With the kids back in school, claim a little space for yourself ....in the carpool line, waiting at practice, during homework time in the evening...and count on these top reads.
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Bossypantsby Tina Fey
You couldn’t get enough of her on Saturday nights, and as a mom, you were probably too busy in 2011 to indulge in the comical stylings of Tina Fey. This timeless take of the mother-daughter relationship will be a good read for the first time or second to brighten your busy days.
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Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf
Social worker Ellen Moore witnesses the hardships her line of work presents in dealing with humanity. When Ellen encounters Jenny, a recent girl who’s found herself living on the streets, the other learns more than expected from the other. This tale captures the beauty of motherhood under different circumstances.
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The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee
When Portia Cuthcart makes the decision to leave Texas and never have the opportunity to work in the Glass Kitchen her grandmother built, she moves to Manhattan and vows to never cook again. Things stir up when she meets a 12-year-old girl and her father and finds herself cooking up different plans.
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Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews
A New York wedding florist never believed in love, despite her occupation surrounding nuptials. However, she stumbles across a life decision when the bride of one of the weddings she’s working disappears, and is left to reevaluate her stance on love.
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The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
Indulge in a deep read as summer winds down and revisit August of 1954. This story retells the challenges of segregation in a touching manner. Go on a journey and experience love and sadness in this New York Times best seller.
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Friendswoodby Rene Steinke
Travel through the town of Friendswood and relate to the families experiencing the unknown when a tragedy strikes their small town. This novel has everything you’re looking for - from family to suspense to faith.
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The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan
Struck by tragic and taken at only 22 years old, the scholarly Yale graduate left behind a scripted legacy in her essays collected in The Opposite of Loneliness. After reading Keegan’s stories, anyone can relate to her rising question of discovering who we’re truly meant to be.
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The Vacationers by Emma Straub
Join the Posts family and take an extended vacation overseas for a serene, intimate family vacation. Discover yourself, laugh and cry as you turn pages of Straub’s end-of-summer must read.
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You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth by Leslie Marinelli
There’s no need for you to feel alone when you don’t have it all together. Here is your chance to turn to someone who will tell you it’s OK to not be perfect. Spend time with the perfect girlfriend, as life goes into full swing again.
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The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats fills the senses with rich descriptions spanning the decades between the 1950s and the present. When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be…until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago, to a Burmese woman they have never heard of.
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