Showing results for "mother" in Literature & Fiction

Pro alpine skier Aspen Archer's downfall happened in the worst possible way - a career-ending crash on a gold medal run at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Aspen packed up her broken life, picked up her broken body, and now hides in comfortable obscurity at ski resorts around the world, coaching tourists and ignoring her problems. Cate Tierney knows who Aspen is, but the last place she expected to meet the former Olympian was during a ski trip to Australia. Hurt by a past relationship, and with a teenage daughter to protect, Cate's initial reluctance is quickly overcome by her attraction.

At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him. Ann, his mother, who runs a women's retreat centre she founded after leaving his father, is wounded by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built.

Darcy Evans is getting married. In a week. To a man who is her childhood dream come true. But a late-night confession from her best friend changes everything and before she even has time to unpack it, she must endure a road trip to the ceremony with her estranged mother, Marja. It was always the two of them against the world...until Marja ghosted Darcy three years ago. No car in the world has enough room for all of their baggage.

Deana Wilkes, who's needed braces to walk since a disabling accident long ago, seeks out Monica Connell, an attorney, to find the child she was forced to relinquish in a closed adoption thirty years ago. Back then, Deana believed that the passion between her and Tony, her married boss, meant they were destined for each other. It was wrong, Deana knew, but believed it was also meant to be. Tony's long gone now, and Deana's constructed a life out of the wreck of their affair. She's ready to finally make things right and meet her son.

What does it take to become the woman you always wanted to be? That is the question Ginny Shaw is asking herself. Ginny had lived a selfish life and created a loveless relationship with her son, Edgar. The life she has lived is not the life she had planned on. She is appalled at how she raised her son and all that she gave up to be wealthy and have high social status. She lived a life of privilege that left her longing for something more. Now she is alone, divorced and has nowhere to turn other than to her daughter-in-law, Gloriana. Will Gloriana help her or turn her away?

Cynical and sardonic Eva Brooks ponders what it would take to be satisfied in life. She fights against familial expectations, societal constraints, and her own desires. Landing herself in an unsatisfying marriage and conventional life, Eva realizes that she is gloomier than ever. A reunion with Riley, the woman of her dreams, changes her life forever. A future of happiness hovers on the horizon, beckoning her, calling her forever forward. Then, reality strikes, and it hits hard. Doug, Eva’s ex-husband, is not going to let Eva walk away easily.

A young man recounts the special times he had with his mother at her funeral.

Sharon and her teenage daughter haven't been on the best of terms since the divorce. Perhaps it's natural for a deodorant-eschewing lesbian punk to avoid her mother, but Sharon can't help thinking there's more to the story. When Kate shows up at the office, Sharon is stunned to see her. The only thing that could surprise Sharon more is finding the boss strangled to death! Can this mother and daughter pairing put their squabbles aside long enough to solve a murder? Or will the killer strike again...closer to home?