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Three books providing practical information and encouragement for single and divorced fathers are now turning up in Little Free Library locations around Chicago. Attorney Jeffery M. Leving, a trailblazer in helping fathers stay involved with their children after a divorce or breakup with the mother,...
Bea, Bette, Rhoda, and Jackie — five Jewish octogenarians who continue to gather for lunch and Bridge on Mondays as they have for over fifty years. When I set out to learn about the women behind the matching outfits and accessories, I never expected...
“The Cleft tells of an island of women—an entire female society based on an island—that is, suddenly, “disrupted” by the introduction of a new species: males. No men have ever existed before, and then, out of nowhere, one man appears, bringing sex with him, and so bringing chaos...
Women On Hunting: Essays, Fiction And Poetryby Pam Houston (1994) has drawn together a collection of texts that explores territories most often left for men. From the perspectives of both the hunter and the hunted, here are rich and varied works by Margaret Atwood, Anne Beattie, Joyce Carol...
When her father finds out, he wants a divorce. Miaomiao tries to accept that she is the daughter of a fairy, and gradually comes to appreciate her mother’s fairy qualities, such as her ability to fly. However, divorce is far harder for her to accept. She makes several attempts to ...
Hello parties, friends, and women! Until late on the first night at his new home when someone literally came banging on his door looking for help. Annaleigh Astore works for her family’s company as an entertainment agent. She’s been getting vague messages that might be threats and feeling...
Back to Lisa See and more tragedy, misogyny and atrocities heaped on women. This was a well written book with an engaging story and characters I cared about but there were parts I had to put down and walk away from. Dreams of Joy by Lisa See I could not not read the sequel to Shang...
But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on ...
Dec. 25, 2024| ForThomas Hardy, the death of his first wife prompted him to reclaim in poetry the love he neglected in life...more » Dec. 24, 2024|Millennials' divorce booksare less concerned with social tragedy or triumph. Tthe possibilities they explore instead are thrilling...more ...