When Leda's daughters leave home to be with their father, she decides to take a trip to a small coastal town in Italy, but soon after she arrives memories from her unsettled past come back to haunt her.

"It wasn't supposed to happen this way. When Eliza Hunt created The Hudson Valley Ladies' Bulletin Board fifteen years ago she was happily entrenched in her picture-perfect suburban life with her husband and twin preschoolers. Now, with an empty nest and a crippling case of agoraphobia, the once-fun hobby has become her lifeline. So when a rival parenting forum threatens the site's existence, she doesn't think twice before fabricating a salacious...

After driving her daughter to college in Oregon, Amy must return to Los Angeles and face an empty next alone. But luckily the Director of Administration offers Amy a Six-week job planning the Harvest Festival. Attendance has waned because Noah, the professor in charge, has put the emphasis on 'Harvest' and not on 'Festival.' While Amy shows Noah fun things like pumpkin bowling, he teaches her the art of apple picking, and sparks between them begin...

"Adie Lou Kruger's ex never understood her affection for what her parents called their Cozy Cottage, the charming, ramshackle summer home--complete with its own set of rules for relaxing--that she's inherited on Lake Michigan. But despite the fact she's facing a broken marriage and empty nest, and middle age is looming in the distance, memories of happy childhoods on the beach give her reason for hope. She's determined not to let her husband's affair...

A menudo, un gran viaje hacia nuestra parte más oscura empieza con un gesto sin sentido. Leda es una profesora de literatura inglesa, divorciada hace mucho tiempo, dedicada a sus hijas y al trabajo. Cuando ellas se trasladan a vivir con el padre, en vez de vivir la nostalgia y la soledad que esperaba, Leda de repente se siente liberada y decide tomarse unas vacaciones en un pequeño pueblo de la costa. Pero los días de calma aparente se acaban cuando...

"Bathroom upgrades, from the editors of Fine Homebuilding, provides all the advice you need to remodel a bathroom of any size or shape, on any budget"--Back cover.

Researchers have concluded that throughout adulthood, throughout the world, marriage is the single familial relationship most closely linked to personal happiness, health and companionship. It’s no wonder, then, that the majority of middle-aged adults consider their spouse or partner their closest friend. We examine the current research on these intimate relationships and discuss how they adapt and change during the years when many couples become...

"It's one year after the death of her husband and twin teenagers, and Miriam Tedesco has lost faith in humanity and herself. When a bouquet of flowers that her husband always sends on their anniversary shows up at her workplace, she completely unravels. With the help of her best friend, she realizes that it's time to pick up the pieces and begin to move on. Step one is not even cleaning out her family's possessions, but just taking inventory - starting...