In December 1992, three groups of teenagers head to the theater to see the movie version of the famed Eons & Empires comic books. For Adam it's a last ditch effort to connect with something (actually, someone, the girl he's had a crush on for years) in his sleepy Florida town before he leaves for good. Passionate fan Sharon skips school in Cincinnati so she can fully appreciate the flick without interruption from her vapid almost-friends-a seemingly silly indiscretion with shocking consequences. And in suburban Chicago, Phoebe and Ollie simply want to have a nice first date and maybe fool around in the dark, if everyone they know could just stop getting in the way. Over the next two decades, these unforgettable characters criss-cross the globe, becoming entwined by friendship, sex, ambition, fame and tragedy. A razor-sharp, darkly comic page-turner, In Some Other World, Maybe sheds light on what it means to grow up in modern America.
Molly suffers from depression, and when she finds out that the exotic fishstore she works at is closing down, her whole life, which is already hanging on a thread, starts to crumble"--
Two brothers, Jack and Connor Reed, are united by the bonds they share as they pursue separate goals, dreams, and lives, with individual successes and failures, triumphs and tragedies, over the course of twenty-five years.
Separated by a decade and 200 points on their SAT scores, Jack and Connor Reed have a life in the Cleveland suburbs held together by spit and Chinese takeout. With his self-absorbed, over-the-hill parents dead by his twenty-fifth birthday, Jack has abandoned his own plans and returned to his parents’ house where he works marathon hours at his late father’s law firm, beds young paralegals, and throws money and advice at his teenage brother. Connor meanwhile wants nothing more than to leave the Midwest, start a family early, and do everything the way his parents didn’t. But over the years, through the car crashes and bad breakups, the illnesses and illicit affairs, both realize that while circumstances are sometimes beyond control, there are always choices to be made. Family and Other Accidents tells the story of these brothers from their viewpoints as well as from those of their girlfriends, wives, and children. It is a story of what it means to be a family, to love unconditionally in the face of confusion, anger, and regret. Shari Goldhagen’s debut is a finely nuanced, universally resonant portrait of the ties, however strange or awkward, that bind families together through the decades.
In December 1992, three groups of teenagers head to the theater to see the movie version of the famed Eons & Empires comic books. For Adam it's a last ditch effort to connect with something (actually, someone, the girl he's had a crush on for years) in his sleepy Florida town before he leaves for good. Passionate fan Sharon skips school in Cincinnati so she can fully appreciate the flick without interruption from her vapid almost-friends-a seemingly silly indiscretion with shocking consequences. And in suburban Chicago, Phoebe and Ollie simply want to have a nice first date and maybe fool around in the dark, if everyone they know could just stop getting in the way. Over the next two decades, these unforgettable characters criss-cross the globe, becoming entwined by friendship, sex, ambition, fame and tragedy. A razor-sharp, darkly comic page-turner, In Some Other World, Maybe sheds light on what it means to grow up in modern America.
Molly suffers from depression, and when she finds out that the exotic fishstore she works at is closing down, her whole life, which is already hanging on a thread, starts to crumble"--
Have you ever asked yourself why am I not happy? With humor and real life situations, you could easily imagine Shari Prichard sitting at your kitchen table having a cup of coffee and talking about the struggles you are facing today. God s Expectations for His Daughters is a blunt conversation which breaks down Biblical values into how-tos for everyday life. It s real, it s honest, and explained in a conversational style easy to understand and relate to. Regardless of the situation, it is never too late to make a change with Jesus and God s Expectations brings a message of hope, forgiveness, and love straight from the Word of God. Shari Prichard has a fiery passion for helping women understand God s Word and living it out in their daily lives. She believes this only happens when we are authentic with one another. Over the past 25 years she has traveled the road of growing with Christ and willingly shares her life lessons. She has been teaching women s Bible studies with genuineness and humor for the past 10 years and believes one of the biggest obstacles women face today is not being able to see themselves as God does. Shari and her husband Mark, own Women In The Word Ministries, a non-profit with the mission of - Helping women understand God s Word, apply it to their daily lives, and walk in love. She can be reached at www.womenintheword.net.
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