The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation
10 best books like The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation (Abigail Carter): Walk the Edge, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction, The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir, Lemon Meringue Pie Murder, Key Lime Pie Murder, The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True Story of an Incredible Deception, Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good, I Know You Know, This Has Happened: An Italian Family in Auschwitz, Wedding Cake Murder
Author | Katie McGarry |
ISBN | 0373211627 |
One moment of recklessness will change their worlds.
Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire—and...
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Author | David Sheff |
ISBN | 1328974715 |
With a new afterword
Now a Major Motion Picture
What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before...
The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir
Author | Ruth Wariner |
ISBN | 1250077699 |
A riveting, deeply-affecting true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist cult.
Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turned a blind eye to the practices of her community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle...
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
Author | Joanne Fluke |
ISBN | 0758215045 |
Hannah Swensen thought she'd finally discovered the recipe for a perfect life. But her sometime beau Norman Rhodes tosses a surprise ingredient into the mix when he phones to tell her he's just bought a house from local drugstore clerk Rhonda Scharf - which he plans to tear down in order to build the dream...
Author | Joanne Fluke |
ISBN | 0758210183 |
The yummy [ninth] smalltown cozy from Fluke (after 2006's Cherry Cheesecake Murder) finds sometime sleuth Hannah Swensen, owner of the Cookie Jar in Lake Eden, Minn., judging the baking contest at the Tri-County Fair.
When one of her fellow judges, home economics teacher Willa Sunquist,...
The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True Story of an Incredible Deception
Author | Robin Gaby Fisher |
ISBN | 1451652089 |
The astounding story of Tania Head, whose heartrending account of surviving the World Trade Center attacks made her a celebrity—until it all turned out to be an elaborate hoax.
It was a tale of loss and recovery, of courage and sorrow, of horror and inspiration. Tania Head’s astonishing...
Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good
- One month to reset your metabolism for lasting fat loss
- One week to discover the carbs that are right for you
- With weekly shopping lists and over 70 fully-anglicised recipes
In WIRED TO EAT, superstar US diet expert, Paleo sensation and New York Times bestselling author of THE PALEO...
Author | Gilly Macmillan |
ISBN | 0062698613 |
From author Gilly Macmillan comes this original, chilling and twisty mystery about two shocking murder cases twenty years apart, and the threads that bind them.
Twenty years ago, eleven-year-olds Charlie Paige and Scott Ashby were murdered in the city of Bristol, their bodies dumped near...
This Has Happened: An Italian Family in Auschwitz
Author | Piera Sonnino |
ISBN | 1403975086 |
Five years after her return home from Auschwitz, Piera Sonnino found the courage to tell the story of the extermination of her parents, three brothers, and two sisters by the Nazis. Discovered one year ago in Italy and never before published in English, this poignant and extraordinarily well-written...
Author | Joanne Fluke |
ISBN | 1617732176 |
Everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, may have had their doubts, but at long last, Hannah Swensen is getting married! Hannah is thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush. And her excitement only grows when she learns he’ll be able to join her on her trip to New York City for the Food Channel’s...
Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage
Author | Kody Brown |
ISBN | 1451661215 |
The stars of the hit show Sister Wives present an uncensored, unedited look at life in their plural marriage.
In many ways, the Browns are like any other middle-American family. They eat, play, and pray together, squabble and hug, striving to raise happy, well-adjusted children while keeping...
Author | Joanne Fluke |
ISBN | 1617732206 |
A romantic seven-day cruise is the perfect start to bakery owner Hannah Swensen’s marriage. However, with a murder mystery heating up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, it seems the newlywed’s homecoming won’t be as sweet as she anticipated . . .
After an extravagant honeymoon, Hannah’s eager...
Thanksgiving has a way of thawing the frostiest hearts in Lake Eden. But that won’t be happening for newlywed Hannah Swensen Barton—not after her husband suddenly disappears . . .
Hannah has felt as bitter as November in Minnesota since Ross vanished without a trace and left their marriage...
Backyard to Backpack: A solo mum, a six year old and a life-changing adventure
Author | Evie Farrell |
ISBN | 1911632299 |
When her daughter Emmie was 6 years old, Evie Farrell left her corporate career, sold or donated almost everything she owned, rented out her house and, hand-in-hand with Emmie, began an epic two-and-a-half-year backpacking adventure that would change their lives forever. Evie farewelled a nasty...
Choosing Hope: Moving Forward from Life's Darkest Hours
Author | Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis |
ISBN | 1611764157 |
"[S]tirring...a bold, inspiring and ultimately hopeful book."
--Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post and author of the
New York Times
bestseller
Thrive
Kaitlin Roig-Debellis is the first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School...
Author | Ari Shapiro |
ISBN | 1622316002 |
StoryCorps recognizes the profound historical importance of capturing the stories of the LGBTQ community and the urgent need for this work to happen now. StoryCorps OutLoud is a multi-year initiative dedicated to recording and preserving LGBTQ stories across America.
"OutLoud" honors...
The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy.
Author | Tom Rinaldi |
ISBN | 1594206775 |
The inspirational story of Welles Crowther, whose decision, determination and sacrifice in the terror of 9/11 have inspired millions, and whose short life offers a lasting lesson on character, calling, and courage--in how we live, and in the legacy we choose to leave behind
When Welles...
Author | Wilma Derksen |
ISBN | 0310346576 |
Maybe it was the sting of remarks from a relative or friend. Maybe a miscarriage ended your hopes for a family. For all of your heartbreaks, maybe you wished there was someone to help you through. For Wilma Derksen, letting go of the 15 misconceptions about grief led her back to hope. In this book she tells...