Akron Public Library

"From iconic leader Bozoma Saint John, comes a memoir of grief, and one woman's drive to thrive in the face of loss When Bozoma Saint John's husband, Peter Saint John, died of cancer, she made one big decision: to live life with urgency. Saint John was no stranger to adversity, having lost her college boyfriend to suicide, navigated an interracial marriage, grieved a child born prematurely--a process that led to her and Peter's separation--and coparented...

You'll laugh out loud as Todd shares his unique, refreshingly funny perspective and practical ideas for helping you encourage your homeschooling wife as she educates your kids. Whether you've been homeschooling for years or just getting started, Help! I'm Married to a Homeschooling Mom is required reading for every homeschooling dad! If any of that sounds familiar, you're in the right place. Todd Wilson, husband of a homeschooling mom, knows all about...

This laugh-out-loud mystery set in Seattle pits Sunny Day Burnett against her millionaire neighbors, a flock of geriatric chickens, and an irascible Scottish detective. Sunny is a 30-year-old urban farmer whose husband has recently died in a car crash. Now her garden brims with organic vegetables, her fruit trees are laden with apples and pears, and her chickens are laying more eggs than she can eat. Sunny is beginning to adjust to life as a widow...

"For twenty years Christian Benediktsson has led a quiet life as William Randolph Hearst's butler. His days are filled with the rituals of Hearst's life and the demands of running a grand house. But in his most private thoughts and memories, he relives another life: his abandonment of his wife and children in Iceland for an actress in New York, a reckless affair and a tragic death, financial downfall, and the profound retreat from life that led him...

"When Kate Burke is awakened one night by a sound outside her window, her PTSD is triggered. Was it simply a deer crossing her secluded backyard? Or was it intruders? Because Kate still lives with the dreadful memories of her husband's murder during a seemingly random home invasion two years before, she knows the answer can mean the difference between life and death. But when she discovers the unsettling ways her property has been vandalized the next...

Known for her gift for reaching straight to the heart, Stephanie Gertler now tells the story of a couple whose seemingly perfect life is toppled in an instant and saved through their bold leap of faith. Olivia and Carl appear to have the perfect life: a son and a daughter, weekends on Cape Cod, and satisfying work as professors at Belvedere College in the picturesque town of Willow, Massachusetts. Until, one day, the seemingly stable, dependable Carl...

No competition: Local architect Shayne Reynolds is an art collector, but when it comes to Carrie Lockett he's as interested in the artist as he is in her California landscapes and stunning portraits. The talented and reclusive Carrie, however, rejects his overtures, but she won't tell him why...even though he knows she returns his feelings. All things considered: Single mom Lanni Matthiessen has worked hard to make a nice life for her daughter. She...

"The husband knows many things. For example, he knows how many stairs there are in his house--in case he arrives home too drunk to see them properly. In this Fireside Grown-Up Guide to the Husband, you can learn about what husbands like (making simple repairs and then droning on about what a struggle they were), what he hates (being wrong), how often he is really listening (only thirty percent of the time), and many other enlightening facts"--

In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.