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in a squirrelly example of "everything is for sale," those with enough money (Mind Capital) can buy others Our unnamed narrator inherits his mother's banned memories, and he enters into her saved collection while alcohol- and drug-induced hazes, hangovers, regrettable extramarital affairs, lies, and doubts about her mothering

O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction story of a precocious third daughter Her trusted nurse and former milk-mother Sofia does her best to delay plans to wed the slight young girl with Death, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Instructions for a Heatwave, This Must Be the Place, and others

Arthie Casimir and her makeshift gang--Flick, Jin, and vampire leader Laith--are eager to upend Flick's mother's machinations are upended; and some characters are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to save the others An aspect of the story that comes into play in various forms is a revised understanding of the Other

She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents Her father wasn't part of her life, her mother disappeared when she was little, and her daughter's father authors' books In a Holidaze, The Unhoneymooners, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, and Love and Other

Jennette became a child actress at age six in order to please her mother, pushing down her own anxiety and disinclination to be the center of attention--and eventually committing to her mother's idea of Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling actions; pushy manner; mental, emotional, and physical abuse; and disturbing codependence with her young daughter make for an uncomfortable read. perspective, and distance from the situation, the various methods of constant abuse and control her mother

Nina's mother Hanna fled from East to West Germany in a harrowing escape at age twenty. And in an intriguing turnabout within the family, her daughter Nina, the author of this book, became at the height of the Cold War, spying in a more oppressive, dangerous East Germany than the one her mother

memoir, she traces some of her select ancestors' intriguing stories, moving into heavy emphasis on her mother's unusual, difficult childhood and youth before sharing the personal impact of her mother's many marriages and moves, poverty and extreme wealth, and inability to consider others' difficulties because of her But Dalton and the only two other envoys he's met (a giant snail and his human sidekick) soon realize You can find Bossy reviews of other science fiction novels here . 03 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis

The family's singing is romanticized, but Maria reveals that one daughter had extreme anxiety about performing grueling touring schedule was rooted in a desperate bid to put food on the table for the family when few other Michelle Moran is also the author of Cleopatra's Daughter.

Another Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You And if you like books about magic, here are two other When the long-lost sisters do unexpectedly cross each other's paths again at last, the world's seams She's a witch who has sworn off magic; she fled her powerful mother and coven, but they didn't want to There are instances of trickery related to lineage and other similar surprises. Circe, daughter of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, is an odd child.

tradition as she explores her own heritage, flexes her newfound power, and digs into the story of her mother's After sixteen-year-old Bree's mother dies in an accident, she escapes the painful memories of her childhood Was her mother connected to all of these mysterious goings-on? Did her mother have some sort of abilities she never told Bree about? Her forged connections to those who knew her mother and knew of her mother were a story element I loved

But when three women, all strangers to each other, are invited to the reclusive, three-times-widowed rejuvenating and inspiring forces for the young aspiring poet, the outspoken American with a fortune, and the mother by reading about a bunch of destructive men subjugating women--sometimes seemingly on a whim and at other More Books about Books and Victorian-Set Novels I've Loved For Bossy reviews of other books about books For other Victorian-set novels, check out this link .

Along with Helene ("HH") and Frank's correspondence, the gradual expansion of Helene's communication to others working in the shop, Frank's wife, and, ultimately, his daughters, paints a poignant picture of the significant roles the pen pals played in each other's lives. resources emphasizes the chasm between the existences of the parties who are corresponding with each other When one side suffers a loss, it is a blow felt on the other side of the ocean.

story This Time Tomorrow; and Something Wilder, Christina Lauren's newest, about a treasure hunter's daughter After twists and turns and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes the star of a hit Emma Straub is also the author of The Vacationers, All Adults Here, Modern Lovers, and other books. 03 Christina Lauren also authored the books The Soulmate Equation, The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other

relationship issues, while young Vera tries to simply make a friend at school and find her biological mother was made in Korea so understands some of Vera's fascination with her absent and unknown Korean-born mother also the author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook , Absurdistan , Super Sad True Love Story , and other

rural Sawyer, Tennessee, teenaged Cash mows lawns and lives with his beloved grandparents since his mother's friend Delaney is a genius who daydreams while working at Dairy Queen, and she's always braced for her mother's convince Cash to go--with the help of his grandparents, his wise aunt, the pull of their deep bond to each other And they care for each other, dare to imagine alternate futures, take big swings, and allow for unanticipated

Young Cordelia is becoming aware of her mother's significant power and reach, and she is terrified senseless She is made to be magically "obedient" to her mother, and as such she is incapable of warning others about how dangerous her sorceress of a mother is--and how extensive and dastardly her plans are for those His beloved mother Leah kept her son fed and supplied with books, and she worked relentlessly at menial And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here .

