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London, 1940. Winnie Berry is at the heart of the community in her pub, The Battersea Tavern. Her door is always open to those in need of a cup of tea and sympathy. Winnie's abusive husband has left, and she finds herself foolishly falling in love with black-market trader Harry Hampton. But Harry is married, and Winnie soon finds herself tied up in his web of secrets. Meanwhile Winnie's son is back in London—not to visit his own child, but to charm the latest barmaid at the Battersea Tavern, which will lead to devastating consequences for the family.

When Frank Hayden learns he has a long-lost sister, doors open to the past and a slew of buried memories in the swamplands of Southern Louisiana. The story contains shocking details of a child conceived by a renowned clergy member and released to secret adoption, Byzantine laws of sexist property possession, flash floods of urgent proportions, monumental counterfeiting schemes, and a college football tailback nearly as famous as God. Some of the names and events in Henry Ball’s novel, Sister of Sorrows, have been changed to protect the innocent, and maybe some were guilty, too.

The “Shut Up and Act Dumb” philosophy and program helps parents stay close and connected to their teens and tweens through the most stressful times. We are not given a manual or support about how to stay connected with our children when things get tough and they are navigating the becoming more independent while needing our support.

Finding your place in a family tree that has only one branch, the other shorn by the Holocaust, is a tricky business. Gail Weiss Gaspar grew up believing that her worth was tied to busyness and productivity, with achievement and education prized above all other accomplishments.

Testing expectations of motherhood and faith, this haunting and breathtakingly-honest depiction of the transformation of a family through the mystery of gender questioning and identity is a dual story of awakening: of the heart of a mother towards her transgendered child, and of the child’s awakening to his, her, their fluidity of gender.

Rest in the Nest is a walk through the journey of a stay-at-home mom raising triplets during early childhood. While keeping good care of the children, she suffers the physical, emotional, and mental consequences of neglecting sleep and rest for herself through gut wrenching recollection of anecdotes and experiences. Different components of rest and sleep are defined as the most important comrade during early childhood rearing.

Karen Stanley spent eight years raising two kids by herself, while running a business and struggling to find real love. After years of frustration, Karen had a breakthrough. She knew something had to change. She realized she needed to cultivate self-worth and self-confidence if she wanted to reach her goals, and when she did this for business it started with a strategic plan - one with easy-to-implement, actionable steps. Could a plan like this work for building self-worth?

As you listen to this book, expect to find yourself both challenged and excited. Parenting is a learning process, finding insights only after making countless mistakes. You can walk a different path and stop falling into the same “perfection” parenting trap. You can change everything about your parent-child relationship dynamic and build a close connection with your child by embracing and celebrating the imperfections that make you unique. This book is packed with actionable advice and practical steps with easy-to-implement ideas to connect with your child right now.

Depression can greatly impact a young adult’s successful completion of college, leaving them and their parents overwhelmed and anxious about the future. As a Harvard-trained, board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Melissa Lopez-Larson has helped hundreds of parents and young adults overcome depression and successfully complete college.

A nonfiction family dramedy about overcoming obstacles, family bond, and survival. A true story of a family’s struggle to endure in a challenging time and an even tougher environment. Delivered from the perspective of the youngest child of nine with humor, hardship, and professional precision.

The End Is Near helps parents find exactly what they want to do with their life once their kids are grown. Amie Eyre Newhouse combines her 24 years as a registered nurse helping patients make extraordinarily difficult medical decisions with her personal experience of surviving breast cancer and childhood trauma, along with her own journey from full-time parent to empty nester together, in order to help parents find their life’s purpose beyond parenting.

Life: Four Quarters Plus Overtime is a book created specifically with the African American community in mind. The book will examine the periods of development associated with the human life span with brief overview of the social, emotional, congenital, perceptual, and moral development specific to each life stage.

Parenting is a wonderfully fulfilling journey that comes with its own set of challenges. For one, have you ever reached that point when you felt like you’re already at the end of your rope? If so, then you should know that you aren’t alone. This is a common situation stressed parents experience when they are faced with difficult situations. Much as we want to avoid stress altogether, this isn’t possible because stress is a part of all our lives.

Ormai varcata la soglia dell'età adulta, i figli cresciuti si raccontano ai genitori, per dare voce al travaglio emotivo che ha accompagnato il processo della loro emancipazione. I guasti prodotti dall'incomprensione e dalla latitanza degli adulti, così come gli effetti positivi della loro adeguatezza di educatori, vengono analizzati e descritti attraverso il filtro delle parole di quei figli, ormai cresciuti, che hanno sviluppato un'autonomia di giudizio e, talvolta, sono giunti a formulare un'impietosa condanna.

D'une famille nombreuse, Odile la petite fille fragile, devenue la femme de force et de courage un peu maniaque et très rigoureuse rend hommage à sa mère en révélant le portrait d'une femme hardie qui a donné bien plus que son amour à ses enfants, à sa famille. Petite fille mal aimée mais courageuse, jeune fille à l'identité obscure mais audacieuse, femme volontaire et travailleuse, mère aimante et vaillante, découvrez l'histoire de Marie, de son Algérie natale à la France terre d'accueil.

Après le récit de vie de sa mère Marie, Odile G. Huet revient sur le destin de son père. Chassé de l'Espagne par la guerre, puis de l'Algérie par un tremblement de terre, c'est en France que José parviendra à construire son foyer. Malgré la maladie, sa force de caractère, le soutien de ses amis et l'amour de sa famille permettront à José de dépasser le préjugé de l'immigré qui dérange pour montrer sa ténacité et son sens moral. C'est par le récit de son passé que José laisse découvrir à sa fille ce qu'il ne confie à personne.

We don't often think about the people we are coming out to and forget that this may be a struggle for them, too. Society for so long has stigmatized those who aren't "normal" that it may take some help for those you are coming out for to be able to cope. Well, this audiobook is here to help with that. Gives them hints on how to talk to you, what not to say, how to best cope, and plenty of references to places nearby to seek more information on how to help you through this transition in your life in a positive and productive way.

Are you struggling with being the best parent you can be, or maybe, you want to hone your parenting skills?Authored by a millennial teen, this audiobook will give you insights to parenting that no other book will. This book shows how to build fantastic character in your millennial child/teen even if you feel you are a bad parent or if you think you know everything about parenting. You will discover the secrets used by Michael Leppan's parents to guide him to the best of their abilities and to help him become a better person.

For most parents, the odd sleepless night is to be expected. Children, and babies in particular, can often be awake at odd hours, and their demands mean that you have to sacrifice your own rest to cater for them. While an odd day here and there isn’t too much of a problem, what do you do when it is every night? Clearly, that can’t be allowed to continue, and that’s where this new audiobook comes in, ready to help you to get the rest you and your baby need.

From the popular self-published author and expert in the field of Video game culture, R. K. Holliday, the audiobook to get you started on understanding the generational differences between the children of today and the children of the past, complete with invaluable tips and proven methods to better help you grasp the subject of intergenerational differences. Get started on understanding what is so different about the kids of today and their surroundings.