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Intermezzo

A Novel

by Rooney, Sally

Book - 2024

In the wake of their father's death, two brothers—successful Dublin lawyer Peter and his younger brother Ivan, a competitive chess player—find different ways to deal with their grief. In the wake of their father's death, two brothers—successful Dublin lawyer Peter and his younger brother Ivan, a competitive chess player—find different ways to deal with their grief. Show less

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The Friend

by Nunez, Sigrid

Book - 2018

After becoming the guardian of her late best friend's enormous Great Dane, a grieving woman is evicted from her no-pets apartment and forges a deep bond with the equally distraught animal in ways that initially disturb her friends. After becoming the guardian of her late best friend's enormous Great Dane, a grieving woman is evicted from her no-pets apartment and forges a deep bond with the equally distraught animal in ways that initially disturb her friends. Show less

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All My Mother's Lovers

A Novel

by Masad, Ilana

Book - 2020

Shattered by revelations about her recently deceased mother, who never entirely accepted her sexuality, Maggie tracks down the men in her mother’s hidden second life while coming to terms with new understandings about monogamy. Shattered by revelations about her recently deceased mother, who never entirely accepted her sexuality, Maggie tracks down the men in her mother’s hidden second life while coming to terms with new understandings about monogamy. Show less

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Brother Sister Mother Explorer

A Novel

by Figueroa, Jamie

Book - 2021

In the aftermath of their mother's passing, Rafa and Rufina spend a final weekend together in their childhood home carrying out a peculiar bet that Rufina hopes will force her brother to commit to living. In the aftermath of their mother's passing, Rafa and Rufina spend a final weekend together in their childhood home carrying out a peculiar bet that Rufina hopes will force her brother to commit to living. Show less

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Afterlife

A Novel

by Alvarez, Julia

Book - 2020

Reeling from her beloved husband's sudden death in the wake of her retirement, an immigrant writer is further derailed by the reappearance of her unstable sister and an entreaty for help by a pregnant undocumented teen. Reeling from her beloved husband's sudden death in the wake of her retirement, an immigrant writer is further derailed by the reappearance of her unstable sister and an entreaty for help by a pregnant undocumented teen. Show less

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The Celebrants

A Novel

by Rowley, Steven

Book - 2023

After the death of their friend Alec two weeks before graduation, Marielle, Craig, Jordan, Jordy and Naomi made a pact to celebrate each other's "funerals" while they were still alive. Now Jordan has called the group together once more... After the death of their friend Alec two weeks before graduation, Marielle, Craig, Jordan, Jordy and Naomi made a pact to celebrate each other's "funerals" while they were still alive. Now Jordan has called the group together once more... Show less

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Writers & Lovers

A Novel

by King, Lily

Book - 2020

Blindsided by her mother's sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, 31-year-old Casey Peabody's determination to live a creative life will be complicated by her relationships with two very different men. Blindsided by her mother's sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, 31-year-old Casey Peabody's determination to live a creative life will be complicated by her relationships with two very different men. Show less

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Hope and Glory

A Novel

by Benson, Jendella

Book - 2022

Glory Akindele returns to London from her seemingly glamorous life in LA to mourn the sudden death of her father, only to find her previously close family has fallen apart in her absence. Glory Akindele returns to London from her seemingly glamorous life in LA to mourn the sudden death of her father, only to find her previously close family has fallen apart in her absence. Show less

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Sing Them Home

by Kallos, Stephanie

Book - 2009

When Hope vanishes in the midst of a tornado in 1978, her three children are forced to cope with the sudden loss in their own ways. Reunited by their father's death decades later, they must finally face the tragedy that has always haunted them. When Hope vanishes in the midst of a tornado in 1978, her three children are forced to cope with the sudden loss in their own ways. Reunited by their father's death decades later, they must finally face the tragedy that has always haunted them. Show less

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The Great Believers

by Makkai, Rebecca

Book - 2018

The director of a Chicago art gallery and a woman looking for her estranged daughter in Paris both struggle to come to terms with the ways AIDS has affected their lives. The director of a Chicago art gallery and a woman looking for her estranged daughter in Paris both struggle to come to terms with the ways AIDS has affected their lives. Show less

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The Young Widower's Handbook

A Novel

by McAllister, Tom

Book - 2017

For Hunter Cady, meeting Kait was the greatest thing that ever happened to him. When she dies quite suddenly, numb with grief, he stumbles forward the only way he knows how: by running away. For Hunter Cady, meeting Kait was the greatest thing that ever happened to him. When she dies quite suddenly, numb with grief, he stumbles forward the only way he knows how: by running away. Show less

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