Download or read book Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me written by Lucia Van Der Post and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucia van der Post has dispensed advice on living stylishly for more than three decades, and her common sense, confidence, and wit have garnered her legions of fans worldwide. A bestseller in the United Kingdom, Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me offers in van der Post's distinctively warm, aphoristic style everything a woman needs to know about living well, with elegance and glamour. Leaving no aspect of a woman's life unconsidered, sections include How to Work and Have a Life; Cheap Chic; Ten Easy Main Courses; How to Wear Black; and Love, Marriage, and Happiness.
Download or read book My Mother s Wish written by Jerry Camery-Hoggatt and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something strange is brewing at the Comeback Café A grandfather’s song has turned a diner into hallowed ground. A contrary girl with a gypsy heart feels the tug of home. And a truck driver named Jedidiah keeps his foot on the gas, ready to sweep you into an unforgettable story of belonging and grace. It’s the 1960s Midwest, and Ellee Crumb wants to change the world, starting with her mother, but she’s having trouble even getting her teachers to know her real name. So Ellee sits at the Comeback, her broken heart lying there on a table, when a three-armed waitress and a quirky stranger show up and hand her back the pieces. An affecting tale, My Mother’s Wish will remind you of the power of grand hopes and effect of impossible expectations. You’ll witness the influence every life has on another, and you’ll find new reasons to believe in the comfort and joy in an everyday, American version of the story of Christmas: being known and loved, just as you are.
Download or read book The Last Story of Mina Lee written by Nancy Jooyoun Kim and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Riveting and unconventional, The Last Story of Mina Lee traces the far-reaching consequences of secrets in the lives of a Korean immigrant mother and her daughter Margot Lee's mother is ignoring her calls. Margot can’t understand why, until she makes a surprise trip home to Koreatown, LA, and finds that her mother has suspiciously died. Determined to discover the truth, Margot unravels her single mother’s past as a Korean War orphan and an undocumented immigrant, only to realize how little she truly knew about her mother, Mina. Thirty years earlier, Mina Lee steps off a plane to take a chance on a new life in America. Stacking shelves at a Korean grocery store, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. But that moment leads to repercussions for Mina that echo through the decades, leading up to the truth of what happened the night of her death. Told through the intimate lens of a mother and daughter who have struggled all their lives to understand each other, The Last Story of Mina Lee is a powerful and exquisitely woven debut novel that explores identity, family, secrets, and what it truly means to belong. HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BY FORTUNE · POPSUGAR · PUREWOW · BETCHES · GMA.COM · VULTURE · BUSTLE · THE MILLIONS · LITHUB · BOOKRIOT · BOOKISH “Painful, joyous... A story that cries out to be told.” —Los Angeles Times “Kim is a brilliant new voice in American fiction.” —Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel “Suspenseful and deeply felt.” —Chloe Benjamin, author of The Immortalists
Download or read book Things I Wish My Mother Had Said or Maybe She Did written by Genie Lee Perron and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of original artwork and motherly advice that spans generations. The author ties her own mother's words of wisdom to present day life with her own children. A loving tribute to a very wise woman. This work contains whimsical art which symbolizes and brings life to the words and suggestions contained in the text. Simple yet effective practices are highlighted in a way that make putting them into practice in one's own life easy. A relaxing read and awesome way to make life, in general, more simple and joyous.
Download or read book What I Wish My Mother Had Told Me About Men written by Julie Gorman and published by Authentic Media Inc. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shattering Deceptions That Destroy Intimacy Does the man in your life sometimes disappoint you? Do you ever long for him to change? Feel frustrated or wonder why he seems to only want one thing? Do you crave greater intimacy in your relationship? In What I Wish My Mother Had Told Me About Men, Julie Gorman shares transparently about the myths she believed about men-faulty paradigms that led to a multitude of mistakes, misunderstandings, and misconceptions. With real, raw, and relevant insights for every woman, Julie offers practical "next step" actions and inspiring thoughts to empower you to see your man through God's lens and move toward greater intimacy. You'll uncover twelve redemptive secrets that shatter the common deceptions women believe about men, and the one central liberating truth every woman must know in order to experience complete intimacy. What I Wish My Mother Had Told Me About Men reveals just how far God is willing to run to rescue you!
Download or read book Navigating Life written by Margaux Bergen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You might learn a few useful things at school, but most of what matters, most of what makes you into a fully functioning human being, no teacher will ever tell you. This diamond-sharp, honest book of hard-earned wisdom is one mother's effort to equip her daughter for survival in the real world. Heartbreakingly funny, Navigating Life has invaluable tips for students of life of all ages. It will challenge you to lead a more meaningful life and to tackle the bumps along the way with grit, style, and ingenuity.
Download or read book My Mother s Wish written by Jerry Camery-Hoggatt and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something strange is brewing at the Comeback Café A grandfather’s song has turned a diner into hallowed ground. A contrary girl with a gypsy heart feels the tug of home. And a truck driver named Jedidiah keeps his foot on the gas, ready to sweep you into an unforgettable story of belonging and grace. It’s the 1960s Midwest, and Ellee Crumb wants to change the world, starting with her mother, but she’s having trouble even getting her teachers to know her real name. So Ellee sits at the Comeback, her broken heart lying there on a table, when a three-armed waitress and a quirky stranger show up and hand her back the pieces. An affecting tale, My Mother’s Wish will remind you of the power of grand hopes and effect of impossible expectations. You’ll witness the influence every life has on another, and you’ll find new reasons to believe in the comfort and joy in an everyday, American version of the story of Christmas: being known and loved, just as you are.
