A novel based on the Donner Party--a group of more than 80 pioneers who were snowbound in 1846 in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains, during which some of them resorted to cannibalism--is narrated through th
Using the framework of rooms in a house to organize the issues in a woman's life, the authors show readers how to stop using the details of their successes to turn them into failures, and instead look
When they are trapped together after an earthquake, nine disparate characters take turns telling "one amazing thing" about his or her life, in a novel by the American Book Award-winning author of The
Lifetime Television serves up a new set of healthy recipes, a tempting array of dishes that are quick and easy to prepare and will help readers realize their potential to be thin again. Original. 250,
"Humorous and poignant, reminiscent of John Grogran's Marley & Me."--Library Journal (starred review)"The sentiment is keen, the journey captivating, and the pain heightened by the charming honest
"[One] of the most engrossing books this season."--O at Home"Altogether so superior it's hard to believe that it's a debut."--Booklist"This novel is a delight. It grabs you from the opening paragraph
Describes the melee of family and professional responsibilities that threw the lifestyle consultant author's own life into chaos, documenting the intervention staged by her friends and family members
Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned hom
Living in New York City's most elite apartment building, five women pursue relationships and personal dreams amid the social and sexual politics of New York's privileged, including comeback-seeking ac
"The women of THE WILDWATER WALKING CLUB are a delightful trio, full of heart and determination. As they - literally - put one foot in front of the other, the three new friends find unlikely paths tha
Suddenly widowed by a car crash that ended the life of her unfaithful husband, Jo Mackenzie moves to a small British seaside community and takes over her beloved grandmother's knitting shop, where she
Alex Voormann is a cerebral thirty-year-old archaeologist married to the woman of his dreams - a beautiful, ambitious botanist named Isabel. When Isabel, an organ donor, is killed by a reckless drive
From Lauren Groff, author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel The Monsters of Templeton, comes Delicate Edible Birds, one of the most striking short fiction debuts in recent years
One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over one of Manhattan's oldest and most historically hip neighborhoods, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort of building you have to earn your way into
Features a collection of essays about a parent's rite of passage that ensues when children leave the home, and features contributions by thirty-one popular writers, including Anna Quindlen, Susan Shre
On the eve of her thirty-seventh birthday, Fran Clark finds herself in a role she would never have envisioned: that of a surprisingly desperate housewife. As Fran halfheartedly attempts to relaunch he
"The Middle Place is about calling home. Instinctively. Even when all the paperwork -- a marriage license, a notarized deed, two birth certificates, and seven years of tax returns -- clearly indicates
When Judith Summers first met George, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who would change her life, she and her young son, Joshua, were mourning the deaths of her husband and her father, who had died b
By the bestselling author of Must Love Dogs, the story of two grown-up sisters who fight like cats andd dogs -- but call each other at least twice a dayWhen Must Love Dogs was published, the Chicago T
A powerful reevaluation of where feminism has left us and why woman owe it to themselves and their families not to flee the workplace ( or choose never to enter it) in favor of opting out and staying
The star of The Ghost Whisper explains how a woman can stay true to herself while looking for the man of her dreams, in a book where she couples personal anecdotes with sound, witty advice on such top
"Pat Brown takes us into the very minds of cold-blooded killers. Most people can't comprehend the `why' behind murder. Pat, utilizing her background as one of the country's leading criminal profilers
