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concerns, forcing intimacy with their fellow astronauts--their only company, and in close quarters, for many In Memoriam is beautiful, frequently painful, and offers a layered, complicated version of happy ever The banter is fantastic, and I laughed many times while reading this one. The main protagonist's focus in her work is Commander Graham Gore (a character based upon a real figure She's Barbara Van Lear, the daughter of the owners of the camp where many local residents work.

But the young woman he has found may have died of an ancient virus, and thawing the body for study could Mary was a captivating main protagonist--alternately desperate and hopeful, but always dogged in her

overused from use in other stories (a tough, closed-off investigator, broken by her past; a strong, kind man unrequited love for her; the general outline of the disturbing situation at the heart of the book’s main would also fit this criteria: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

overused from use in other stories (a tough, closed-off investigator, broken by her past; a strong, kind man unrequited love for her; the general outline of the disturbing situation at the heart of the book’s main would also fit this criteria: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

felt like the heart of the story (the Eastwoods' helping women advance their everyday struggles to gain balance of magic, religion, love, passion, family duty, adventure, and search for meaning—and all with a main Reid is a straitlaced young man for whom things are black-and-white, clearly right and wrong. than I could have dreamed of, plenty of romance, so very much wine appreciation, and copious older-man-guides-the-young-ingenue

The other plotline concerns Lurie, a man who has adventures and challenges with his surprising, loyal gives a fittingly old-fashioned quality to the writing that feels as though it suits the time, the main imprisonment; experiences cruel and potentially fatal betrayal by one of their own; faces the wild and its many

said that this story is so fully inspired by her grandmother's story that she didn't even change the main

poppets, or the playing of drums—or simply being a strong-willed woman helping to feed a village by manning She’s eager to learn how to be more independent, and she’s smart and accurate with so many of her pure ​ Author Byron Lane was Carrie Fisher's personal assistant in real life, and in this novel, Byron's main the varied demands of an enormous star, and Lane explores the characters' challenges of striving to maintain Much of the fever pitch of support and hatred for Jesus occurs when the main character of Ana is off

When they encounter loved ones from their memories who are now living alternate lives, in many cases ward since her beloved, offbeat father disappeared during a trip to acquire artifacts for the wealthy man Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like

Last Thing He Told Me, Hannah has just celebrated her one-year anniversary of marriage to Owen, she may be making the slightest inroads with her teenaged stepdaughter Bailey--and she may finally be getting Friends and siblings are pitted against each other, and some of our main protagonists are faced with He was an elderly man but remained an opinionated spitfire who hadn't felt finished making incredibly

The main protagonists are often figuring out the world, their place in it, and who they are and want I could have listed so many fantastic young adult titles here, but I picked these varied, wonderful six Or are they simply linked by their pain and their honesty--and is that bond enough to bring them peace 04 Far from the Tree by Robin Benway In Far from the Tree, Benway examines the pain of a young woman’

I hope these lists (see links below) may have helped you find a book or two for someone you love--or 02 Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls Forgotten Fairy Tales offers ten stories you may for semi-beginner cooks need to balance independent tasks and confidence-boosting familiarity; the main I think I may actually want to listen to Obama's soothing, dulcet voice read the audiobook (although I've heard he reads it sloooowly and I may need to up my usual listening speed from 1.5x--yet I do like

No one's forgotten the heartbreak of that day, nor has there been very much healing from the pain of When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously absent from her side as she collects her many The main protagonists are young, but their concerns are weighty.

