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Following the deaths of her parents, Linda Murphy Marshall returns to her midwestern childhood home; in the process of going through each room, she evokes memories and insights from her patriarchal 1960s upbringing, and?informed by her training as a translator?finds new meanings in the often disturbing events that took place in that home.

First Amy Daughters reconnected with her old friend Dana on Facebook and they became pen pals; then she went crazy and wrote all 580 of her Facebook friends a handwritten letter. What the experience taught her? Nothing—not politics, beliefs, or lifestyle—can separate two people once they¿ve connected in a loving way.

Francesca Bodin¿s near perfect life is upended when a snowmobiling accident lands her, her husband Ben, and their four-year-old daughter in frozen lake. When he gets out, leaving them to die, she realizes her life isn¿t as perfect as she thought it was.

When Shelley, who has always believed that her husband is a mild-mannered management consultant, discovers that he is actually a deep-cover CIA officer, the news sends her reeling-and that's just the first of many shocking surprises, and unexpected adventures, to follow.

In this collection of imaginative short stories that depict poignant moments in the life of a woman on a journey of self-discovery, the heroine, Grace, garners insight and spiritual wisdom from mythical characters—guidance that ultimately helps her to make an independent, authentic life for herself.

When Barbara Kennard realized that her perfectionism was holding her back from being the teacher she’d always wanted to be, she thought about abandoning the professional together; instead, she took a risk and gave up everything she knew about teaching in the United States to teach at The Dragon School in Oxford, England, where—by the grace of God—she finally learned to deal with her own inner “dragons.”

With humor, lived experience, and actionable advice, positivity expert and author Jane Enright offers inspiration and hope to readers on accepting unplanned change, building resilience, and landing butter side up in in the game of life.

In this collection of imaginative short stories that depict poignant moments in the life of a woman on a journey of self-discovery, the heroine, Grace, garners insight and spiritual wisdom from mythical characters—guidance that ultimately helps her to make an independent, authentic life for herself.

A moving memoir of a young nurse's experience trekking with a local health team in rural Nepal, Beyond the Next Village chronicles how, after arriving in the roadless district of Gorkha in 1978, Mary Anne Mercer experiences firsthand the interlacing of modern medicine with an ancient culture-and her life is gradually transformed by immersion in the daily lives of villagers and her team.

When migrant worker Maria Puente stumbles across a human trafficking ring on her way to a new job in North Carolina and ends up kidnapped, sheriff Will Moser sets off on a race to find her before she disappears forever-and has to enlist some unlikely allies along the way.

Against a backdrop of pagodas and enigmatic customs, Lidia De Campos-a mature artist carrying a private burden-tours a Southeast Asian country recently reopened to the world after a long dictatorship with a disparate group of characters; along the way, they all encounter adventures that challenge their assumptions-and Lidia embarks on a love affair with a surprising conclusion.

When acclaimed wildlife photographer Clare Rainbow-Dashell flees the fallout of an ill-advised affair with a professor, she finds herself in the Namib Desert, where she gets caught up in the crisis of endangered species preservation-and caught between two very different men.

Up to 18 percent of US teens engage in non-suicidal self-injury—a number that fails to capture the devastating consequences of mental health diagnoses on families, particularly mothers like Tracey Yokas. When Tracey, who is already engaged with her own struggles with familial patterns, realizes that her teenage daughter, Amelia, has fallen prey to depression and disordered eating, she discovers that the key to helping Amelia is hidden inside her own transformation.

Uninspired economist Hannah has just lost her job and is determined to change everything about her life when she heads to Vermont to be the sole caregiver for her sister's children for the summer-an experience that proves to be more transformative than she expected after she meets next-door neighbor Nathan.

When Bruce Duncan, a surgeon who is part of the “greatest generation,” returns home after WWII, he strives to hide his internal wounds by building a quiet life of running a small-town medical practice and fly-fishing in the area’s treasured waters. But when the idyllic peace of this new existence is shattered, Bruce finds himself fighting again for his life and for a new purpose—a battle that requires him to confront his deepest fears and find a stream to follow.

For anyone just starting out or starting over, this field guide-the Life's Little Instruction Book of the 21st Century-shares relatable advice and self-reflective prompts in the areas of work, love, personal growth, and more in the hopes of helping twentysomethings navigate the obstacles that lie ahead and recognize the wisdom they already possess.

A coming-of-age memoir that takes readers from North Carolina's Outer Banks to disco-era New York City and home again, Untethered follows Laura Whitfield as she fumbles her way through young adulthood, learning along the way that you sometimes have to fall hard a few times before you land where you're meant to be.

A Victorian era painting of four sisters, a lonely teenage girl, and the ugly secrets that tie them together-this time-travel tale effortlessly blends past and present, transporting readers between the troubled Boit sisters' world, Paris in 1882, and fifteen-year-old Victoria's, Boston in 1963, where the young heroine confronts demons that haunt not only the Boit family but also her own.

We each have a gift meant to be used, and accessing the full power and creativity of this gift requires reconnecting with the wise and intelligent universe from whence it came. Both a philosophy and a way of life, Leadership Flow is a must-read for new and experienced leaders seeking an alternative way to make an impact and make a difference.

Where does a super stressed California corporate dynamo and mother of two go to save her marriage and reconnect with her kids while pursuing inner peace? A fortune teller? Shanghai? Yes to both of these is Tina Martin's response in this comedic, heartfelt portrayal of a woman's search for self.

A patient-centered guide to reclaiming health, A Way Back to Health gives people with cancer-and, importantly, their family, friends, and caregivers-real-life advice for better navigating diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, based not on complex medical advice but on relatable personal stories, unexpected lessons, and accessible action steps from a survivor.

A slim, fast-paced, savvy volume that takes readers through the emotional roller coaster of dealing with being fired, seamlessly integrating practical advice and women's experiences into a narrative of resilience Involuntary Exit is a must-read for all professional women, because-let's face it-it could happen to any one of us.

Carolyn, an independent, free-spirited, fifty-something researcher, challenges herself to go on fifty dates to find a committed partner. Navigating the highs and lows of dating within the SF Bay Area sensual New Age community, her universal quest for love becomes a sexy adventure of self-discovery and self-love along the way to a man who matches her spirit.

Come back to the Texas Hill Country for the second installment in the Enchanted Rock series, where Sissie Klein meets her destiny-on the other side of tragedy.

In 1862, thirty-eight Dakota-Sioux men were hanged in the largest mass execution in US history. This is the story of two young women-one settler, one Dakota-Sioux-connected by the fate of the thirty-ninth man.

An invaluable resource for writers, Where Do You Hang Your Hammock? debunks the myth that anxiety is the price of admission to a creative life. Inspiring and practical, this guidebook¿divided into five parts: Dream, Nourish, Write, Publish, and Promote¿shows writers how to use their present-moment circumstances as stepping-stones to a successful and meaningful writing life, navigated from the inside out.

When Rebecca Goldberg, a poor young widow with six children living in 1920s rural Massachusetts, had to decide between taking her older kids out of school to send them to work and breaking the law by selling illegal alcohol during Prohibition, her choice was clear: she broke the law.