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"Kim Fairley was twenty-four when she fell in love with and married a man who was fifty-seven. Something about Vern -- his quirkiness, his humor, his devilish smile -- made her feel an immediate connection with him. She quickly became pregnant, but instead of the idyllic interlude she'd imagined as she settled into married life and planned for their family, their love was soon tested by the ghosts of Vern's past -- a town, a house, a family, a memory....
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"Profoundly inspiring, compellingly vulnerable, and surprisingly funny, Suffer Strong offers readers the hard-won insights of beloved authors Katherine and Jay Wolf and incorporates practical strategies for weathering suffering and embracing resilience with winsomeness and joy"--
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Deeply in love, Cal and Mary brave divorce, marry, and help each other succeed in their work. Cal becomes a renowned inventor, Mary a best-selling author. Then Alzheimer's strikes. Cal faces his disease courageously, Mary finds ways to sustain their relationship despite it. While they don't beat Alzheimer's, it doesn't win either. Their love persists throughout and beyond their battle.
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In raw and revealing narrative format, author Cynthia Zayn takes readers on a vicarious journey to discover peace and healing after the death of a loved one.
While searching for strategies to cope with her own grief, this author found peace in the most unlikely of places. If you are having a difficult time with your own bereavement, allow her to become your guide, and travel with her to those enlightening destinations. Perhaps you, too, will gain...
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"Why did you let this happen, God? Don't You love me?"
That is the question Larisa Wilson asked herself when her husband suddenly and unexpectedly passed away, leaving her a widow with two children. Yet, she chose to believe that God really did love her and that He had a good plan for her life. She decided to put her trust in Him and take Him at His word, which put her on a journey to knowing God in a whole new way, a journey of understanding how...
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"Adam Moynihan's life used to be awesome. Straight As, close friends and a home life so perfect that it could have been a TV show straight out of the 50s. Then, his oldest brother died. Now, his fun-loving mom cries constantly, he and his remaining brother can't talk without fighting, and the father he always admired proved himself a coward by moving out when they needed him most. Jolene Timber's life is nothing like the movies she loves -- not the...
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You've followed their story, felt their loss and cheered for them as they healed. And now those stories are here, beautifully recalled in this collection of love, hope and glitter. Real, personal accounts of surviving and flourishing in grief that will remind you that you are not alone. You will laugh. You will cry. You will love. You will be inspired. But, most of all, your broken heart will feel a little less broken, even if just for a moment.
10) Foreverland
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On the day that her father plans to move out of the house, twelve-year-old Margaret runs away to live in an amusement park, where a mysterious boy teaches her the basics of how to get food and avoid security.
11) Late in the Day
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How to go gently into that good night? Is there a fifth season?
In their advanced years, Honey, Hank and Seth didn't expect to find themselves unattached through divorce, separation and death. They have little else in common except their morning ritual of taking a solitary walk along the same stretch of Florida coastline to behold the sun breaking through the horizon line with equilibrium and serenity, day after day. Each morning draws them closer...
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Camino de Héroes es la continuación de Déjame llorar. En esta obra, su autora nos lleva por el camino del duelo con sus distintos parajes. Es una profundiza-ción en los sentimientos que afloran como la rabia, la culpabilidad, la soledad y la tristeza permitiendo comprenderlos para ir superando poco a poco la pérdida de ese ser tan querido. Es el compañero fiel en el viaje de búsqueda y recupera-ción de una realidad que se ha visto trastocada...
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Gina Pastore's life changed in an instant! She never dreamed the title of her husband's book Shattered would happen to her. After all, she and Frank were childhood sweethearts whose lives unfolded like a Hollywood movie: he found fame pitching for the Cincinnati Reds; she tended to the home fires with a son and daughter. It was during Frank's big league career, though, that they turned their priorities from materialism to the things in life that really...
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Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries book series, Will We Survive offers a unique glimpse into the impact on marriage and relationships following child loss. Fifteen bereaved parents share the struggles they faced in the aftermath including blame, coping differences, intimacy, and more.
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Hey, God? Yes, Charles. is a rare narrative of the beauty of life and the endlessness of love, all told from the perspective of intimate, humorous and poignant conversations between Charles Cooper and God. An "accidental masterpiece" taken from author Rebecca Cooper's notes, each conversation between Charles and God is full of joy, empathy, and the revelation that while we may not live forever, our memory and love are eternal.
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Written with humor, tenderness, grit, and wonderment by acclaimed playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, Between Riverside and Crazy is an extraordinary new play: a dark comedy about a man trying to maintain control as the world unravels around him. City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed, and the Church won't leave him alone. As ex-cop and recent widower Walter "Pops" Washington struggles to...
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California Man Legally Designs His Own Death
Faced with impending death, Ken Duboff chooses his own exit with the aid of Death With Dignity, or MAID (Medical Aid In Dying).
A Southern California couple survives dangerous far-flung travel, and a global pandemic only to discover the unexpected presence of a rare deadly disease that will change the course of their lives. A story of love, heartbreak, strength, personal choice, and the fortitude of one...
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This story is true. Ana and Sean's kinky paths cross at midlife. The union is fiery. Cavorting lustily through two decades of wedded love, each samples outside. When Ana's health snatches her away, Sean mourns deeply – but two days later Ana, having learned of Sean's vile act, bespeaks her rage with a foul deposit in their foyer. Refusing to pass through the white light she makes a long sequence of tweaks showing her loving intent to stay with Sean...
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Five years ago, I was declared clinically dead on the island of Mallorca. Doctors had given up all hope of my life continuing. My twin sister, who died during our childbirth, had different thoughts about that statement and it was she who saved me. It became clear that her presence had been with me all my life, always watching over me, but in my ignorance and my fight for survival in a harsh but loving environment, I'd not acknowledged her.
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