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- Six weeks to live : a novel / by McKenzie, Catherine,author.;
"Jennifer Barnes never expected the shocking news she received at a routine doctor's appointment: she has a terminal brain tumour-and only six weeks left to live. While stunned by the diagnosis, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family-her adult triplets and twin grandsons-close by her side. But when she realizes she was possibly poisoned a year earlier, she's determined to discover who might have tried to get rid of her before she's gone for good. Separated from her husband and with a contentious divorce in progress, Jennifer focuses her suspicions on her soon-to-be ex. Meanwhile, her daughters are each processing the news differently. Calm medical student Emily is there for whatever Jennifer needs. Moody scientist Aline, who keeps her mother at arm's length, nonetheless agrees to help with the investigation. Even imprudent Miranda, who has recently had to move back home, is being unusually solicitous. But with her daughters doubting her campaign against their father, Jennifer can't help but wonder if the poisoning is all in her head-or if there's someone else who wanted her dead"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Terminally ill; Mothers and daughters; Poisoning;
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- Black cake : a novel / by Wilkerson, Charmaine,author.;
"In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past--a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking journey Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child, challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their family, and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right?' Will their mother's revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever? Charmaine Wilkerson's debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names, can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Families; Mothers;
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- As bright as heaven / by Meissner, Susan,1961-author.;
"In 1918, Philadelphia was a city teeming with promise. Even as its young men went off to fight in the Great War, there were opportunities for a fresh start on its cobblestone streets. Into this bustling town, came Pauline Bright and her husband, filled with hope that they could now give their three daughters--Evelyn, Maggie, and Willa--a chance at a better life. Their dreams are short-lived. Just months after they arrive, the Spanish flu reaches the shores of America. As the pandemic claims more than twelve thousand victims in their adopted city, they find their lives left with a world that looks nothing like the one they knew. But even as they lose loved ones, they take in a baby orphaned by the disease who becomes their single source of hope. Amidst the tragedy and challenges that surround them, they learn what they cannot live without--and what they are willing to do about it. As bright as heaven is the compelling story of a mother and her daughters who find themselves in a harsh world not of their making that will either crush their resolve to survive or purify it"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919; Mothers and daughters;
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- Secrets from my Vietnamese kitchen : simple recipes from my many mothers / by Thúy, Kim,author.;
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- Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking, Vietnamese.;
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- More than love : an intimate portrait of my mother, Natalie Wood / by Wagner, Natasha Gregson,1970-author.;
"The heartbreaking, never-before-told story of Hollywood icon Natalie Wood's glamorous life, sudden death, and lasting legacy, written by her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Wood, Natalie.; Wagner, Natasha Gregson, 1970-; Actors; Mothers and daughters;
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- My murder / by Williams, Katie,1978-author.;
"A tautly paced novel in which a young mother who was cloned and brought back to life following her own murder comes to suspect that there is more to the story of her life and death than anyone is telling her. What if the murder you had to solve was your own? Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable toddler. She's also the clone of the original Louise who, along with four other victims of a local serial killer, has been brought back to life by a government project to return the women to their grieving families. But as the new Lou re-adapts to her old life, questions remain about what exactly preceded her death, and how much to trust those around her. Understanding the truth may determine what comes next for Lou. Darkly comic and lightly speculative, My Murder offers an exploration of ideas about personal identity, domestic life, and reinvention, within a thrilling, surprising, and entertaining mystery"--- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Human cloning; Mothers; Murder; Serial murderers;
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- Western Lane / by Maroo, Chetna,author.;
In this enthralling debut novel, 11-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. But on the court, she is with her pa. She is with the players who have come before her. She is in awe. 'Western Lane' is about grief, sisterhood, the strange ways we come to know ourselves and each other, and the force of obsession and its consequences.- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Grief; Mothers; Squash (Game);
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- Leaving time [sound recording] / by Picoult, Jodi,1966-;
Read by multiple narrators.- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Audiobooks.; Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Women scientists;
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- Fair play : a game-changing solution for when you have too much to do (and more life to live) / by Rodsky, Eve,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A revolutionary, real-world solution to the problem of unpaid, invisible work that women have shouldered for too long--from a woman tapped by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine as the expert on this topic for a new generation of women"--- Subjects: Child rearing.; Dual-career families.; Housekeeping.; Work and family.; Working mothers.;
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- Freefall : a novel / by Barry, Jessica,author.;
When her fiancé's private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, Allison Carpenter miraculously survives. But the fight for her life is just beginning. Allison has been living with a terrible secret, a shocking truth that powerful men will kill to keep buried. If they know she's alive, they will come for her. She must make it home. In the small community of Owl Creek, Maine, Maggie Carpenter learns that her only child is presumed dead. But authorities have not recovered her body -- giving Maggie a shred of hope. She, too, harbors a shameful secret: she hasn't communicated with her daughter in two years, since a family tragedy drove Allison away. Maggie doesn't know anything about her daughter's life now -- not even that she was engaged to a wealthy man who Maggie has never met. As Allison struggles across the treacherous mountain wilderness, Maggie embarks on a desperate search for answers. Immersing herself in Allison's life, she discovers that her daughter was existing in a world of money and glamour completely unrecognizable to her. What was Allison running from -- and can Maggie uncover the truth in time to save her?" -- Dust jacket flap.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Airplane crash survival; Mothers and daughters; Family secrets;
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