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1	Corrections more books like this by Jonathan Franzen Winner of the National Book AwardAfter almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. The oldest, Gary, a once-stable portfolio manager ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	August: Osage County more books like this by Tracy Letts Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama "A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people."-"Time Out New York" "Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County" is what O'Neill would be writing in 2007. Letts has recaptured the nobility of American drama's mid-century heyday while still ... see all copies from $8.17! new only from $8.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Family Matters more books like this by Rohinton Mistry The long-awaited new novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author. Family Matters is an intricate story of domestic conflict set against modern-day Bombay. The story centres on a 79-year-old Parsi widower named Nariman who lives with his step-son and step-daughter. Nariman's wife died many years before, leaving behind the two children from her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents more books like this by Jane Isay On giving advice: They Don't Want It. They Don't Hear It. They Resent It. Don't Give It. We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don't call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Cost more books like this by Roxana Robinson In this luminous and gripping new novel, Robinson tackles addiction and explores its effects on the bonds of family, dazzling readers with her hallmark subtlety and precision in evoking the emotional interiors of her characters. see all copies from $8.98! new only from $12.49! \| first editions \| SVS
6	You're Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. Deborah Tannen is both a serious linguist and a popularizer whose best-selling forays into interpersonal communication are usually shelved in self-help sections of bookstores. In YOU'RE WEARING THAT? Tannen tackles the thorny issue of mother-daughter relationships, and shows that, as she has said before, we "just don't understand." Tannen's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World more books like this by Dan Neuharth, Ph.D. In this guide to recovering from an unhealthy childhood, a clinical psychologist describes eight personality styles of controlling parents and provides self-tests to help readers determine whether or not they have been victimized by a parent's controlling behavior. Additionally, the author provides strategies to help readers develop confidence, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.27! \| first editions \| SVS
8	How to Be Alone: Essays more books like this by Jonathan Franzen Passionate, strong-minded nonfiction from the National Book Award-winning author of "The Correction"s Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections" was the best-loved and most-written-about novel of 2001. Nearly every in-depth review of it discussed what became known as "The "Harper's" Essay," Franzen's controversial 1996 investigation of the fate of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Toxic In-Laws: Loving Strategies for Protecting Your Marriage more books like this by Susan Forward, Ph.D. Loving strategies for protecting your marriage. Problem in-laws carry a unique set of issues of authority, control, power and the time-honoured feeling that they "know better". Dr. Forward identifies the different type of in-laws, as well as their behaviour tactics and motivations, from the most benign to the most toxic. She explains what they do, ... see all copies from $3.04! new only from $7.57! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Grace That Keeps This World more books like this by Tom Bailey, PH.D. On the edge of the Adirondack wilderness, survival is a way of life for the Hazen family. On the first day of hunting season Gary Hazen and his two sons enter the woods, unaware that the trip they are embarking on will force them to come to terms with their differences and will forever change their lives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Friend of the Family more books like this by Lisa Jewell Brothers Tony, Sean, and Ned had the perfect upbringing, but now that they are grown up, real life is starting to get in the way. Tonys dealing with divorce and a weight problem. Novelist Sean is up against a serious case of writers block and a shock announcement from his perfect new girlfriend. Their parents have a new lodger, Gervasewhy is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Children of the Self-Absorbed - Op more books like this by Nina W Brown, Ed.D., L.P.C. Are you a iparentifiedi child? If you are, you have something in common with millions of other adults: You grew up with immature, self-absorbed parentsoparents who made you responsible for their physical and emotional well-being, who expected admiration and constant attention, and who reacted with demeaning criticism and blame when anything went ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $4.99!
13 view cover	Shore Lights more books like this by Barbara Bretton While Maddy Bainbridge didn't want to go back home to the Jersey shore, her mother's invitation came at a time when Maddy had few choices. But her effort to give her own little girl her heart's desire may just give Maddy a chance of finding her own. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	Second Honeymoon more books like this by Joanna Trollope Joanna Trollope's most heartfelt and enthralling novel in years explores whathappens when the empty nest is suddenly full again. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Making peace with your parents more books like this by Harold H Bloomfield, M.D. Learn to recognize and understand the extent to which the parent-child relationship affects one's daily life. Whether parents are alive or deceased, one needs to resolve the issues concerning the relationship with parents to be completely fulfilled and happy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.70! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Fiction Class more books like this by Susan Breen With a name that conjures up windswept romance novels, one would expect Arabella Hicks' life to be as enchanted as that of a happily-after-heroine. Instead, she is a middle-aged writer, teaching a fiction writing class, and taking care of her ailing mother, in this poignant yet amusing tale. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Losing the Moon more books like this by Patti Callahan Henry When her first, great love suddenly reappears, a happily married mother of two becomes obsessed with the idea that maybe they really were meant to be together. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	Dear Mrs. Lindbergh more books like this by Kathleen Hughes WHEN TWO ELDERLY IOWANS, Ruth and Henry Gutterson, disappear mysteriously on their way home from Thanksgiving, their adult children find a crate of Ruth's letters written to Anne Morrow Lindbergh. In the letters the children read of the origins of their parents' passion: how they first met in I924 when Henry crashed his Air Mail plane into Ruth's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Step-Ball-Change more books like this by Jeanne Ray (Read by) Carolina's own life is stable: she's a dance instructor with a long and happy marriage. But her family is having its troubles: her daughter pines for an old beau but engages herself to a new one; her son falls in love with a possibly problematic woman; and when her sister's marriage ends she arrives on Carolina's doorstep with her dog--who bites. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Step Wars: Overcoming the Perils and Making Peace in Adult Stepfamilies more books like this by Grace Gabe, M.D., Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D. More and more people over age sixty-five are remarrying each year, and few families are prepared for the avalanche of feelings that comes when adult children learn that a parent is getting remarried. Psychiatrist Grace Gabe and award winning author Jean Lipman-Blumen provide a practical guide with advice and understanding for every family facing ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $13.98! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Passionate Man more books like this by Joanna Trollope The Logans were an enchanting and admirable couple. Archie had snatched Liza from her own engagement party to someone else, wooed her, swept her off to his father in Scotland, and finally married her. Now bedded firmly into country life - three children, Archie the village doctor, Liza a teacher, everything comfortable, funny, affectionate - they ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us: Letting Go of Their Problems, Loving Them Anyway, and Getting on with Our Lives more books like this by Jane Adams How do today's parents cope when the dreams we had for our children clash with reality? What can we do for our twenty- and even thirty-somethings who can't seem to grow up? How can we help our depressed, dependent, or addicted adult children, the ones who can't get their lives started, who are just marking time or even doing it? What's the right ... see all copies from $8.08! new only from $8.08! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Aloft more books like this by Chang-Rae Lee Jerry Battle's family is large, multicultural, and riddled with problems. His Korean wife drowned in the swimming pool 20 years ago. He has broken up with his longtime Puerto Rican girlfriend, whom he misses. His daughter, pregnant by her Asian-American boyfriend, has a life-threatening illness. His son is a bit of a wastrel. And his elderly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along more books like this by Joshua Coleman A unique book for parents whose relationships with their adolescent or adult children have not turned out as they expected that helps them deal with their pain and sense of loss, and take steps toward healing. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $9.87! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Family Markowitz more books like this by Allegra Goodman In "The Family Markowitz", Allegra Goodman writes with wit and compassion of three generations of Markowitzes making their way in America. At the centre is Rose, the cantankerous matriarch, who longs for her earlier life in London and Vienna but is now forced into dependency on her sons Ed, an academic expert on terrorism (ahead of his time!), and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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