"Sofia, a young anthropologist, has spent much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's unexplainable illness. She is frustrated with Rose and her constant complaints, but utterly relieved to be called to abandon her own disappointing fledgling adult life. She and her mother travel to the searing, arid coast of southern Spain to see a famous consultant--their very last chance--in the hope that he might cure her unpredictable limb paralysis....

Lewis Winslow has money, a fine home, and a bright future in business. However, he has lost his beloved wife and is disappointed with the way his children have turned out. Josh cares for nothing but pleasure. Jennie is caught up in society. And Hannah leads the life of a recluse. When the calendar turns to October 1929, Lewis Winslow loses everything. An old army buddy offers to help, but he's in trouble with the law! The Winslows must change their...

Follows the marriage of David Strom, a German Jewish emigre scientist, and Della Daley, an African American singer, as they, along with their extraordinarily gifted children, struggle to overcome the racial injustices of the 1960s.

Presents a comprehensive study for adult children of narcissistic parents and analyzes the causes and development of destructive patterns and their effects on children.

"A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish contact with their adult children"--

When her husband dies on the eve of their impending European vacation, housewife Emma Hanley watches her dreams of world travel vanish even as she becomes more immersed in the lives of her two living children

Sue Miller has fashioned a compassionate inventory of two lives, a memoir destined to offer comfort to all sons and daughters struggling to make peace with their fathers and with themselves.

Lucy Winters' parents have always been there for her. Loving, gentle, and kind, they have given her everything she could have wished for. Now, estranged from her husband, she has moved to the country to take over their thriving auction business. The moment she begins to prepare for her first sale she knows she's made the right decision. And she dares to hope that at last she is living the life she has always dreamed of. But then, quite suddenly, her...