The main protagonist and conflicted priest were irresistible characters. an impossible, magical turn of events, a moment of simple winter joy leads to renewed hope that they may Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would Many other titles could also potentially fall under this umbrella, including Gregory Maguire's Wicked

I read so many fantastic books this year, I was considering another 29 titles for this Bossy Best of is established of Alzheimer's disease, he considers the cases of those he has known who suffered for many (If you’re not on the Taylor Brown train yet, may I strongly suggest you join me?) I finished No Cure for Being Human in one evening, tabbed many, many passages, immediately bought my best friend Viv, whose parents want her to marry and settle down (something she has no interest in), main

the sorority house, she discovers a horrible tragedy--two of her sisters are dead and two others are maimed She rises through the ranks and gains access to the king--but if she is revealed to be a traitor, not

Anna Fort has many reservations about her husband's outlandish theories, but she dutifully assists him Once Charles's family's house maid, Anna knows she is the reason he gave up his inheritance and any relationship So when a reclusive, wealthy man invites Charles to spend the winter of 1918 on his remote, cold, private while they understand being required to isolate and quarantine to prevent the spread of the deadly flu, many island, the other couple staying nearby seem to have dark secrets, the rumors they had heard on the mainland

same household as siblings); as well as their inept parents, their parents' unpredictable friends--mainly The nontraditional parental figures--a Russian artist and frequent visitor, a rough-edged maid, a figurative

His apprenticeship is nearly over, and he has neither an assurance of steady work as a young man playing female sex holds her back from being able to find the knowledge she seeks, and she dresses as a boy to gain

I had unreasonable hopes for gaining compassionate understanding of disparate political views through feelings and intuition often drive moral judgments, and why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians may When people work together on a task, they generally want to see the hardest workers get the largest gains Within a section about when regulation really may solve major problems, Haidt notes a fascinating theory despite its multiple gems of insight, I often found the book clunky, with extensive forays into so many

Many of the characters in A Murder by Any Name were lovely, faulted, and interesting, and the dialogue trainer of the French Resistance despite the physical limitations caused by her prosthetic leg (which she gained officer sending and receiving secret wireless signals, managing a network of agents across Europe, and maintaining

from Philly to the magical Talamh, where she revels in her new-found and strengthening powers (yet maintains situation, and Bree is coming into her own, growing more powerful, figuring out her abilities, and gaining

the past feel light years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain To save their treasured family time together, Rocky may have to share secrets she never intended to reveal

But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old. Elizabeth Wein is also the author of many other novels, including additional novels in the Code Name Kristin Hannah is also the author of many other novels, including The Women . 05 Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin There would be no dressing up as a maid. But I was fascinated by the World War I focus and in many cases the spy details’ basis in reality.

works alongside her family, caring for the plantation owners' daughter Violet, who is her own age, and gaining toward Junie as well as toward his own enslaved servants--meanwhile, Junie is falling for his right-hand man She also explores the complicated Violet-Junie dynamic, in which Junie is Violet's only company for many

Isabel is already paranoid that her meek weekly maid is stealing from her.

Sometimes short stories tend toward exploring tragedy, as in many of the luminous collections here and my full review of The Office of Historical Corrections . 03 Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It by Maile In Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It , Maile Meloy keeps you on your toes as you consider what may lay in wait within the relationships she lays out, and you may not be able to anticipate who's going In Iraq Marine veteran and Dartmouth grad Phil Klay's National Book Award-winner Redeployment , the author

She rises through the ranks of palace concubines and gains almost unfettered access to the king, all This story ticked so many of my boxes--a strong, young, underestimated female; an important quest; forbidden

hospice in San Francisco, illustrates the words of kindness, thoughtful approaches, and wisdom she gained The circumstances may be complicated or fraught, or they may be heartbreaking yet straightforward, but

just loved the redefining of class-driven limitations (as with the attraction between Gwen's lady's maid and Arthur's right-hand-man); the unorthodox and touching loyalty within a reimagined Gwen-Arthur relationship

For many more Bossy reviews of memoirs, please check out the books and lists at this link . For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time, you can check out the books and lists at this Isabel, already paranoid that her meek weekly maid is stealing from her, becomes obsessed with the small

