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Closer to Fine
Did I pick up this book for an education about female sexuality, Jewish tradition, and psychotherapy? No, I did not; but to my surprise, I was soon absorbing new information wrapped seamlessly into an engrossing story. The main character, Rachel Levine, is a graduate student in clinical psychotherapy […]
Categories: Fiction
Tags: Family relations, Good Books, Jewish life, lgbtq+, Review of the Month, Women's rights
Tags: Family relations, Good Books, Jewish life, lgbtq+, Review of the Month, Women's rights
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This novel is an excellent choice for book clubs because it covers many important and timely concerns. Maggie Smith tackles contemporary topics as the lives of three women intersect in Truth and Other Lies. The story is told from the point of view of Megan Barnes, a young, […]
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Bless the Birds: Living with Love in a Time of Dying
Terraphilia. The word cannot be found in a general dictionary or easily online. As defined by Richard Cabe and Susan Tweit, terraphilia embraces all of life’s many forms, from botanical to animal to human, recognizing the intrinsic affinity humans have with the earth itself. It is a recognition […]
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Tags: Caregiving, Editors' Picks, Family relations, Good Books, grief
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An Impossible Life
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Categories: Memoir and Autobiography
Tags: Alternate-form Memoir, Family relations, Good Books, Mental illness
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