mothers and daughters

This is the remarkable story of what happened when Sarah Gilmore "and her mother, Maggie, suddenly found themselves the recipients of an unusual inheritance. A home of their own sounds too good to be true to the Gilmores, who have been struggling to manage on Maggie's income as a waitress--but the conditions that come with the house are strange indeed. Then Sarah receives a message that she should look for a mysterious bequest in an old chest and her imagination runs to thoughts of jewels and wealth. She is disappointed when the chest seems to yield nothing of value--until she learns the truth about her legacy."--back cover.

When Carmie discovers that her divorced mother, who suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, was once a well-known Malibu surfer, she reevaluates the way she views her mother and herself.

The daughter of a famous actress, fifteen-year-old Grace has never known the identity of her father, but she hopes to find some answers while spending the summer at her mother's childhood home on Martha's Vineyard.

Seventeen-year-old loaner Maggy Klass, who frequently seeks refuge from her alcoholic mother's apartment by sitting and drawing in a local cafe, becomes involved in a destructive relationship with a charismatic homeless youth named Cole.

When their mother is taken seriously ill, Sharon, Drogan, and Cassie must decide who will abandon their successful career and take over her work at The Woodmore Times, an influential African-American newspaper, and when timid Sharon steps up to the challenge, she gains self-confidence and newfound love, despite her sibling's mistrust and jealousy.

This is the story of a woman who, in the battle of child custody, finds herself overpowered by her husband's ruthless actions. In the aftermath of an ugly divorce, she must rebuild her world alone, find the strength and wherewithal to live in it, and regain a life with her children.

Determined to satisfy her curiosity about her unknown father, eighteen-year-old Angela May embarks on an emotional journey that shapes and forever alters the way she looks at herself, her unconventional mother, and her devoted friend Tycho.