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I started playing 8-ball almost nine years ago. I’d gotten divorced and the transition from being a full-time parent who freelanced from home to not seeing my kids for a four-day stretch every two weeks was brutal. I admit that the first couple of weekends “sans enfants” (thank you, high school French class), I laid on my bed in the fetal position and wept.

That got old, fast. I realized I needed

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When Your Lover Leaves by Susan Trott
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I bought this book more than 20 years ago and have read it at least a half-dozen times since then. Something about the main character, her relationships, her sense of self, and her struggle to overcome heartbreak has always touched me. It's a relativ ...more
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Recombinations by Perri Klass
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This is one of my favorite novels. If it came out now, it would probably be called "chick lit" but it's better than most young women's contemporary fiction. Klass has a strong voice, a perceiving eye, and a sense for real life that makes this novel a ...more
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The Fifth Chamber by Anne Gudger
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As a culture, we find it difficult to talk about grief; difficult to understand grief; and difficult to support someone who is grieving. This beautifully written book (some parts read more like poetry than prose) takes you inside the mind, and heart, ...more
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The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired by Kelly K. James
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The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired by Kelly K. James
"With edgy candor, James takes us along with her into her insightful journey back to corporate life in her 50s to snag health insurance and a regular paycheck. Surrounded by headphone wearing Millennials who don't converse much and a passive aggressiv" Read more of this review »
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