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Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Language
English
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Slim, mournful tale of loss and memory in a coastal Norwegian town, first published in Norway in 2003. The novel opens with a series of shifts in perspective, time and identity that hint at the experimentation that follows. We immediately meet Signe, an aging woman living alone near a fjord. The story is set in 2002, but Signe is soon thinking back to 1979 and the day her husband, Asle, died while boating in the waters
Author
Publisher
Black Rose Writing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"In 1855, a terrible massacre in Pine Valley drives the native people into exile. From their hiding place in the mountains, they dream of one day returning home. Their stories enrapture Lucy Shoseegan, a young girl whose mother was killed in the massacre. She envisions their dream and longs to make it a reality. The settlers and townspeople inhabiting the region carry such a dream, as well. But it is a long and painful road nearly lost to the selfish...
4) Brightwood
Publisher
Cinephobia Releasing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The marriage of Jen and Dan has seen better times, with Jen now barely tolerating her whiny husband. While out on a daytime jog around a lake the thirtysomething couple begin to talk about their failing marriage but soon find themselves lost as the hiking trail seem not to have an exit and they repeatedly return to the same spot. And if that is not bad enough, a silent hooded killer is tracking them down.
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Language
English
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Description
"Six-year-old Gracie Lynn is perpetually curious and big-hearted. Convinced she knows how to save her beloved grandfather John from the 'worm' that is eating his brain—a metaphor her mother once used to explain John's dementia and sundown syndrome—she helps him break out of his nursing home, and the two disappear together on a quest to chase the sun. But what's an adventure for Gracie is a nightmare scenario for her estranged parents, LeeAnn and...
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
Un libro que te enseña a cómo seguir luchando por lo que quieres a pesar del dolor que hoy sientes. Cuando Luz María Doria empezó a experimentar el dolor en su vida, entendió que tenía la responsabilidad de ponerse en los zapatos de todas esas personas que se levantan cada mañana con una pesada carga sobre sus hombros y con ella siguen hacia adelante: "Le quiero hablar a tu corazón de toda esa carga que le pesa y lo está apachurrando....
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Series
Publisher
Urano
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
1.a edición Noviembre 2023.
Language
Español
Description
Este libro nos enseña que el dolor tiene la trasformadora virtud de llevarnos por el camino hacia la sanación para redescubrir todo lo que la vida puede ofrecernos. El duelo nos acompaña durante toda la vida. En el proceso de madurar, dejamos atrás creencias y comportamientos. Perdemos posesiones y nos vemos obligados a abandonar ideas acerca de nosotros mismos. Y sí, también tenemos que despedirnos de amigos, compañeros de vida y amados miembros...
Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Licensed grief and trauma therapist Gina Moffa illuminates a non-linear path through grief, with tools and practices to grieve at your own pace and use loss as a catalyst for a more connected, meaningful life moving forward-perfect for readers of Grief Day by Day and It's OK That You're Not OK. Grief hurts. Whether it's the death of someone you love, the end of a friendship, a breakup, or an ambiguous loss, grief visits each of us in time. But even...
9) Cape
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"When a child loses the person in his life that he loves more than anything, he uses his cape as protection from his grief. On the day of the funeral, he uses it to block out the pictures and stories people share, refusing to acknowledge the memories that keep bubbling up. He won't think about them. He doesn't want to. He avoids the memories, until he no longer can. He remembers then. Their laugh, their smile, the moment they gave him the cape....
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Shay and their dog Fluffy are best friends. Through the years they are each other's source of comfort and companionship in times of both sadness and joy. When Shay learns that Fluffy is sick and they must say goodbye, they feel angry and scared. But Fluffy offers a gentle reassurance—as she always has—and Shay reflects on the meaningful bond they have shared with their friend and the love for her that they will hold in their heart forever." --publisher's...
11) Monica
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story--actually, stories--of its title character. Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined...
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