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"An international bestseller and one of The Times's "Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century," Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love, now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US. It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas'...

This best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.

An illustrated, nostalgic how-to guide to achieving a clean, organized, and happy home-with over 500 retro tips and tricks! Return your household to the simpler times of yesteryear with this delightful guide full of time- and money-saving tips on everything from cleaning and organizing your home to buying and handling food. Even in an age of endless new household products and devices, these old-fashioned, tried-and-true methods can help any homeowner...

Bring delight back to your homeschool. Have you fallen into a routine of checking boxes? Do you wonder why you don't have time to focus on building your children's character and love of learning? That can change. "Better Together" teaches you how to design a part of your homeschool day, where the entire family can learn together. This time, known as "Morning Time," has exploded in popularity, since its inclusion in Sarah Mackenzie's bestseller "Teaching...

My Dearest Michael, I would so rather say these things to your face, but, as we both know, life doesn't often take requests... In the top drawer of my armoire is a velvet pouch containing two heirlooms. The first is my locket. I would like you to return it to Betheltown for me -- to lay it by the heart of the fireplace where I left my love so many years ago. I am certain that the roads will be grown over, but you will know the place.... After the...

"You're not messy, you just organize differently! This is the manual by which Cassandra Aarssen has rejuvenated thousands of lives. In her latest book she brings this idea to life by examining the connection between personality types and how they directly relate to organization and clutter. By determining which mindset you fall into, Aarssen is able to guide you through the best practices for rearranging your life and home. [This book] smashes the...

This time around, romance is in bloom at FairAcres, as Hattie's friends Retta Gooding and Sidney Metcalf ("the unelected but undeniable Most Eligible Widower of FairAcres Home") are drawn closer together while delivering Meals on Wheels. Hattie's writing career takes off and the FairAcres folks make new friends who need their help: elderly Ben Stringfellow and his two young friends, Jamie and Jeffrey.