Shelter me
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In the tradition of Marisa de los Santos and Anne Tyler comes a moving debut about a young mother's year of heartbreak, loss, and forgiveness...and help that arrives from unexpected sources Four months after her husband's death, Janie LaMarche remains undone by grief and anger. Her mourning is disrupted, however, by the unexpected arrival of a builder with a contract to add a porch onto her house. Stunned, Janie realizes the porch was meant to be a surprise from her husband-now his last gift to her. As she reluctantly allows construction to begin, Janie clings to the familiar outposts of her sorrow-mothering her two small children with fierce protectiveness, avoiding friends and family, and stewing in a rage she can't release. Yet Janie's self-imposed isolation is breached by a cast of unlikely interventionists: her chattering, ipecac-toting aunt; her bossy, over-manicured neighbor; her muffin-bearing cousin; and even Tug, the contractor with a private grief all his own. As the porch takes shape, Janie discovers that the unknowable terrain of the future is best navigated with the help of others-even those we least expect to call on, much less learn to love.
Subjects
Subjects
Electronic books
Families
Families -- Fiction
Fiction
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Grief
Grief -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Mother and child
Mother and child -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Single mothers
Single mothers -- Fiction
Widows
Widows -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
Families
Families -- Fiction
Fiction
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Grief
Grief -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Mother and child
Mother and child -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Single mothers
Single mothers -- Fiction
Widows
Widows -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
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Grouping Title | shelter me |
Grouping Author | juliette fay |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-12 00:50:44AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-23 01:48:18AM |
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In the tradition of Marisa de los Santos and Anne Tyler comes a moving debut about a young mother's year of heartbreak, loss, and forgiveness...and help that arrives from unexpected sources Four months after her husband's death, Janie LaMarche remains undone by grief and anger. Her mourning is disrupted, however, by the unexpected arrival of a builder with a contract to add a porch onto her house. Stunned, Janie realizes the porch was meant to be a surprise from her husband-now his last gift to her. As she reluctantly allows construction to begin, Janie clings to the familiar outposts of her sorrow-mothering her two small children with fierce protectiveness, avoiding friends and family, and stewing in a rage she can't release. Yet Janie's self-imposed isolation is breached by a cast of unlikely interventionists: her chattering, ipecac-toting aunt; her bossy, over-manicured neighbor; her muffin-bearing cousin; and even Tug, the contractor with a private grief all his own. As the porch takes shape, Janie discovers that the unknowable terrain of the future is best navigated with the help of others-even those we least expect to call on, much less learn to love.
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Electronic books
Families -- Fiction
Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
Grief -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Mother and child -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Single mothers -- Fiction
Widows -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
Families -- Fiction
Fiction
Friendship -- Fiction
Grief -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Mother and child -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Single mothers -- Fiction
Widows -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
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Shelter me
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Shelter Me [electronic resource] / Juliette Fay
Shelter me / Juliette Fay
Shelter me / Juliette Fay
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Shelter me
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Electronic books
Families
Friendship
Grief
Man-woman relationships
Mother and child
Single mothers
Widows
Women
Families
Friendship
Grief
Man-woman relationships
Mother and child
Single mothers
Widows
Women
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ils:.b17707377 | Book | Books | 1st Avon pbk. ed | English | Avon A | 2009 | viii, 415, [17] p. ; 21 cm. | |
hoopla:MWT16453905 | eBook | eBook | English | HarperCollins | 2008 | 1 online resource (450 pages) | ||
hoopla:MWT10024976 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Blackstone Publishing | 2011 | 1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 16 min.)) : digital. |
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