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English
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Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in popular media, but the suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about—or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
In the year following their son's death, May Chen's parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide, and May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only to realize that she still has a lot to learn and that her actions have consequences for her family as well as herself.
Author
Series
Jane Lawless mysteries volume 11
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 322 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
5) Maborosi
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years before, a beautiful young mother (Makiko Esumi as Yumiko) struggles to come to terms with the sudden loss of her husband. Yumiko remarries and with her young son moves to her new husband's home in a remote village on the wild, untamed Sea of Japan. There, with time, she awakens to find love, understanding, happiness and a sense of peace.
Author
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries volume 21
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
433 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the apparent suicide of a prominent businessman, Yorkshire police officers Andy Dalziel and Peter Pascoe become suspicious when they discover that the victim's father died in the same manner.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The prize-winning author of Fire Season recounts the years he spent dealing with the aftermath of his brother's shocking death as he, paying tribute to the dead, unconsciously wills himself into all the wrong places.
12) The light of day
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st HarperPerennial ed.
Physical Desc
324, 16 p ; 21 cm.
Language
English
13) Smoke :novel
Author
Publisher
Broadway Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
370 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her former writing student, reporter Lily Samuels, vanishes while looking into her brother's supposed suicide, crime writer Lydia Strong and her husband, private detective Jeff Mark, launch an investigation into Lily's disappearance.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
316 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Through a review of her family history and more recent events that had led up to his suicide, a daughter explores her father's death through an emotional timeline in order to deal with the questions and pain of her loss.
Author
Publisher
Book Publishers Network
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
ix, 42 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This story takes place at Tahoma National cemetery on Memorial Day. Our Granddaughter lost her Daddy when she was 5 years old due to untreated PTSD. This is her story, her childlike perspective of her devastating loss. She loved and missed her Daddy terribly and couldn't wait to be close to him again. She had a very special moment with her Daddy and then ran off to play when she suddenly stopped to ask some very important questions about where his...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xiii, 320 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reveals how, as the daughter of the poet Anne Sexton, the author comes to deal with her mother's life and suicide, and with the support of her family, therapy, and medication, is able to control her biploar disorder and her own suicidal tendencies.
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