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Lessons in chemistry : a novel / by Garmus, Bonnie,author.;
"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the 1960s and despite the fact that she is a scientist, her peers are very unscientific when it comes to equality. The only good thing to happen to her on the road to professional fulfillment is a run-in with her super-star colleague Calvin Evans (well, she stole his beakers.) The only man who ever treated her--and her ideas--as equal, Calvin is already a legend and Nobel nominee. He's also awkward, kind and tenacious. Theirs is true chemistry. But as events are never as predictable as chemical reactions, three years later Elizabeth Zott is an unwed, single mother (did we mention it's the early 60s?) and the star of America's most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth's singular approach to cooking ('take one pint of H2O and add a pinch of sodium chloride') and independent example are proving revolutionary. Because Elizabeth isn't just teaching women how to cook, she's teaching them how to change the status quo. Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Feminist fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Sex role; Single mothers; Television cooking shows; Women scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Chidori : a story of one thousand birds / by Maruno, Jennifer,1950-; Sato, Miki,1987-;
"Hana is at school, high on the hill, when her village is devastated by a powerful tsunami. When she is finally reunited with her family, she learns that the wave has taken more than she could have ever imagined. To cope with her grief, Hana begins to paint chidori (a thousand birds), to honor those that are lost."--
Subjects: Picture books.; Tsunamis; Mothers; Grief; Ink painting, Japanese; Painting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The facts of life and death / by Bauer, Belinda,1962-author.;
Lone women terrorised and their helpless families forced to watch - in a sick game where only one player knows the rules. And when those rules change, the new game is Murder. Living with her parents in the dank beach community of Limeburn, ten-year-old Ruby Trick has her own fears. Bullies on the school bus, the forest crowding her house into the sea, and the threat of divorce. Helping her Daddy to catch the killer might be the key to keeping him close. As long as the killer doesn't catch her first.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Murder; Fathers and daughters; Mothers and daughters; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This child is mine / by Denker, Henry;
Subjects: Custody of children; Mother and child; Large type books; Domestic fiction;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lies they told / by Wiseman, Ellen Marie,author.;
In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America's rising eugenics movement -- when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Eugenics; Immigrants; Mothers;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Every precious and fragile thing : a novel / by Davis, Barbara,1961-author.;
"For social worker Mallory Ward, working with at-risk youth is a calling. But when one of her clients is tragically killed, she finds herself at a crossroads. Despite long-held resentments toward her distant mother, Mallory retreats to her childhood home on the Rhode Island coast to contemplate her future. Instead, she's confronted by her past, not only in the renewed tensions with her mother but in the unexpected appearance of a familiar face-and the wrenching losses that drove her away a decade ago. Helen Ward's home is filled with precious keepsakes from her patients, a testament to decades spent caring for the terminally ill. Her work has always come first, though, leaving little time to connect with her daughter. Over the years, the rift between them has become a chasm, so when Mallory appears unannounced, Helen sees it as an opportunity to repair their broken relationship. But hidden among Helen's mementos are the keys to her past ... and a terrible secret that threatens to destroy the fragile new trust between them forever"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; Murder; Secrecy; Social workers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I love you but I've chosen darkness / by Watkins, Claire Vaye,author.;
"Leaving behind her husband, Theo, and their young daughter, Claire, a writer, gets on a flight for a speaking engagement in Reno, not carrying much besides a breast pump--and a creeping case of postpartum depression. But what begins as a temporary escape from domestic duties and an opportunity to reconnect with old friends soon mutates into an extended flight from the confines of marriage and motherhood, and a seemingly bottomless descent into the depths of the past. Deep in the Nevada desert where she grew up, Claire meets her ghosts at every turn: the first love whose suicide still haunts her; her father, a member of the most famous cult in American history; her mother, whose native spark dims with every passing year until all that remains is a smoldering addiction. Claire can't go back in time to make any of it right, but what exactly is her way forward? Alone in the wilderness, she finally finds a way to make herself at home in the world. Bold, tender, and often darkly hilarious, I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness reaffirms the "brutal kind of beauty" (Los Angeles Times) and "mercilessly sharp" vision (NPR) that established Watkins as one of the signal writers of our time"--
Subjects: Autobiographical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Feminist fiction.; Authors; Married women; Memory; Mothers; Postpartum depression;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just keep walking / by Downing, Erin Soderberg.;
Two years after her parents' surprising and painful split, twelve-year-old Jo and her mom find themselves on the 100-mile hike on the Superior Hiking Trail along Lake Superior's north shore--a journey that Jo had always looked forward to hiking with her dad. It's not a situation that either of them ever predicted they'd find themselves in, yet here they are in the wilderness with their entire lives stuffed into a pair of thirty-pound packs.
Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Children of divorced parents;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Three little monkeys ride again / by Blake, Quentin.; Chichester Clark, Emma.;
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Subjects: Monkeys; Pets; Animal behavior; Vacations; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Her fairy-tale farmer / by Douglas, Elle,author.;
"Divorced single mom Andie Carter is parenting nine-year-old twins, launching a fairy tale-themed children's birthday party center and fighting lingering feelings for high school friend Knox Walker. The charming stable manager has eschewed romantic entanglements in favor of party-boy ways. But when Andie's venue needs repairs, he volunteers his ranch for her events -- and a few unexpected kisses, too! Knox doesn't trust easily, but Andie and her kids are breaking through his guard. Will he come to terms with his fears to be the Prince Charming that Andie and her kids yearn for?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Event planners; Man-woman relationships; Ranchers; Ranches; Single mothers;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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