When the persistent ring of her phone shatters a restless sleep, Elara Vance expects another crisis call from her estranged, brilliant, and broken husband, Liam. Instead, she receives a sterile pronouncement from a city ICU: Liam is dead. But in the hollow wake of his passing, the silence is louder than the chaos ever was. As Elara and her teenage daughter, Chloe, navigate a landscape of grief, they discover that Liam's death was not the end of a story, but the beginning of a haunting myst...

A chilling descent into a societal abyss, "White Hearts, White Homes" unearths a truth too long buried beneath layers of convenience and dogma. Dr. Eleanor Vance, once a respected sociologist, finds her life shattered by the opioid crisis, losing her husband, Thomas, to the streets-a man dismissed as "disruptive" by the very system Eleanor once championed. Her personal tragedy ignites a furious quest for answers, propelling her from academic ivory towers to the cold, unforgiving pavements ...

In a city of shadows and indifference, Elara Vance clings to the fragile fragments of her family. Her husband, Leo, a gentle soul lost to the ravages of mental illness and addiction, has vanished into the brutal labyrinth of the streets. Their daughter, Maya, innocent and observant, watches as Elara battles a system designed to break, not to mend.Every phone call to an overcrowded shelter is met with a wall of bureaucracy, every plea for help with cold, unyielding policy. "Confiden...

Through imagery drawn from nature, memory, and imagination, these poems move through moments of wonder, uncertainty, and recognition, where ordinary experiences shift into something newly seen. When one lives inside change, they may find, along the way, that even the sky can be rearranged.

Thirty-six-year-old Lulu Jones has a talent for choosing the wrong men...After losing her husband and enduring a string of disappointing relationships, Lulu Jones is ready for a change. Armed with a laptop, an online dating profile on the app Woo, and encouragement from her best friends, she creates a Deal-Breaker List-a collection of non-negotiable traits she will no longer tolerate in love.Each new dating misadventure teaches Lulu something about...

In the chilling embrace of winter, Elara and Julian found a fragile warmth, a love promising sanctuary from the world's harsh realities. But their solace was a mirage, shimmering on the precipice of ruin. Winter's Blue Eyes delves into the insidious decay of a bond poisoned by unspoken fears and mounting desperation. Julian's struggles with addiction and the encroaching shadowsof mental illness become a relentless tide, slowly eroding the foundations of their existence. As their wo...

Being mentally healthy in early childhood enables babies and young children to understand and cope with emotions, experience meaningful, nurturing relationships, and explore, play and learn. This book supports early-years practitioners to develop and consider the quality of their interactions and to understand how to meet children’s emotional needs effectively.The book considers what every child needs to feel safe, secure and loved. Offering a whole setting approach to emotional he...

Catalan cuisine authority Daniel Olivella serves historical narratives alongside 80 carefully curated Spanish food recipes, like tapas, paella, and seafood, that are simple and fresh.In proud, vibrant Catalonia, food is what brings people together—whether neighbors, family, or visitors. By the sea, over a glass of chilled vermouth and the din of happily shared, homemade Pica Pica (tapas) is where you’ll find the most authentic Catalonia. The region is know...

After a devastating brain cancer diagnosis, Caroline Wright told some new friends she was craving homemade soup, then found soup on her doorstep every day for months. She survived with a deep gratitude for soup and her community. In thanks and in their honor, she decided to start a weekly soup club delivering her own original healthful soup recipes to her friend's porches. Caroline's creative spirit and enthusiasm spread, along with the word of her club, and she soon was building a large c...

It’s a breakout book from a budding star. “Curbs the expense and time of cooking, and helps you put dinners on the table that feel like important triumphs.”—Amanda Hesser. “Caroline Wright has a great feel for the way we want to cook and eat these days. [The] recipes are bright, fresh, and appealing.”—Dorie Greenspan.Twenty-Dollar, Twenty-Minute Meals has it all: A bold and irresistible promise—make fresh, delicious meals for four for $20 or less, and tha...

This gorgeous picture-book meditation on loss and family love is a useful tool for children navigating a first experience with death.When a family member or another loved one becomes ill, one of the scariest aspects of their sickness is the way they may change, both physically and in spirit. The feeling of loss can come so early as the person becomes more difficult to recognize. It's a hard thing for anyone to understand, and especially so for a child. This book of...

Knowledge-making in the field of alternative economies has limited the inclusion of Black and racialized people's experience. In Beyond Racial Capitalism the goal is close that gap in development through a detailed analysis of cases in about a dozen countries where Black people live and turn to co-operatives to manage systemic exclusion. Most cases focus on how people use group methodology for social finance. However, financing is not the sole objective for many of the Black peopl...