Dysfunctional Families

When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn't expect is that she'll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. She travels to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767924467Author Dr. Robin SternFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)...

THE PERFECT GIFT for all of the 'GROWN-UPS' still wondering what life is all about. Talking about the farmer's market:How much are these carrots? What, per kilogram?Each? Really? What does 'heritage' mean? Could I just have an onion, then, please?Oh. Do...

What happens to sibling relationships when your older sister, the budding poet you loved and admired as a child, falls prey to severe mental illness? When Deborah Kasdan’s sister returns from a gap year in Israel she seems to glow with health and beauty...

You have begun to deal with the pain and trauma of being raised in a dysfunctional family and now you are ready to lead a healthy life. But: Do you know what healthy people do? Do you know what is "normal"? Do you know how to ask unwanted guests to...

Mother doesn't always know best in this atmospheric and twisty novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series-now popular Lifetime movies.When former teacher Paula Eden adopts Faith and Trevor,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612198668Author Alicia ElliottFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909889514Author Sigrid RausingFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Granta MagazinePublisher Granta MagazineWeight(grams) 315gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958972045Author Mark MatousekFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing...

'I loved it! Clever, romantic, funny and completely different!' Katie FfordeCan old-fashioned courtship survive in today's dating world?When Emma Love's mother retires, it is time for her to take the reins of the family dating agency and build on its...

'Raw, unflinching, incredibly brave' - BBC Woman's Hour 'Visceral and gripping' - Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun Coming Clean is a searingly honest memoir of loving an alcoholic - both through the heaviest drinking years and into recovery. ...

In this compelling book, the authors present an innovative therapeutic model for understanding and treating adults from emotionally abusive or neglectful families? families the authors call narcissistic. Narcissistic families have a parental system that...

'A master synthesizer of attachment science, medical practice, and his own experience as a father, Harold Koplewicz capably and compassionately leads us through the art of scaffolding, from early childhood through the important adolescent period.' -...

'A fresh, lively story about friendship - Ade and Shanice are such real girls' Jacqueline Wilson The major new middle-grade series from the authors of Slay in Your Lane is here! A universal story of...

'An outstanding debut' CHERIE JONES, author of How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House'Vivid and authentic' LEONE ROSS, author of This One Sky Day'Cacophonic, alive and heartbreaking' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, author of The Mercies'A gripping...

Summer is approaching in the market town of Little Woodford, which can only mean one thing: the town fete! But the winds of change are blowing through the sleepy town high street and trouble is on the horizon... Two hot properties have come up for...

How far would you go for family?Anna's done bad things before. Neglected and unloved as a child, she had to do whatever it took to keep herself and her little sister, Birdie, safe. But the worst thing she's ever done is let her sister walk out of a diner...

Amidst the glamour of high society, a tawdry secret will change Lily's life forever...1958. The last year debutantes will be presented at court to the young Queen Elizabeth and officially come out into society. To appease her traditional mother, aspiring...

'The Wicked Sister is massively thrilling and altogether unputdownable' KARIN SLAUGHTERA startling novel of psychological suspense, as two generations of sisters try to unravel their tangled relationships between nature and nurture, guilt and betrayal,...

Nothing can come between a mother and her child in this haunting sequel to Eden's Children from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series-now popular Lifetime movie events.Faith Eden's brief foray into...

"This riveting, original, and powerful mother-daughter story kept me glued to the pages." Colleen Hoover"Filled with buried secrets and jaw-dropping deception, Sarah Pekkanen's GONE TONIGHT is a page-turning thriller about a mother-daughter you won't...

An astonishing and revelatory memoir by two women who escaped the glamorous yet deadly international drug trade.Mia Flores and Olivia Flores live under assumed names. To their neighbours, they are typical single mothers, their days filled with school...

The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, Endgame a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy. An unpopular king,...

Following the events of The Umbrella Lady, young Saffron Faith Anders searches for family and love in this spine-tingling gothic fairy tale from the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series-now popular...

'Clever, sharp, and deliciously dark... A one-sitting read.' Andrea Mara_____________________________When you fake it for a living, the truth is hard to find...Former child star Lily Thane is now a struggling thirty-something actress. Her old...

'A master synthesizer of attachment science, medical practice, and his own experience as a father, Harold Koplewicz capably and compassionately leads us through the art of scaffolding, from early childhood through the important adolescent period.' -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316415620Author Barry SonnenfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 204mm *...

The magic of dogs! They keep company, provide unconditional love, share in the ups and downs of our lives and make every day an adventure.How do dogs do it? They brighten our days, act as our therapists, and become our best friends-without saying one...

Nothing can come between a mother and her child in this haunting sequel to Eden's Children from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series-now popular Lifetime movie events.Faith Eden's brief foray into...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641522373Author Gina Atencio-MacLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Althea PressPublisher Althea PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia's actions are disturbing and...

Children need love. Parents need respect. It is as simple and complex as that! When frustrated with an unresponsive child, a parent doesn't declare, "You don't love me." Instead the parent asserts, "You are being disrespectful right...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668069608Author Lara Love HardinFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 239mm *...

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Fiction with a Sense of Place Award.Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize.'Remarkable . . . her characters glow with life and humour' Ian McEwan2003. Singapore. Friendless and fatherless, sixteen-year-old Szu lives in the...

Two sisters face love, rivalry, and a shocking disappearance amidst the luxury of Palm Springs from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series-now popular Lifetime movies.Like everyone else in Palm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400335817Author Jinger VuoloFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Thomas Nelson PublishersPublisher Thomas Nelson PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997900705Author J P SextonFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint John SextonPublisher John SextonWeight(grams) 621gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm

'I'm not taking my clothes off.' My words bounced off the walls of the empty changing room. I was ten years old. I folded my arms tightly across my chest. I'd seen them outside. Naked Mum tried a smile. 'Nobody minds here.' But I minded. I'd never seen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060931155Author S. ForwardFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 180g

Edited and with contributions by Lois Badey'I have a secret. Secrets can be dangerous. They make tell lies. You can lie to others, but mostly, you lie to yourself...' - JanetDrawing from his 35,000-member strong community, one of the country's most...