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by Christa Parravani - Nonfiction

Christa Parravani and her identical twin, Cara, were linked by a bond that went beyond sisterhood or friendship. But haunted by childhood experiences with father figures and further damaged by being raped as a young adult, Cara descended into depression, drugs and a shocking early death. A few years later, Christa read that when an identical twin dies, 50 percent of the time the surviving twin dies within two years. First, Christa fought to stop her sister's downward spiral; suddenly, she was struggling to keep herself alive.

by John Schwartz - Family, Nonfiction

Three years ago, John Schwartz received a call: his son, Joe, was in the hospital following a failed suicide attempt. After coming out to his classmates, Joe’s disclosure was greeted with dismay and confusion. Hours later, he overdosed on pills. ODDLY NORMAL is Schwartz’s personal attempt to address his family’s own struggles within a culture that is changing fast, but not fast enough.

by - Fiction, Relationships, Suspense

A richly imagined novel of family, love, and science set in modern-day London.

by Ford Madox Ford - Fiction, Literature

Christopher Tietjens is torn between his unfaithful wife and his young suffragette mistress. When he leaves to fight in World War I he knows that the battlefield can only mirror what is going on at home. When he returns he must make a choice between the two women that will forever change his life. 

by Rudolfo A. Anaya - Spirituality

Antonio is six when Ultima comes to New Mexico to stay with his family. It is Ultima who introduces him to herbs and magic and a spirituality outside the strict bonds of Catholicism. Ultima brought him into the world and it is she that will nurture the birth of his soul.

by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl - Fantasy, Fiction

Lena Duchannes has a secret and a curse that have haunted her family for generations.  Ethan Wate is haunted by his dreams of a girl he has never met. When the two of them are drawn together and they discover their connection their tiny Southern town that never has surprises just might have at least one.