For fans of Beautiful Ruins and Lessons in Chemistry, a novel set at a 1950s Reno divorce ranch, about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future A delicious literary page-turner from a fierce new voice. -Rebecca Makkai Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness...

It's 1987, and sixteen-year-old Gracie Byrne wishes her life were totally different. Shy and awkward, she has trouble fitting in at her new school, she's still reeling from her parents' divorce, and her grandmother Katherine's Alzheimer's is getting worse. So when Gracie finds a blank journal in Katherine's vanity drawer, she begins writing stories about herself--a more popular version of herself, that is. But then the hot guy in her art class describes...

A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. Centers on Peter, whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth is upended when his ex-wife Kate appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas, who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his father to have taken care of him while juggling...

Tina Edwards loved her childhood and creating fairy houses, a passion shared with her father, a worldrenowned architect. But at nine years old, she found him dead at his desk and is haunted by this memory. Tina's mother abruptly moved away leaving Tina with feelings of abandonment and suspicion. Raised by her loving, wheelchairbound Aunt Liddy, her father's sister, 33 year old Tina has become a miniature room artist and cherishes the control she has...

Tug of War is the first book of its kind. Written by a sitting family court judge in layman's language, it demystifies complex family law concepts and procedures, clearly explains how family court works, and gives parents essential alternatives to resolve their own custody battles and keep their kids out of the often damaging court system. Breakup rates in North America are skyrocketing. Recent statistics say 45% of marriages end in divorce, and at...

Does this sound familiar? Your wife has been giving you signals to tell you something is wrong and one day, you wake up to a slap in the face. She says something along the lines of: I want to separate, I need some space to figure things out, I think we should divorce, I can't do this anymore, I cheated on you, or the classic 'I love you but I'm not in love with you.' So being the fixer, you start to: do research, go to therapists or marriage counselors,...

"Butterfly of Eden" is a novelette. Mariner Manchild's father has died. Mariner never knew his father; his mother never spoke about him. Mariner now must settle his father's estate. What he finds instead is a journal his father kept. What Mariner learns from the journal and the people he meets forever changes his life.

Answer all your pressing divorce questions with The Divorce Survival Guide. Facing a divorce can be overwhelming, as you confront complex questions about everything from finances to child custody to your emotional well-being. The Divorce Survival Guide walks you through every step of the divorce process with straightforward tips, techniques, and checklists. It outlines your legal, parental, and financial rights, and details common scenarios that may...

How does a man continue to keep his head up when his marriage fails, and he's confronted with Judicial Bias? What does he do when the system he had so much faith in threatens to take his kids away and treats him as the offender? Will his faith be strong enough to overcome his adversities? Scorn, Not Torn is the true story of a father's struggle and determination to overcome divorce, gain custody of his children, and confront a biased family court...

Back in the day, a woman would signal potential suitors by how many olives she placed in her martini. One olive meant single or available. Two olives meant married and unavailable. Three olives meant married and available. Barely escaping a death sentence from cancer and estranged from his second family, Sean finds himself broke and without resources-until a magical fortuity. Twenty-six years after their divorce, he and a now twice divorced...