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"They call themselves the May Mothers--a group of new moms whose babies were born in the same month. Twice a week, they get together in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for some much-needed adult time. When the women go out for drinks at the hip neighborhood bar, they are looking for a fun break from their daily routine. But on this hot Fourth of July night, something goes terrifyingly wrong: one of the babies is taken from his crib. Winnie, a single mom,...
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Skyhorse Publishing
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2014.
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English
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"The moment Diane Burke, an author and mother of two grown sons, received an unexpected certified letter in the mail, she had no idea her life would be shaken to its core. Memories of a past she had buried more than forty years ago suddenly resurfaced and she wasn't prepared to deal with them. Steve Orlandi, happily married, father of two and step-father of three, was living the typical middle class American life. But since the age of eight, when...
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Criterion collection volume 396
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The Ace in the Hole, in this case, is Leo Minosa, trapped in a cliff dwelling near Albuquerque, N.M. The publicity from his situation could build a winning hand for several people: Chuck Tatum, manipulative veteran newsman; Lorraine, his bored wife who dreams of city lights; Sheriff Gus Kretzer, boosting his re-election campaign; and young Herbie, a reporter who wants to make the big leagues. In 1951, there was no 24-hour cable news, and the Albuquerque...
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St. Martin's Press
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2016.
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English
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"Lacey Spears made international headlines in January 2015 when she was charged with the "depraved mind" murder of her five-year-old son Garnett. Prosecutors alleged that the 27-year old mother had poisoned him with high concentrations of salt through his stomach tube. To the outside world Lacey had seemed like the perfect mother, regularly posting dramatic updates on her son's harrowing medical problems. But in reality, Lacey was a text book case...
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"Roz is young, penniless and pregnant. All she wants is to be the perfect mother to her child, but the more she thinks about her own chaotic upbringing, the more certain she is that the best life for her baby is as far away as possible from her hometown in Ireland. Determined to do the right thing, Roz joins an elite adoption service and can't believe her luck. Within days she is jetting to New York to meet a celebrity power couple desperate for a...
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Plume
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2014.
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English
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"When an American exchange student is accused of murder, her mother will stop at nothing to save her. A midnight phone call shatters Jennifer Lewis's carefully orchestrated life. Her daughter, Emma, who's studying abroad in Spain, has been arrested after the brutal murder of another student. Jennifer rushes to her side, certain the arrest is a terrible mistake and determined to do whatever is necessary to bring Emma home. But as she begins to investigate...
10) Someday you'll thank me for this: the official southern ladies' guide to being the "perfect" mother
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Hyperion
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[2009]
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English
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Bookoture, an imprint of StoryFire Ltd
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2018.
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English
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Maia is a cleaner for ladies who lunch. With mops and buckets in tow, she spends her days dashing from house to house clearing up after them, as the rush from one exhausting pilates class to the next. But an unusual inheritance changes the lives of Maia and her children, as the join the highly exclusive world of Stirling Hall School - a place where no child can survive without organic apricots and no woman goes a week without a manicure. As Maia and...
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St. Martin's Press
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2012.
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English
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Recounts the co-author's descent into suicidal depression due to bipolar disorder and her family's efforts to secure treatments, a pursuit that required daily struggles to manage symptoms, understand the disorder, and rebuild trust.
16) Idealna matka
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Wydawnictwo Czarna Owca
Pub. Date
2019.
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Polish
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Wypad do baru. Kilka drinków. Par chwil wytchnienia. Czy to taka wielka zbrodnia? Nazywaj si Majowe Mamy i należ do klubu świeżo upieczonych matek, które urodziły swoje pociechy w tym samym miesicu. Dwa razy w tygodniu spotykaj si w jednym z brooklyńskich parków, by wesprzeć si w trudach macierzyństwa. Pewnego razu, umczone nadmiarem obowizków i codzienn rutyn, umawiaj si na wspólne wyjście na miasto. Winnie, samotna matka, która nigdy...
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