divorced mothers

"Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life--and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter's life"--Provided by publisher.

Cara Brookins discusses her experiences building a house with her family.

In 1956, Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a desirable Boston suburb. Ava is beautiful, divorced, Jewish, and a working mom. She finds her neighbors less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One afternoon, Jimmy goes missing. The neighborhood{8212}in the throes of Cold War paranoia{8212}seizes the opportunity to further ostracize Ava and her son. Years later, when Lewis and Rose reunite to untangle the final pieces of the tragic puzzle, they must decide: Should you tell the truth even if it hurts those you love, or should some secrets remain buried?.

Beth Morehouse is anticipating her best Christmas ever with her Christmas tree farm prospering, her daughters and her dogs doing well, and her new relationship with vet Ted Reynolds showing romantic promise, but her Christmas plans are complicated when someone leaves a basket filled with puppies on her doorstep, and her daughters Bailey and Sophie invite their dad, Beth's ex-husband, Kent, to Cedar Cove for Christmas, hoping for a mom-and-dad reunion.

Twice divorced, Teresa Kerrigan tries to piece her life together, while her four children attempt to plan their own future, each carrying the baggage of their dysfunctional family unit.

Three grown sisters, Pagan, Prana, and Zhikr, are forced to cope with an unplanned pregnancy, the breakup of an affair with a married man, and the painful end of a lesbian relationship without their mother's guidance, which leads them to understand and appreciate her early life and her refusal to sacrifice her sense of self.

Catherine Goldhammer chronicles her efforts to start over once her life is turned upside down, forcing her to move from her affluent New England suburb to a small, run-down cottage near the sea.

Rakhi, an artist and divorced mother, struggles to stay connected with her mother, whose ability to interpret dreams and predict the future fascinates Rakhi, while rediscovering her own roots in India.

Amy Dickinson, author of the syndicated advice column "Ask Amy," discusses her life, motherhood, and her family of strong women in the small town of Freeville in upstate New York, who raised and supported her and her daughter.