path to figuring out her life that mainly entails defying most of the stereotypes of a young single mother father; she loses two roommates due to the baby's crying; she receives little practical help from her mother financial situation, the weight of responsibility for a tiny, helpless human, the shocking power of others

small town, where tragedy in the form of evil white men took their father from them and left their mother The other twin marries a dark-skinned black man and lives as a black woman. months in the life of an extended family--including a stolid patriarch and matriarch, a free-spirited daughter , a spunky and fantastic granddaughter Gussie, a daughter with another grandchild on the way, a deadbeat She is facing her mother’s decline in health and exploring her own identity and meaning in her life,

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Black Woods, Blue Sky , literary fiction about a single mother 01 Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey Birdie's a single mother to Emmaleen and a waitress in a small Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively You can find Bossy reviews of other memoirs here . 03 Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson Marlowe

younger to me—their matching outfits, reverting to sucking thumbs after a crisis, free use of each other's Father and daughter, brother and sister, and mother and father find their way back together after hurting each other, making mistakes, misunderstanding intentions, and losing their individual paths.

Gould grew up in Australia the daughter of a paramedic, and she follows in her father's footsteps, training drug-induced hazes, hangovers, regrettable decision-making, extramarital affairs, and doubts about her mothering I feel like this book and I have been circling each other since early May, and I was so delighted as out early on that she faces the impending loss of her sight, that she is somewhat estranged from her daughter To find Bossy reviews of other books I've read, please check out the titles at this link .

Smith's light fiction about an emotionally distant father and daughter trying to find connection on a But Greta's mother passed away recently, and the couples' trip to Alaska that her mother had planned and he obviously not-so-secretly hopes the trip will help Greta and her father find their way to each other

friends and ex-spouses, live in intimate solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters , each other, themselves, and the world. Lucy explores with insight the perspective of those on the other end of the political spectrum from Lucy They each seem to find the other--and their relationship--awkward and irritating at times, but their Lucy's creation of an imaginary, supportive mother and her loving responses to and comfort for Lucy in

responsibility for it--around imperfect characters who have drifted apart and must now recognize each other's fallibility, whether through sacrificing or trying to protect each other. Seventeen-year-old Charlie, the twins, their father Noah, and their mother Lorelei, an AI leader, are it felt originally, and I was intrigued by watching their shifts, accommodations, and grace for each other You might also be interested in my Bossy reviews of these other novels about AI .

small town, where tragedy in the form of evil white men took their father from them and left their mother The other twin marries a dark-skinned black man and lives as a black woman. family, and an exhausted sense of constantly living a lie; she finds it difficult to connect to her daughter The black twin returns to the girls' hometown and shakes things up by bringing her very dark-skinned daughter Bennett also wrote The Mothers, which I had mixed feelings about.

The real-life story of the challenge of Brown's education, his extremely dedicated mother, and his labored You might also want to check out these other Bossy reviews of books about books and books that deal with Cleo and her best friend since childhood, Paloma, live down the street from each other and are ecstatic happily bring their new son home, while Cleo and Ethan find themselves in a nightmare of grief: their daughter You might also be interested in my Bossy reviews of other Tana French novels.

Her mother dedicated her life to searching for her own brother, who disappeared decades ago, and enlisted daughter August in her obsessive research and in her driven questioning of even the most tangentially Some of the twists at the end felt implausible, but others wrapped up frustrating revelations in satisfying Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late

Arthie Casimir and her makeshift gang--Flick, Jin, and vampire leader Laith--are eager to upend Flick's mother's When Yeva runs across sisters posing as participants of the marriage industry in order to find their mother

Danielle Henderson; Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile; Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina; Somebody's Daughter Her mother is presented sympathetically while coming off as odd, and Lockwood herself takes on a somewhat Her mother confided her darkest secrets to young Brodeur as though she was a friend, and she drew the But the story was ultimately more about an emotionally stunted mother, her codependence on her adolescent daughter, and how the author unraveled the many smothering ties to the woman whose conditional love

I’m dying to know how closely Anita Abriel’s book traces the inspiring events from her mother’s incredible For my full review of this book, please see Florence Adler Swims Forever. 05 Call Your Daughter Home But she and the other characters were developed fully. Their sparks of joy are often related to their relationships to each other. For my full review, please see Call Your Daughter Home. 06 The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue Donoghue

His oldest daughter died as a teenager, and the grief destroyed his marriage. He's self-obsessed and sloppy, and he's allowed himself to become distant from his only living daughter So he packs them into the car, enlists his grumbling grown daughter to help him, and hits the road.

newlywed, falling into the path set out for her as a young married woman--with an aim of becoming a mother intrigue, exploration of gender and power roles, unconventional friendship, and danger. 02 Firekeeper's Daughter She must stay home from college to care for her ailing mother, which puts on hold her hopes for her future markings (which carry more specific predictions than those she's born with) emerge, she is irresistible to others demands to examine) the girls' naked bodies and markings--including those of their own sisters and daughters

full review of this book, see In Pieces. 04 Blood by Allison Moorer "I'm still trying not to be the daughter Allison Moorer is a Grammy- and Academy Award-nominated singer-songwriter whose father killed her mother of an understanding of the people her parents were and the forces that shaped their lives (and their daughters Her interviews and experiences with others who mentor her journey in different ways could have felt disruptive place in the world, her responsibility to humans and animals, and how she might better the lives of others