Cotado lives in a grim house on a shabby street in the new capital of Madrid, working as a scullery maid

discovers a horrible tragedy--two of her sisters (one, her best friend) are dead and two others are maimed The capable Pamela yet again must take charge despite her fear and rage and pain. and love interests--which were powerful enough to overshadow the book's dysfunctional families and painful

series in which a young girl with magic, a desperate widowed swordswoman, and a street-smart young man Cain is savvy, street-smart, and living in the capital. working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by climate change, May's May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family

Douglas Stuart is also the author of Shuggie Bain.

the past feel light years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain To save their treasured family time together, Rocky may have to share secrets she never intended to reveal estranged old friend Janessa goes missing under suspicious circumstances, Emlyn must team up with the man

the first in Kelley Armstrong's time-travel historical fiction mystery series; Young Mungo, Shuggie Bain Kelley Armstrong In the first book of Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series, we alternate between May homicide detective Mallory is attacked in an alley while in town caring for her dying grandmother, and May out the truth about what happened may also help lead her back to her real life. be reconsidered--and in a system steeped in tradition, Izzy's beginning to think the union may never

She works alongside her family, also caring for the plantation owners' daughter Violet and gaining cursory examples of her own life that illustrate the broken system of patriarchy women exist within--stories many

He'd do whatever he needed to in order to gain access to this abundance....

But it looks like she may have to rely on her annoying next-door neighbor Wes to try to gain the attention

through the ranks of the Near North Ballet Company--losing friends, becoming more jaded, and ultimately gaining a valuable, secretive benefactor who may be the key to her job security--but he may not be what he seems constricting-and-controlled scenario is orchestrated by an evasive, sinister, and, I felt, annoying man

other mountain folk characters who help or harm Honey as she fights for independence in a time when many were the vivid setting and Richardson's powerful exploration of women's limitations and struggles to gain

satisfaction with a range of others as often as she wishes, matter-of-factly, and that in doing so she gains

Many years ago I would have been asking why is this happening? In life, many things are happening for no reason at all. desperately desires--into taking the helm of enacting the party's dangerous and destructive methods of gaining the support of the populace and ultimately gaining control of the government.

It seems Charlotte may have created a situation in which she has fewer options than her constrained existence play roles as well as facilitate meetings and encounters), Charlotte reimagines what a Victorian woman may Students at the residential River Valley School for the Deaf are trying to get through finals, maintain She considers whether her role as an author offers an opportunity to write about her mother and gain The Hero of This Book is one way in which the author refuses to allow her many vivid memories of her

In You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith recounts her painful, prolonged divorce and The book is made up of many short sections, and much of Smith's exploration is focused on the way in While Smith focuses on aspects such as the increased understanding she gained about the longtime structure Yet her language is beautiful, evocative, and full of pain, resolve, reflection, anger, discovery, and This book is powered by questions, many of them unanswerable, so their fuel burns forever.

through the ranks of the Near North Ballet Company--losing friends, becoming more jaded, and ultimately gaining a valuable, secretive benefactor--but he may not be what he seems. so she says yes when a true-crime podcaster offers to interview her and get the story out so Mason may But her own pain and delirium make her wonder if she's paranoid, or if the podcaster is taking too deep

Horse digs into issues of race across three timelines, linked by a special bond between an enslaved man and dedicated to his horse Darley (later renamed Lexington in a change of control--of both horse and man inextricable involvement in our nation's history are really the bedrock for the book--Jarrett is an enslaved man greatly yet experiences moments of respect due to his insight and talent; Martha's link to her Black maid

Many of the characters in A Murder by Any Name were lovely, faulted, and interesting, and the dialogue trainer of the French Resistance despite the physical limitations caused by her prosthetic leg (which she gained officer sending and receiving secret wireless signals, managing a network of agents across Europe, and maintaining

I want to live in this life and help many people so that when I grow old and die, I will still be living growing up in a rural Nigerian village where girls are often married off young so their families can gain She's determined to gain a voice and emerge from her oppressive situation against all odds, and she's