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Like crazy : life with my mother and her invisible friends / by Mathews, Dan,author.;
"Dan Mathews knew that his eccentric mother, Perry Lawrence, was outspoken, foul-mouthed, and, at seventy-nine years old, unable to maintain her fiercely independent lifestyle--so he flew her across the country (with a gay man as her escort) to live with him in a dilapidated Victorian townhouse in Portsmouth, Virginia. What he didn't know was that she was schizophrenic. Over the next five years, Dan and Perry built a rollicking life together fueled by costume parties, experiments in drug use, and an unshakeable sense of humor as they faced down illness, natural disasters, and Perry's steady decline. With the help of an ever-expanding circle of friends--boyfriends new and old, strippers, DJs, gun nuts, Evangelical Christians, and everyone in between--they flipped the parent-child relationship on its head, with the globe-trotting animal rights activist finally learning to slow down and care for the woman who raised him. But it wasn't until after a kicking-and-screaming trip to the emergency room that Dan discovered that his mother's lifelong tendency to go it alone wasn't just a manifestation of her free spirit but was actually the inescapable element of a serious and undiagnosed disorder. Witty, emotionally powerful, and deeply moving, Like Crazy is a warm and engrossing memoir about mental illness, reinvention, and the remarkable power of community. Lovingly told, Mathews's memoir is also a profound meditation on the joys and pitfalls of caring for an aging family member and of the remarkable growth that takes place as a child steps into the role of the parent"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Mathews, Dan.; Mathews, Perry Lawrence; Mothers and sons; Schizophrenics; Schizophrenics;
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Henry and Mudge and the funny lunch : the twenty-fourth book of their adventures / by Rylant, Cynthia.; Bracken, Carolyn.; Stevenson, Sucie.;
Mudge looks forward to the Mother's Day surprise that Henry and his father cook up for Henry's mother.Reading level : ages 5-7
Subjects: Food; Mother's Day; Fathers and sons; Dogs;
© c2004., Aladdin Paperbacks,
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Splinters : another kind of love story / by Jamison, Leslie,1983-author.;
"In her first memoir, Jamison turns her unrivaled powers of perception on some of the most intimate relationships of her life: her consuming love for her young daughter, a ruptured marriage once swollen with hope, and the shaping legacy of her own parents' complicated bond. In examining what it means for a woman to be many things at once-a mother, an artist, a teacher, a lover-Jamison places the magical and the mundane side by side in surprising ways. The result is a work of nonfiction like no other, an almost impossibly deep reckoning with the muchness of life and art, and a book that grieves the departure of one love even as it celebrates the arrival of another. How do we move forward into joy when we are haunted by loss? How do we claim hope alongside the harm we've caused?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Jamison, Leslie, 1983-; Authors, American; Divorced mothers; Divorced women; Single mothers; Women authors, American;
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A Christmas House wedding : a novel / by James, Victoria(Romance fiction writer),author.;
Ruby Harris, longtime owner of the historic B&B, The Christmas House, is tying the knot--on Christmas Eve! Olivia Harris is thrilled for her grandmother and can't wait to help plan the event. Newly divorced, with an adorable baby girl, Olivia has spent the last year starting a new life in Silver Springs. First on her list is to renovate the old warehouse she's purchased and launch her dance studio. Second is to find a date for the wedding. And third is to not fall for that date, because she's sworn off relationships forever. When Olivia's meets Scott, a talented contractor, she hires him for the renovation. She also tries to ignore the sparks that fly between them. Then, an unexpected Christmas guest arrives: Olivia's ex, Will, who's come to rekindle their relationship. Now, Olivia must decide if she has it in her heart to forgive Will, or if she should pursue an exciting new relationship with Scott.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Bed and breakfast accommodations; City and town life; Contractors; Divorced women; Families; Grandparent and child; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Single mothers; Weddings;
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Philomena [videorecording] / by Clark, Sophie Kennedy.; Coogan, Steve.; Dench, Judi,1934-; Fairley, Michelle.; Frears, Stephen.; Lahbib, Simone,1965-; Sixsmith, Martin.Lost child of Philomena Lee.Videorecording.; Winningham, Mare.; BBC Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michaelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib.Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, Philomena focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock--something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of--and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the son's whereabouts. After starting a family years later in England and, for the most part, moving on with her life, Lee meets Sixsmith (Coogan), a BBC reporter with whom she decides to discover her long-lost son.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Lee, Philomena; Sixsmith, Martin.; Feature films.; Illegitimate children; Journalists; Mothers and sons; Teenage mothers;
© c2014., BBC Films ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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A smooth road to London town [sound recording (CD)] songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose program / by Reid-Naiman, Kathy;
Circle of the sun - See the sleeping bunnies - Rig a jig jig - Put your shoes on Lucy - A smooth road to London town - Horsey horsey - Pretty painted butterfly - She didn't dance - The grand old duke of York - Sailing - Dropped my hat - Come a look a see - Rags the dog - Zoom, zoom zoom - Watch the stars - Simple gifts - Hush little baby - Prairie lullaby - rock me easy - Lullaby lullaby - Rockabye baby/Sleep baby sleep - rock-a-bye you - Coulter's candy - All the little ones are sleeping - I see the moon - Baby's boat - Goodnight children.
Subjects: Children's songs; Finger play;
© c2001., Merriweather Records,
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Dear Santa : a novel / by Macomber, Debbie,author.;
Feeling low after her boyfriend cheated on her, Lindy Carmichael heads home to Wenatchee, Washington for Christmas where her mother encourages her to write a grown-up letter to Santa which ultimately brings her hope and joy.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters;
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Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel / by Hogan, Ruth,1961-author.;
Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in Brighton in Queenie Malone's magnificent Paradise Hotel with its endearing and loving family of misfits-- staff and guests alike. But Tilly's childhood was shattered when her mother sent her away from the only home she'd ever loved to boarding school with little explanation and no warning. Now, Tilda has grown into an independent woman still damaged by her mother's unaccountable cruelty. Wary of people, her only friend is her dog, Eli. But when her mother dies, Tilda goes back to Brighton and with the help of her beloved Queenie sets about unravelling the mystery of her exile from The Paradise Hotel and discovers that her mother was not the woman she thought she knew at all ... Mothers and daughters ... their story can be complicated ... it can also turn out to have a happy ending.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Heiresses; Friendship; Family secrets;
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Please, baby, please / by Lee, Spike.; Lee, Tonya Lewis.; Nelson, Kadir.;
A toddler's antics keep her mother busy as she tries to feed her, watch her on the playground, give her a bath, and put her to bed.LSC
Subjects: Toddlers; Mother and child; African Americans;
© c2002., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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Where is Kyra? [videorecording] / by Dosunmu, Andrew,film director.; Picoult, Darci,screenwriter.; Vachon, Christine,film producer.; Hinojosa, Scott,film producer.; Pfeiffer, Michelle,1957-actor.; Robards, Sam,actor.; Shepherd, Suzanne,actor.; Sutherland, Kiefer,1966-actor.; Great Point Media,presenter.; Killer Films Production,production company.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Philip Miller ; editor, Oriana Soddu ; director of photography, Bradford Young.Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland, Suzanne Shepherd, Sam Robards.Kyra Johnson, a middle-aged divorcee, moves into her elderly mother's Brooklyn apartment while she looks for work and tries to get back on her feet. When her mother dies suddenly, Kyra is left without any support, both emotional and financial, and finds herself with very few options. Kyra can't accept that her once-tidy life has completely fallen apart. This leads her on a risky path of self-destruction that has devastating consequences.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Divorced women; Middle-aged women; Mothers and daughters;
For private home use only.
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