Download or read book I m Glad My Mom Died written by Jennette McCurdy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir by American former actress and singer Jennette McCurdy about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013
Download or read book A Mother s Wish written by Marta Perry and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MATT CALDWELL WAS FINALLY COMING HOME… After years of trotting around the world, running from his faith, detaching from love, stunning eventshad flung the handsome bachelor back to quaint Caldwell Cove. But widow Sarah Reed, publisher of the Cove’s Gazette, couldn’t imagine that Matt’s sudden return would be anything but trouble for her and her young children. A BLESSING OR A CURSE? Then the unlikely business partners met, and her once-silent partner, Matt, was no longer silent. Sarah had never imagined that love strikes twice, but she was beginning to hope that the heavens were smiling down on her. And that the path to righting old wrongs would turn out to have hidden blessings.
Download or read book Mother s Wish written by Judy Kathleen Thompson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My purpose in penning beautiful, inspirational poetry has always been to convey love and admiration, evoke joy along with fond-hearted sentiments, and most of all, inspire and enrich the soul, abundantly as well as poignantly. I will do my best to honor your Motherhood via my heartfelt words that reverently remember, humbly honor and pay glorious tribute to, the most lovely, coalesced splendor that the world has ever celebrated...Love...Love between Mother and child...Judy Kathleen.....www.JudyKathleenThompson.com
Download or read book Hunter s Bride A Mother s Wish written by Marta Perry and published by Steeple Hill. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hunter’s Bride Due to a little misunderstanding spinning out of control, Chloe Caldwell’s family now thinks her boss, Luke Hunter, is her fiancé. Luckily, the handsome executive is willing to play the part for reasons of his own. He never dreamed a woman, a family and the faith he left long ago would change everything…. A Mother’s Wish When Caldwell Cove’s favorite lost son Matt Caldwell returns home, Sarah Reed discovers her newspaper has a silent partner. A widow with four rambunctious children, she isn’t sure if this cynical journalist will ruin her—or be the answer to her unspoken prayers.
Download or read book A Mother s Wish written by Dilly Court and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A MOVING, HEARTFELT AND FAMILY DRIVEN SAGA SET IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY LONDON FROM THE BESTSELLING SAGA AUTHOR Effie Grey has fallen on hard times since the death of her husband. Forced to live on a narrowboat owned by her tyrannical father-in-law, Jacob, Effie must put aside her own despair in order to protect her brother, Tom, and her young son, Georgie. Life becomes even more unbearable when Jacob hires the villainous Salter and his vile wife Sal to run the barge. When Tom is sent away without a penny, Effie is forced to make a choice to protect her family. Driven by desperation, Effie steals Jacob’s hidden cache of money and flees with her son in search of Tom. No matter what, she will make a home for little Georgie and keep him safe from harm.
Download or read book A Mother s Wish written by Dilly Court and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From this major talent in saga-writing, author of Mermaids Singing; The Cockney Sparrow; A Mother's Courage and The Constant Heart comes this compelling new story set in turn-of-the-twentieth-century London. Since the untimely death of her husband, young mother Effie Grey has been forced to live on a narrowboat owned by her tyrannical, crippled father-in-law Jacob. She is determined to protect her brother Tom and her baby son Georgie from Jacob's bullying ways. Effie and Tom see little of the pittance they are able to earn by trading along the River Lea, and with no other family to support them they have no choice but to put up with their increasingly difficult situation. When Tom is sent packing, Effie is driven to desperation and she steals Jacob's hidden cache of money and escapes with her son. She begins her frantic search for her beloved brother and vows that whatever happens she will make a home for Georgie and keep him safe from harm.
Download or read book A Mother s Wish written by Karen Templeton and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winnie Porter just couldn't forget the child she'd given up for adoption all those years ago…or the wonderful family that had taken him in. Now it was finally time to see her son one last time. Still reeling from his wife's untimely death, the last thing Aidan Black needed to deal with was the unwed mother who brought his beloved Robbie into the world. Especially when she was all grown up into a beautiful, vivacious young woman who'd immediately drawn his boy into her spell—not to mention Aidan himself. Would Winnie's secret shatter Aidan's family—or make it whole again?
Download or read book What I Wish My Mother Had Told Me About Marriage written by Greg Gorman and published by Authentic Media Inc. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you desire greater intimacy in your relationship? Long for a deeper connection where loyalty and devotion abounds? Want your marriage to thrive - not just survive? Whether you're about to say your wedding vows or have celebrated your golden anniversary, What I Wish My Mother Had Told Me About Marriage provides irreplaceable insights and unparalleled certainties to awaken greater connection and friendship in your marriage.
Download or read book Things I Wish I Told My Mother written by Susan Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2023-04-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An artist and her perfectionist mother unpack a lifetime of secrets while on vacation in Paris in this moving novel—perfect for fans of One Italian Summer. A mother and daughter on vacation in Paris unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes—with a giant Pattersonian twist at the end! Every daughter has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets. Laurie is an artist, a collector of experiences. She travels the world with a worn beige duffel bag. Every mother has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets. “Dr. Liz,” Laurie’s mother, is an elegant perfectionist who travels the world with a matched set of suitcases. When Laurie surprises her mother with a dream vacation, it brings an unexpected sparkle to her eyes. So begins Things I Wish I Told My Mother. You will wish this novel never ends.
Download or read book Wish written by Barbara O'Connor and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Barbara O'Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers the true meaning of family.