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Other Valley, Scott Alexander Howard's literary speculative 01 The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard In Scott Alexander Howard's The Other Valley, teenaged speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for the future, and other Meanwhile Emma's unbalanced, often-absent mother is the reason she ended up in foster care multiple times When Justin's situation keeps getting more stressful and Emma's mother shows up, will the potentially

points of view of the persecuted, disrespected, and dismissed: prostitutes, the poor, unwed teenage mothers For my full review, please see Songteller. 02 Blood by Allison Moorer "I'm still trying not to be the daughter Allison Moorer is a Grammy- and Academy Award- nominated singer-songwriter whose father killed her mother extensive emotional manipulation, his elaborate interview accounts of his sexual escapades with her and others

and Simon the Fiddler are two more by Paulette Jiles that I've waxed poetic about on this blog, and others If you like historical fiction, you might also like some of my many other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading And: which other books should I add to my Civil War historical fiction to-read list? Marilynne Robinson is also the author of Home , Lila , Jack , Housekeeping , and other books. 05 Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird Bird's Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen is based on the story

That fateful night, Chris had come across as more aloof--but he had been grieving the loss of his mother Larissa and Chris feel more and more connected to each other, but because they'd never hurt Mike, they More Books to Check Out You might also want to check out these other Bossy reviews of books by Abby Jimenez or other rom-coms I've loved .

Equation, Christina Lauren's newest light fiction about a logical, practical single mom who adores her daughter She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents Her father wasn't part of her life, her mother disappeared when she was little, and her daughter's father In Namesake, Fable discovers the truth behind the secrets her mother took to her grave, establishes their

Cravens's LGBTQ Western set in a brothel in 1877 Dodge City; I'm reading Tricia Levenseller's debut novel Daughter Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West. 02 Daughter Daughter of the Pirate King is the first in a duology from Levenseller and is her debut novel. The second book is Daughter of the Siren Queen. 03 Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder Lilah Hunter But in real life, Shane and Lilah detest each other.

She's days away from bringing her daughter and father to meet her husband in Michigan, But the famine Will they be able to overcome that awkward start and see each other for the perfect match they may naturally be for each other?

Despite her Taiwanese mother's unrelenting pressure and sky-high expectations, June has always done just Her explorations threaten to destroy her relationship with her mother even past the world-war-level disagreements You can check out my Bossy reviews of other young adult novels here.

She's a little creaky and sore, sure, but she's ready to be reunited with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family, plus many others involved in the complex project. But Divya is too busy crafting strong female main protagonists (complete with working mother guilt, which young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of her mothers His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to

from social media for Lent, and while I love to talk books on Instagram and Facebook and to peruse other Jack Troy and his oldest daughter Ronnie are coping with complicated family dynamics in their drafty, But an unwed mother in that time and place has little chance of keeping a child once the Church has a The delving into the past draws Kat and Heath back into each others' orbits--and reveals secrets they Camilla is a new mother who has just dropped off her baby for her first day of daycare when the police

Two other historical fiction books made it onto My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads: Demon Copperhead and You can click here for other historical fiction books (and lists of favorites) I've reviewed on Bossy Millie and Reginald Thompson make what feels like an impossible choice: to send their eleven-year-old daughter Mary Sharratt also wrote Revelations, historical fiction about the life of Margery of Kempe, a mother In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--

She notes that she and her mother particularly leaned on laughing and joking during bleak moments. The author is evolving in her views on the world, and while becoming a mother brought spotlight focus

You can click here for other historical fiction books (and lists of favorites) I've reviewed on Bossy young women in an early 1800s British boarding school who fall into a clandestine love and break each other's Raine was a wealthy orphan--one of two daughters born to a white British father and an Indian mother, There's a message about faulted mothers doing the best they can here, and there are some opportunities I often feel more invested in one timeline than the other in a dual-timeline story, and here I was more

Jack Troy and his oldest daughter Ronnie are coping with complicated family dynamics when an unexpected But then an infant is left in the care of father and daughter, and as the winter progresses, Jack and You can find Bossy reviews of other novels set in Ireland here . 03 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3) by Rebecca

Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother. In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada-- The female characters' stories are deeply intertwined; I saw some of the events coming but not others

fantastical origin story (stolen by faeries and pressed into service, including his own baby snatching and other He bands with other disillusioned parties abused by faeries with a grand scheme that they hope will end More Books by this Author and Other Bossy Reviews of Retellings If you like retellings, you may want Parry is also the author of The Magician's Daughter , The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep , The Scholar

Anyhoo, I feel like this book and I have been circling each other since early May, and I was so delighted out early on that she faces the impending loss of her sight, that she is somewhat estranged from her daughter To find Bossy reviews of other books I've read, please check out the titles at this link .