Sights Unseen
by Kaye Gibbons
Published 2005 by Harper Perennial

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From the confused yet loving perspective of young Hattie Barnes, her story is told of a family's valiant search for normalcy in the midst of madness. This poignant, powerful, and critically acclaimed novel by the bestselling author of "Charms for the Easy Life" has been reformatted for trade paperback.... More...

The Flying Troutmans
by Miriam Toews
Published 2008 by Counterpoint LLC

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As the Troutmans journey across the United States in search of their father--and experience chaos as diverse as their personalities--they discover one another to be both far crazier and far more normal than any of them had thought. Some families appear destined for catastrophe: meet the Troutmans.... More...

Circling My Mother: A Memoir
by Mary Gordon
Published 2007 by Pantheon Books

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In this triumphant return to nonfiction after two critically acclaimed works of fiction, Mary Gordon gives us a rich, bittersweet memoir about her mother, their relationship and her role as daughter.

Anna Gagliano Gordon, who died in 2002 at the age of 94, lived a life colored by large forces: immigration, world war, the Great Depression, and physical affliction--she contracted Polio at the age of 3 and experienced the ravages of both alcoholism and dementia.... More...

Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
by Ruth Reichl
Published 1999 by Broadway Books

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The candid and comical memoir by the renowned "New York Times" restaurant critic whose high-spirited life has always been defined and enriched by food. Reichl's childhood and young-adult life provide a smorgasbord of wit and wisdom, sprinkled with recipes that perfectly capture her endlessly entertaining world.... More...