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"Meryl Becker is living a mother's dream. The oldest of her three beautiful daughters, Meg, is engaged to a wonderful man from one of the country's most prominent families. Of course, Meryl wants to give Meg the perfect wedding. Who wouldn't? But when her two younger daughters, Amy and Jo, also become engaged to celebrated bachelors, Meryl has to admit that three weddings is more than she and her husband, Hugh, can realistically afford. The...
2) Arranged
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"Every single one of Anne Blythe's relationships has ended in disaster, so when fate leads her to the doorstep of a highly secretive arranged marriage agency, she decides to take a chance"--
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"A seemingly perfect marriage is threatened by the deadly secrets husband and wife keep from each other, for fans of B.A. Paris and Paula Hawkins. Susannah, a young widow and single mother, has remarried well: to Max, a charismatic artist and popular speaker whose career took her and her fifteen-year-old son out of New York City and to a quiet Vermont university town. Strong-willed and attractive, Susannah expects that her life is perfectly in place...
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"In this tender, funny, and sharp companion to her acclaimed memoir-in-essays Amateur Hour, Kimberly Harrington explores and confronts marriage, divorce, and the ways love, loss, and longing shape a life.."--Amazon.
Six weeks after she and her husband announced their divorce, Kimberly Harrington began writing a book she thought would be about divorce, heavy on the dark humor. After all, she and her future ex had chosen to still live together in the...
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Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
Winner of the 2009 Borders Original Voices Award
In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. But her country is in tumult under Japan's harsh occupation, and her family's traditions, entitlements, and wealth crumble. Narrowly escaping an arranged marriage, Najin becomes a companion...
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In the tradition of Jane Eyre and Rebecca-The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea in which a young woman follows her new husband to his remote home on the Icelandic coast in the 1680s, where she faces dark secrets surrounding the death of his first wife amidst a foreboding landscape and the superstitions of the local villagers.
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A marriage usually deteriorates slowly, after months or years of simmering tension and poor communication.Divorce and parental separation have been associated with a range of adverse outcomes affecting all those involved in the process. But why is it challenging for men, as multiple studies indicate it to be? How could men and women create a support system that will help the couple overcome challenges related to the split and help children cope with...
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Get the Summary of Kevin Fredericks's Marriage Be Hard in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks is a candid exploration of the complexities of marriage, from the early days of romance to the ongoing work of maintaining a strong partnership. Kevin and Melissa's journey began in high school, with their relationship evolving from dating to marriage, facing the challenges of intimacy,...
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Get the Summary of Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's Drunkish in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Drunkish" by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is a candid memoir that chronicles the author's tumultuous relationship with alcohol, her journey into motherhood, and her eventual path to sobriety. Stefanie's life before children was carefree and alcohol-fueled, but pregnancy and the subsequent challenges of parenting led her to reassess...
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Bienvenidos al mundo de mamá...
A papá le gustan los artilugios; al pequeño Peter y a la pequeña Jane les gusta provocar incendios, intentar matarse el uno al otro y hacer que mamá tenga que tomarse unas copas; y lo que necesita mamá es tomarse un descanso y desconectar...
Mamá ha cumplido 39 años. Lo que ve ante sí es un deprimente futuro lleno de invitaciones a asistir a clases avanzadas de yoga, y de educadísimos clubes de lectura donde...
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"Catriona Daly is no stranger to the business of love--even though personally she has yet to find it. Eager for a match of her own and a fresh start away from her sleepy village, she makes grand plans for the annual Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival. She never expects a shy, widowed sheep farmer to distract her from her goal"--
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Sex is powerful!
Just saying the word "sex" can stir up all kinds of emotions. Maybe it's a positive emotion for you-or possibly a hurtful, shameful, confusing one. It's no wonder we struggle to understand its meaning and purpose. It can be difficult to talk about, and if we have experienced unwanted shame or grew up in a home where sex was taboo, addressing the topic can be even more difficult.
In a world of sexual chaos and confusion, we all need...
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What was it like to be a child in England between the fifth and eleventh centuries?
Who looked after children, how were they educated, what games did they play, and when did they have to take on adult responsibilities?
What happened at birth, when were they weaned, what did they eat, how were they cared for, and how were they mourned if they died?
In this ground-breaking book, Dr Sally Crawford teases out the world of the early medieval English...
15) Gracie Browne
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Gracie Browne lives an idyllic life, or so it seems. On the surface she and her husband Aiden are a successful couple: childhood sweethearts, with a marriage that others could only aspire to. Deborah, one of the golf club wives and an admirer of Aiden has a burning passion to take him for herself. It's during one of the dinner parties that Gracie hosts for the men and wives of the golf club, that Gracie finally finds her voice. A voice she thought...
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Get the Summary of John Mordechai Gottman's Why Marriages Succeed or Fail in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Why Marriages Succeed or Fail" by John Gottman explores the intricate dynamics of marital relationships, focusing on the patterns of interaction that can either strengthen or undermine a marriage. Gottman's extensive research examines how couples communicate, including their verbal exchanges, facial expressions,...
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In "Wives' Fury Unleashed," immerse yourself in a gripping narrative that unravels the intricacies of betrayal, love, and the unwavering pursuit of redemption. This compelling book weaves together two powerful tales, each exploring the impact of deception on the delicate fabric of marriage.In the first tale, secrets fester beneath the surface as a devoted wife uncovers a shocking revelation about her husband's hidden life. As the fury of betrayal...
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This is a compilation of a short story based in Kenya. It captures varied themes especially those that focus on family. It includes responsibility, marriage, divorce, illness, affairs, not to mention separation and death. Readers will be struck by how the themes have been brought out and the unique writing style employed by the writer.
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A husband's God-given responsibility to his wife is to be her shepherd: to love her, serve her, comfort her, protect her, provide for her, sacrifice for her, and lead her. Like the Shepherd guides men on how to embrace the role of shepherd, drawing on the wisdom of the Bible to give men practical, powerful advice on how to take responsibility for their relationships and realize the Christian ideal of a healthy, happy marriage.
20) Crimes of Honor: Formal and Informal Adjudicatory Systems in India and Pakistan to Enforce and Co
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This study presents a comparative analysis of the formal and informal legal systems in India and Pakistan in relation to honour crimes. The two countries share a common historical context that is reflected in their socio-cultural ethos. This study analyses the commonalities in their historical contexts, the invasion of the subcontinent, the intrusion and inclusion of foreign settlers, and the factors that contributed towards the creation and maintenance...
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