Depression Family

Frankie Parsons is twelve going on old man, an apparently sensible, talented boy with a drumbeat of worrying questions steadily gaining volume in his head: Are the smoke alarm batteries flat? Does the cat, and therefore the rest of the family, have worms? Will bird flu strike and ruin life as we know it? Is the Kidney-shaped spot on his chest actually a galloping cancer?

Read by the author. In a broken world, we ache for a way to walk through life without giving up or giving in. Instead of breaking down, Jesus offers us another way: breaking open. Discover a new way of living and rise with hope, power, and purpose! Everyone aches to be whole. We ache to be...

The son of renowned author Joe McGinniss—celebrated for works like The Selling of the President and true crime blockbusters Fatal Vision and Cruel Doubt—delivers a raw and deeply moving memoir that explores the complicated bonds between fathers and sons, set against a backdrop of fame...

Five mudlarkers. One community. Countless unexpected discoveries … Pre-order now! The day Adam leaves her, Gemma takes her heightened emotions, her now-ex-mother-in-law’s hot pink wellies, and a pair of yellow Marigold gloves down to the River Thames. She thinks finding historical objects in...

An incredibly poignant story about a teen grappling with grief and anxiety who is sent to wilderness "adventure therapy,” where he meets a group of friends who will change his life forever. With its captivating voice and dry wit, this novel is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and John Green...

Ella, die gut erzogene und treue Gefährtin, begleitete James viele Jahre und spielte sogar eine entscheidende Rolle bei der ersten Begegnung mit seiner zukünftigen Frau Alizee. Durch bedingungslose Liebe entpuppt sich Ella als intuitive Freundin, die James' Stimmungen liest und ihm in seinen dunkelsten Stunden Trost spendet, zum Katalysator für seine Heilungsreise wird und ihm hilft, all das Gute in seinem Leben und seiner Zukunft zu sehen.

Soldier hat ihr erstes Kind bekommen. Ihr Mann geht zur Arbeit, trainiert in der Garage seine Muskeln und steht ihr mit guten Ratschlägen zur Seite. Während Soldier ihren einsamen Überlebenskampf am Rande des Wahnsinns führt, rettet sie die Begegnung mit einem alten Freund, der selbst Vater von drei Kindern ist.

When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother's stolen his girlfriend and car, and the nightmares of his best friend getting killed keep him completely spooked. But when he runs into Harper, a girl who despises him for rumors Travis started back in middle school, life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he falls deeper in love with her and begins to find his way through the family meltdown and the post-traumatic stress.

From the author of This Raging Light comes the story of Eden Jones, a 17-year-old girl who feels lost after surviving a near fatal accident. Unable to connect with her family and friends, Eden forms an unlikely relationship with Joe, a boy who comes to the hospital to visit Jasmine, a friend who may soon be gone forever. Eden is the only person who can get through to Jasmine, but is she brave enough to face a world that's bigger and more magical than she ever would have allowed?

A memoir of an extraordinary life—poet, international human rights activist, founding member of Amnesty International USA, journalist, hostess, famous beauty, foreign policy advisor; friend to politicians, movie stars, the legendary; discoverer of Philip Roth, longtime wife of Bill Styron and...

The powerful story of a girl struggling to figure out her estranged brother, a new love, and her own life just as wildfires beset her small California town—perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Kathleen Glasgow Seventeen-year-old Caprice wants to piece her family back together now that her older...

Two Shakespearean actors in an unconventional marriage get caught up in a renowned director’s scheme that will bring them closer than ever or rip them apart for good. Up-and-coming stage actress Margaret Shoard has just taken a bow as Lady Macbeth, the role she has always believed was destined...

The hilarious and heartening story of a teen girl who makes several astonishingly terrible decisions in an effort to find the support she needs. A spectacular YA novel from a long-time teacher and debut author, perfect for fans of coming-of-age stories like Radio Silence and The Rest of Us Just...

Seit der Geburt ihres Kindes ist Miryam von Selbstzweifeln geplagt. Sie kann nicht stillen, leidet an postnatalen Depressionen und versucht trotzdem alles richtig zu machen. Getrieben von der Scham über ihre Herkunftsfamilie und aus Angst, ihre gewaltvolle Kindheit zu wiederholen, tut sie alles, um so heil zu wirken wie die Mütter aus ihrem Umfeld und Instagram-Feed. Sie postet weichgefilterte Selfies von sich und ihrem Kind, informiert sich zu bedürfnisorientierter Erziehung und gesunden Beikost-Snacks. Doch Miryam zieht sich immer mehr zurück.

Newly orphaned Magnolia Parker must protect her sick little brothers, but when the authorities send the boys to an unknown orphan asylum, Magnolia calls on her unwavering grit to bring them home. She's lost everything but still has a secret weapon—a promise from Eleanor Roosevelt, the most famous woman in America. Setting out on a cross country quest, she befriends two unlikely travelers: Hop, a migrant worker with a big heart, and Red, a young girl traumatized into silence.

While hoping to work as the clown in an amusement park dunk tank on the New Jersey shore the summer before his junior year in high school, Chad faces his best friend's serious illness, hassles with police, and the girl that got away.

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR This magisterial, intimate look at Black womanhood "follows three women whose various traumas haunt them literally and metaphorically, as it explores what it means to be a Black woman in America today" (The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice). A...

“An illuminating account of how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s struggles with polio steeled him for the great struggles of the Depression and of World War II.”—Jon Meacham “A valuable book for anyone who wants to know how adversity shapes character. By understanding how FDR became a deeper...

Den Großteil seines Lebens verbrachte der Bruder mit Träumen und Hoffen: auf eine erfolgreiche Karriere als Handwerker, auf Wohlstand, auf die Liebe des Vaters. Doch die Realität sah anders aus, Glücksspiel und Alkohol beherrschten sein Leben. Der Roman ist die Geschichte seines Zusammenbruchs, und zugleich ein zärtliches Porträt über den Bruder, der in bewegenden Szenen immer wieder versucht, dem jüngeren Édouard einen anderen Weg ins Leben zu weisen als den eigenen.

It’s the final years of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and Bríd and her sister, Ina, try to maintain a stable life in a divided country. Pushed by her mother’s fanaticism and a family tragedy, Bríd joins the IRA and makes a devastating choice. Frightened and guilt ridden, she flees, leaving behind Ireland and her family for America. Years later, her guilt and tragic history still buried, Bríd is an overprotective mother raising her sensitive daughter, Bernie, in Southern California.