Book reviews & excerpts from books about parenting, family and relationships
Parenting & Families
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A Woman of Intelligence
by Karin Tanabe
Hardcover: Jul 2021
Paperback: Aug 2022
From "a master of historical fiction" (NPR), Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence is an exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one remarkable woman's journey from the United Nations, to the cloistered drawing rooms of Manhattan society, ...
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Brood
by Jackie Polzin
Hardcover: Mar 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
An exquisite new literary voice - wryly funny, nakedly honest, beautifully observational, in the vein of Jenny Offill and Elizabeth Strout - depicts one woman's attempt to keep her four chickens alive while reflecting on a recent loss.
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The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert
by Shugri Said Salh
Hardcover: Aug 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
"I am the last nomad. My ancestors traveled the East African desert in search of grazing land for their livestock, and the most precious resource of all - water. When they exhausted the land and the clouds disappeared from the horizon, their ...
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Blue Sky Kingdom: An Epic Family Journey to the Heart of the Himalaya
by Bruce Kirkby
Hardcover: Oct 2020
Paperback: Jul 2022
A warm and unforgettable portrait of a family letting go of the known world to encounter an unfamiliar one filled with rich possibilities and new understandings.
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Lightning Strike: Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #18
by William Kent Krueger
Hardcover: Aug 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
The author of the instant New York Times bestseller This Tender Land returns with a powerful prequel to his acclaimed Cork O'Connor series - a book about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the events that echo ...
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Carolina Moonset
by Matt Goldman
Hardcover: May 2022
Paperback: May 2022
Both suspenseful and deeply moving, Carolina Moonset is an engrossing novel about family, memories both golden and terrible, and secrets too dangerous to stay hidden forever, from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award–winning author, Matt ...
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Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
by Carol Smith
Hardcover: May 2021
Paperback: May 2022
A powerful exploration of grief following the death of the author's son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal.
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Swimming Back to Trout River
by Linda Rui Feng
Hardcover: May 2021
Paperback: May 2022
A lyrical novel set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution that follows a father's quest to reunite his family before his precocious daughter's momentous birthday, which Garth Greenwell calls "one of the most beautiful debuts I've read ...
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