothal; Blizzards; Langslow, Meg (Fictitious character); Murder; Weddings; Women detectives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The book that matters most / by Hood, Ann,1956-author.;
"An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship, and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle. Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group's goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood--one that helped her through the traumas of the untimely deaths of her sister and mother. Alternating with Ava's story is that of her troubled daughter Maggie, who, living in Paris, descends into a destructive relationship with an older man. Ava's mission to find that book and its enigmatic author takes her on a quest that unravels the secrets of her past and offers her and Maggie the chance to remake their lives"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Parent and adult child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nobody will tell you this but me : a true (as told to me) story / by Kalb, Bess,1987-author.;
"A funny, warm, original memoir in which a grandmother speaks to her granddaughter from beyond the grave, telling, with candor and humor, stories from both their lives-- of kinship, loyalty, tenacity, and love"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Kalb, Bess, 1987-; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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From here to the great unknown [text (large print)] : a memoir / by Presley, Lisa Marie,1968-2023,author.; Keough, Riley,1989-author.;
Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley was never truly understood - until now. Before her death in 2023, she'd been working on a raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir for years, recording countless hours of breathtakingly vulnerable tape, which has finally been put on the page by her daughter, Riley Keough.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Large print books.; Presley, Lisa Marie, 1968-2023.; Keough, Riley, 1989-; Children of celebrities.; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Singers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The book of magic / by Hoffman, Alice,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger--the curse is already at work"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Witches; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Talking to strangers / by Barton, Fiona,author.;
"Detective Elise King's investigation into a woman's murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing. When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine's Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death, while others band together to protest society's violence against women. Into the divide comes Kiki Nunn, whose aggressive newsgathering once again antagonizes Elise. A single mother of a young daughter, Kiki is struggling to make a living in the diminished news landscape. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she's willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Murderers; Reporters and reporting; Single mothers; Women detectives; Women journalists; Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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