A gay, taciturn writer and her narcissistic Manhattan singer mother are forced to navigate their codependent relationship when an accident places the latter in the former's care.

Tells the amazing story of a woman who, having escaped an abusive marriage but having no home to live in, enlisted the help of a small bank loan and a work crew consisting only of her and her four children to build a family home from the ground up, in the amazing story of the healing of a broken family.

The fascinating story of America's national day of thanks and of the tenacious and inspiring Sarah Josepha Hale, a nineteenth-century woman who made establishing this holiday her life's mission-one brought to fruition by the wise support of Abraham Lincoln.

A moving memoir from an award-winning author. A mother cat and her kittens, shot with a pellet gun. A poacher illegally stalking a bear. Peg Kehret tells these true stories and more as she invites readers into her life on a small wildlife sanctuary. She writes about animal rescue while providing facts about the animals and birds she meets. Mrs. Kehret also shares the tragedy of her husband's sudden death, and the pain of losing Pete, the shelter cat...