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Y : a novel / by Celona, Marjorie.(CARDINAL)400149;
Includes bibliographical references.A wise-beyond-her-years foster child is abandoned as a newborn on the doorstep of the local YMCA, yet defines life on her own terms, refuses to settle down, and never stops longing to uncover her roots--especially the stubborn question of why her mother would abandon her on the day she was born.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Angel lane [large print] by Roberts, Sheila.(CARDINAL)757911;
A discussion with neighboring shop owners brings Jamie Moore to begin a movement to "keep the heart in Heart Lake"--which brings her into the path of small town cop Jake Armstrong. Can a woman who escaped an abusive marriage and created an independent life for herself find happiness with a widower raising two daughters on his own?
Subjects: Large print books.; Romance fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Fear of flying : a novel / by Jong, Erica.(CARDINAL)152182;
MARCIVE 11/4/13
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Romance fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rainshadow road / [sound recording] by Kleypas, Lisa(CARDINAL)351978;
Director, Laural Merlington.Read by Tanya Eby.Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in mystical, beautiful, Friday Harbor, Washington. She is stunned when her fiance Kevin leaves her for her own sister. Facing the severe disapproval of Lucy's parents, Kevin asks his friend Sam Nolan to 'romance' Lucy and hopefully loosen her up and get her over her anger. Complications ensue when Sam and Lucy begin to fall in love, Kevin has second thoughts, and Lucy discovers that the new relationship in her life began under false pretenses.
Subjects: Love stories; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Being polite to Hitler : a novel / by Dew, Robb Forman.(CARDINAL)517083;
After teaching and raising her family for most of her life, Agnes Scofield realizes she is truly weary of her routine. But how, at 51, to establish a separate identity? Her newfound freedom may not sit so well with the rest of the Scofields, who operate strictly within the confines of polite Midwestern values. They'd be polite to Hitler if need be. But underneath the façade, private triumphs and tragedies---including struggles with alcoholism and illicit affairs-simmer, and Agnes finds herself becoming even more entangled in the family web.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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The book of Peach / by Stokes, Penelope J.(CARDINAL)358611;
"Twenty-three years ago, beauty queen Peach Rondell left Mississippi and vowed never to return. Now she's back, divorced and heartbroken, trying to figure out how her life went so terribly wrong. To escape her mama's scrutinizing gaze, she spends her days in a little storefront diner called the Heartbreak Cafe, where, in the back booth, she scribbles away in her journal, waiting for enlightenment. Instead, Peach gets something even better: the unexpected friendship of an unlikely group of folks who show Peach that finding out where you're going usually means embracing where you're from." - Taken from cover p.4.
Subjects: Fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The book of Peach : a novel / by Stokes, Penelope J.(CARDINAL)358611;
The author lives in Asheville, N.C"Twenty-three years ago, beauty queen Peach Rondell left Mississippi and vowed never to return. Now she's back, divorced and heartbroken, trying to figure out how her life went so terribly wrong. To escape her mama's scrutinizing gaze, she spends her days in a little storefront diner called the Heartbreak Cafe, where, in the back booth, she scribbles away in her journal, waiting for enlightenment. Instead, Peach gets something even better: the unexpected friendship of an unlikely group of folks who show Peach that finding out where you're going usually means embracing where you're from." - Taken from cover p.4.
Subjects: Chick lit.; Chick literature.; Fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 21
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The Christmas town [audio-enabled device] by VanLiere, Donna,1966-author,narrator.(CARDINAL)665766; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;
Performed by the author.Laura Gabriel, now twenty-years-old, has spent many years of her life in foster homes. On a drive to clear her head, she witnesses an accident and suddenly finds herself being pulled into the town of Grandon, first as a witness but then as a volunteer for the annual fundraiser for Glory's Place. Could this town and its people be the home she has always longed for?
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Love stories.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Welcome to last chance : a novel / by Armstrong, Cathleen.(CARDINAL)403490;
The red warning light on her car dashboard drove Lainie Davis to seek help in the tiny town of Last Chance, New Mexico. But as she encounters the people who make Last Chance their home, it's her heart that is flashing bright red warning lights. These people are entirely too nice, too accommodating, and too interested in her personal life for Lainie's comfort--especially since she's on the run and hoping to slip away unnoticed. Yet in spite of herself, Lainie finds that she is increasingly drawn in to the dramas of small town life. An old church lady who always has room for a stranger. A handsome bartender with a secret life. A single mom running her diner and worrying over her teenage son. Could Lainie actually make a life in this little hick town? Or will the past catch up to her even here in the middle of nowhere
Subjects: Fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13
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In broken places / by Phoenix, Michèle.(CARDINAL)400244;
"Shelby's life isn't glamorous, but it is predictable--and that's the way she likes it. A survivor of her father's violence, she has spent a lifetime creating a safe existence devoid of dependence. But her carefully managed world begins to break when, under staggering circumstances, she becomes a single mother to four-year-old Shayla. In a drastic attempt to escape her childhood's influence, Shelby moves to Germany, but she quickly discovers how intimately linked memory and healing are--and how honestly she must scrutinize her past in order to aspire to a richer future. As she juggles a new job, a new culture, a new daughter, and the attention of an enterprising man, Shelby's fresh start becomes a quest for the courage to be not only a survivor, but someone who prevails."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Fiction.; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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