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1) Absolution
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2023.
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American women - American wives - have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney on loan to navy intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. In Saigon in 1963, the two women form a wary alliance as they balance the era's mandate to be "helpmeets" to their ambitious husbands...
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[2021]
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"Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle by marriage and family therapist Hallie Scott will be a welcome resource for families who've lost a child as well as those who want to help them through their traumatic grief"--
"Tens of thousands of women and families every year lose a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. The statistics are sobering--between 10% and 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, 1% in stillbirth, and nearly 23,000 babies die before...
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"Laila desperately wants to become a mother, but each of her previous pregnancies has ended in heartbreak. This time has to be different, so she turns to the Melancons, an old and powerful Harlem family known for their caul, a precious layer of skin that is the secret source of their healing power. When a deal for Laila to acquire a piece of caul falls through, she is heartbroken, but when the child is stillborn, she is overcome with grief and rage....
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"NATIONAL BESTSELLER A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: Entertainment Weekly, Oprah Daily, Vogue, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, CNN, Harper's Bazaar "A glorious book-an assured novel that's gorgeously told." -The New York Times Book Review "An incredibly moving epic about an unforgettable family." -CBS Sunday Morning "[An] absorbing novel...I felt both grateful to have known these people and bereft at the prospect of leaving them behind." -The Washington...
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2023
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A novelist attempts to write a book about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, a mother and artist whose harrowing pregnancies reveal the cost of human reproduction. Soon, however, the novelist’s own painful experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as her increasing awareness of larger threats from climate change to pandemic, force her to give up on the book and turn instead to writing a contemporary Frankenstein, based on the story of...
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2023.
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"Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a grueling IVF journey, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments get swapped without her knowledge. Cryptic warnings have her jumping at shadows. And despite everything she's gone through to make this pregnancy a reality, not even...
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In 1910, rural healer Perliett VanHilton is targeted by a superstitious killer and must rely on the local doctor and an intriguing newcomer for help. Over a century later, Molly Wasziak is pulled into a web of deception surrounding an old farmhouse. Will these women's voices be heard, or will time silence their truths forever?"--
The voices of the past cannot stay silent forever. In 1910 Michigan, Perliett Van Hilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer,...
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[2021]
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"From an esteemed author known for battling gender norms and bringing down "man up" culture, comes this essential guide for men and those who love them. Miscarriage, infertility, and abortion are generally considered women's issues-and while they are far from uncommon in our society, open conversations surrounding those topics are exceedingly rare. They're seen as taboo, even distasteful. And that's just for women. When it comes to men and how they...
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[2019]
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It estimated that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage and yet it persists as taboo. In The Brink of Being, a groundbreaking and essential book, psychotherapist Julia Bueno encourages us to talk about, think more, and reflect upon this often misunderstood, and little discussed event.
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2021.
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"I HAD A MISCARRIAGE is Dr. Jessica Zucker's account of her miscarriage that occurred sixteen weeks into her pregnancy, and her journey of recovery following it. Drawing from her psychological expertise and her work as the creator of the viral #IHadaMiscarriage campaign, this book uses Zucker's and other women's experiences to explore grief, healing, and the power of speaking one's truth"--
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c2007
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Written in the warm and accessible manner of a knowledgeable girlfriend, this highly unique book is the first to enable women to evaluate their own risk of miscarriage and take steps to reduce that risk.There are only four major causes of miscarriage, and targeted questionnaires help each woman clarify whether she might be at higher risk in any of these areas. Each cause is explained thoroughly but clearly, with the information and support women need...
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Pub. Date
2021
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When Sarah moves to a new town, she thinks it’s too late to find love, even though it is her dream to become a mother to a house full of children.
Then she meets Abraham.
Abraham has been waiting his entire life for the woman of his dreams, even though he could have married any of the single woman in the community who have been pining for him, including Catherine, his meddling neighbor.
When Abraham meets Sarah, he knows instantly she’s different.
After...
18) Coping with infertility, miscarriage, and neonatal loss: finding perspective and creating meaning
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[2014]
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From the cover. The most dreaded misfortune for couples who want children is infertility, miscarriage, or the loss of a baby shortly after birth. Individuals who experience such reproductive losses are unmoored both by sorrow and by the lack of established rituals for expressing their grief. Clinical psychologist Amy Wenzel has helped countless couples who have endured reproductive trauma. In this book, she provides wise and compassionate guidance,...
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[2021].
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"More than a quarter of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Experiencing this loss, you may wonder why it happened, what happens next and what it means for your future. You may also feel incredibly alone. For more than 20 years, Dr. Kate has taken care of those navigating the physical and emotional pain of pregnancy loss. After experiencing two miscarriages of her own, she wrote [this book] to offer others the same compassionate conversation she has with...
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