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The Weight
by Lorraine Chun, MLIS Content Advisory: This book includes domestic violence. National Domestic Violence Hotline in the United States is 800-799-7233; https://www.thehotline.org/ This book made the top ten adult comics on the Publishers Weekly list for Fall 2025. Melissa Mendes tells a riveting story that involves intergenerational trauma but also highlights how parental love can still prevail and contribute to resilience. Readers are introduced to Marian, who gives birth unexpectedly at her parents’ home. Her parents lovingly welcome Edie, their new grandchild. Still, Marian’s husband seems uninterested and immediately informs his father-in-law that he is moving to another town,… Read More
Replay – Memoir of an Uprooted Family
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