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It’s a doozy of a bad day for Beverly Diamond when she catches her husband, Larry, in a compromising position with his secretary. What’s a DC suburban wife to do with a soon-to-be ex, two young kids, and no degree or financial support in 1962? Beat the louse at his own game, that’s what.

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When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye. To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly.

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From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compulsively readable mother-daughter story in which two women who share a difficult past must come to together to claim the future they deserve. Arden Moore enjoyed an affluent life thanks to her...

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At Surprise Enterprise, Genie Burns creates off-the-wall surprise parties at unorthodox locations. Her job enables her to take crazy risks that are all under her control. Surprise Enterprise has just been contracted to throw a surprise wedding by a client who prefers not to reveal his identity. As Genie works to get her client's bride down the aisle, her own life suddenly feels out of control, and Genie begins to question her relationship with her boyfriend, Jeff. Is he "the one" because he challenges her to heal the wounds from her past? Or is he the wrong one?

Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce. With time on her hands and her life in flux, she agrees to accompany her eccentric grandmother Evelyn on a road trip to the seaside Massachusetts town where much of their family history was shaped. When they hit the road, Evelyn spins the tale of the star-crossed teenage romance that captured her heart more than seventy years ago and changed the course of her life.

Ein unvergesslicher Sommer in den Sixties mit zwei Frauen, die nach der Freiheit greifen. New York, 1960. Als Marilyn Kleinman beim Knutschen mit dem Sohn des Rabbiners erwischt wird, schicken ihre Eltern sie den Sommer über zu ihrer Großtante Ada. Wenn irgendjemand den Ruf ihrer Tochter retten kann, dann ist es Philadelphias führende Heiratsvermittlerin. Zu Marilyns Überraschung ist Ada nicht die humorlose Siebzigjährige, die ihre Mutter beschrieben hat. Ada trägt platinblondes Haar, einen Hermès-Schal und fährt Cadillac.

Set in the Eastern Sierra, Back to Normal introduces the listener to Sue Beauchamp whose lie of 20 years is exposed the night her daughter, Michelle, is injured in an accident. To save Michelle’s life, Sue contacts the biological father, John Sadek, a neighbor, for a transfusion. With her secret exposed, Sue’s life unravels. Her husband, Chris, leaves and takes “his” sons with him. John wants a relationship with a child he’s never been allowed to know, and when Michelle discovers the “truth”, she runs away.

What if you and your best friend had the same birthday, right down to the minute, and your lives mirrored each other’s in strange ways? Millennial Fears introduces the listener to Jazmín Valdez and Stephanie Bengochea, girls who share everything including their love of a childhood friend, Pedro Garcia. But once Jaz and Steph leave the Eastern Sierra for college, their bonds are tested.