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21) Cinnamon Gardens
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Pub. Date
2000
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When his former lover returns to Ceylon, Balendran must choose whether to remain a faithfully married father or follow his desires, while his cousin Annalukshmi must decide between personal freedom and a forced marriage.
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"From the beloved bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, an unforgettable novel about a couple in a small town and the complexities of marriage, family, longing, and desire. Malcolm Gephardt, handsome and gregarious longtime bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar. When his boss finally retires, Malcolm stretches to buy the place. He sees unquantifiable magic and potential in the Half Moon and hopes to transform it into a bigger...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Description
If a palm reader had studied my hand while I was growing up and told mee that along with becoming a doctor and a television correspondent, I'd be married three times, go broke once, start my life over alone with 2 children in a brand new city at the age of 36, and finally, end up personally happy in my forties as a wife and mother of three, I would have yanked my hand back and rolled my eyes. But she would have been right, after all.
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Pub. Date
[2012], ©2012
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"The Whipping Club explores the sacrificial secrets we keep to protect our loved ones and the impact that uncovered secrets have on marriage, family and society. Both a wrenching family drama and a harrowing suspense story, it chronicles an interfaith couple's attempt in 1960s Ireland to save their son from corrupt institutions. A powerful saga of love and survival."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review).
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Pub. Date
[2019].
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For all of life's adventures comes this beautifully illustrated companion inspired by Robert Frost's perennial poem "The Road Not Taken." Heartwarming illustrations of a young boy journeying through a yellow wood accompany the original text of the poem. When a fork in the road arises for the boy, so too does the first of life's many choices. And as the poem progresses, so does the boy's life: college, career, marriage, family, loss, and, by journey's...
Pub. Date
2011
Description
A riveting drama about an all-American family man whose commitment to tested when his fantasy love from high school comes back into his life. Is this just a temptation, or is this an answer to his prayer? A thought-provoking story about marriage, family, community and faith.
29) Made in America
Pub. Date
1993.
Description
Love, marriage, family. That's the usual sequence, but not for Sarah and Hal. They're the parents of bright, college-bound Zora; even thogh Sarah and Hal never met.
31) Line of fire
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Dr. Gregory is starting to feel settled, hopeful that a long period of upheaval in his private life is behind him. He refocuses his energy on his clinical psychology practice, where a beguiling new patient captivates him, but the interlude of calm doesnt last. Devastating fires are threatening Boulder. Alans dear friend Diane is showing signs of a long-simmering emotional collapse. And Alans most pressing fear - the exposure of a dangerous secret...
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[2008]
Description
The story of an English family who move to the South African bush to set up and run a game reserve and sort out the problems within the family itself. When the series begins, Danny Trevanion (a widower and vet in his early forties) is living in England with his seventeen-year-old daughter Rosie, Sarah (his wife of six months) and Sarah's two young children from her previous marriage. Family tensions are running high, but when Danny brings home a monkey...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Helen Boyd's husband, who had long been open about being a cross-dresser, was considering living as a woman full time. Suddenly, Boyd was confronted with the reality of what it would mean if her husband were actually to become a woman — socially, legally, and medically. Would Boyd love and desire her partner the same way?
34) The Odyssey
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The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world. This vivid new translation - the first by a woman - matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author James K.A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Smith helps readers recognize the formative power of culture and...
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[2023]
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"Create a supportive and secure relationship with a partner who has experienced sexual trauma. If your partner is a survivor of sexual trauma, they may experience anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or feel triggered by intimate situations. And you may feel confused, overwhelmed, or unsure of how to support them. This gentle guide will give you the tools you need to help nurture intimacy and trust, and cultivate a secure relationship....
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[2020]
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"Almost everyone will agree, the loss of a child is the worst grief that humans can experience. And that crushing grief puts immense strain on the marriage, family relationships, and friendships that few can understand. That's why this book was written. In it Candy McVicar, a grieving mom who leads a ministry for grieving parents, and Dr. Gary Chapman, relationship expert and author of The 5 Love Languages®, team up to help couples who are facing...
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Pub. Date
2011, c2010
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"A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you know about sex, marriage, family, and society"--Provided by publisher.
Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá debunk almost everything we "know" about sex, pulling together various evidence from anthropology, primatology, archaeology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, to show how monogomy is far from human nature. "The authors expose the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward...
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Pub. Date
p2012
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Alan Gregory is finally beginning to feel settled, hopeful that a long period of upheaval in his private life is behind him. He refocuses his energy on his clinical psychology practice, where a beguiling new patient is challenging his values. The interlude of calm doesn't last, of course: Alan's dear friend Diane is showing signs of a long-simmering emotional collapse, and Alan's greatest fear, the exposure of his most dangerous secret, has become...
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