daughters

Claire Bidwell Smith discusses her childhood when both of her parents died of cancer and her career as a therapist.

Danielle Trussoni shares how her father's service in the Vietnam War influenced every aspect of their life once he returned home.

Describes the life and personality of President Obama's younger daughter, her relationship with her family, her reaction to her father running for and winning the presidency, and how her life has changed since his election.

Describes the life and personality of President Obama's elder daughter, her relationship with her family, her reaction to her father running for and winning the presidency, and how her life has changed since his election.

"In [his earlier book] 'Making Toast', Roger Rosenblatt shared the story of his family in the days and months after the death of his thirty-eight-year-old daughter, Amy. Now, in 'Kayak Morning', he offers a personal meditation on grief itself. 'Everybody grieves,' he writes. From that terse, melancholy observation emerges a work of art that addresses the universal experience of loss. On a quiet Sunday morning, two and a half years after Amy's death, Roger heads out in his kayak. He observes, 'You can't always make your way in the world by moving up. Or down, for that matter. Boats move laterally on water, which levels everything. It is one of the two great levelers.' Part elegy, part quest, 'Kayak Morning' explores Roger's years as a journalist, the comforts of literature, and the value of solitude, poignantly reminding us that grief is not apart from life but encompasses it. In recalling to us what we have lost, grief by necessity resurrects what we have had."-- Provided by publisher.

Roger Rosenblatt recounts how he and his wife struggled to accept a new sense of normal after their daughter Amy died of an asymptomatic heart condition and they moved in with Amy's husband to help care for the couple's three children.

Willis Gidney, a private investigator in Washington, D.C., gets more trouble than he bargained for when he agrees to his friend, jazz saxophonist Steps Jackson's request to look for the daughter Steps fathered twenty-five years ago with Colette Andrews, now the wife of the former attorney general of Virginia, who turns up dead shortly after meeting with Gidney.

Tells the story of a group of mothers and their daughters who changed and enhanced their relationships by starting a monthly reading club, and includes advice on how to start a similar group, reading lists, and discussion guides.

Offers fifty-two interactive life lessons designed to help girls feel valued for their talents, personalities, and abilities, in order to heighten their aspirations and reach their full potential.

Offers parents a comprehensive overview of the emotional and physical challenges girls ages six to sixteen face in today's changing world.