Aging in Family & Relationships & Nonfiction eBooks

Alone Together

Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

by Sherry Turkle ...

A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner onesTechnology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection ... Read more

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A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner onesTechnology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection
... Read more
Getting Naked

The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect

by Valerie Bertinelli ...

New York Times bestseller!From beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.With her signature warmth and disarming humor, the beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

New York Times bestseller!From beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.With her signature warmth and disarming humor, the beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author
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The Secrets of Hawthorn Place

A heartfelt and charming dual-time story of the power of love

by Jenni Keer ...

'This is definitely up there as one of the best books that I have read. It's got a special place in my heart. Just amazing!' 5* reader review'Gorgeous! Exuberant writing, convincing, adorable characters, romance and a little whimsy' TRACY REES***Love will always find a way . . .***Discover the intriguing secrets of Hawthorn Place in this heartfelt dual-time novel, filled with warmth and charm, ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

'This is definitely up there as one of the best books that I have read. It's got a special place in my heart. Just amazing!' 5* reader review'Gorgeous! Exuberant writing, convincing, adorable characters, romance and a little whimsy' TRACY REES***Love will always find a way . . .***Discover the intriguing secrets of Hawthorn Place in this heartfelt dual-time novel, filled with warmth and charm,
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Cent ans d'amour

by Janette Bertrand ...

Series series NON CLASSE
« Si tu as la chance d'être vieux, vieille, félicite-t'en. C'est que tu n'es pas mort. »Janette Bertrand, notre Janette, aura très bientôt 100 ans. Pour souligner un siècle d'amour, elle nous offre sa vision de la vieillesse ainsi que ses réflexions sur l'âgisme et sur les difficultés de vieillir, mais aussi, et surtout, sur les petits plaisirs du grand âge.Un livre à lire, à relire, à prêter et à ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

« Si tu as la chance d'être vieux, vieille, félicite-t'en. C'est que tu n'es pas mort. »Janette Bertrand, notre Janette, aura très bientôt 100 ans. Pour souligner un siècle d'amour, elle nous offre sa vision de la vieillesse ainsi que ses réflexions sur l'âgisme et sur les difficultés de vieillir, mais aussi, et surtout, sur les petits plaisirs du grand âge.Un livre à lire, à relire, à prêter et à
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Everything I Know About Love

A Memoir

by Dolly Alderton ...

New York Times BestsellerLike Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true— a wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the funny, sharp British journalist and podcast host, who Elizabeth Gilbert calls “a sparkling Roman candle of talent.”“The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on. When ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

New York Times BestsellerLike Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true— a wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the funny, sharp British journalist and podcast host, who Elizabeth Gilbert calls “a sparkling Roman candle of talent.”“The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on. When
... Read more
The Cruise Club

by Caroline James ...

Because the best adventures are still to come…Escape to the sun with the #1 bestselling author of The Cruise in a feelgood rom com full of romance, fun and mischief, which will sweep you away to the azure waters of the Mediterranean with every turn of the page…Set sail on the Diamond Star for sunshine, romance – and just a little bit of mischief…Cosy crime writer Carmen Cunningham is in trouble. ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Because the best adventures are still to come…Escape to the sun with the #1 bestselling author of The Cruise in a feelgood rom com full of romance, fun and mischief, which will sweep you away to the azure waters of the Mediterranean with every turn of the page…Set sail on the Diamond Star for sunshine, romance – and just a little bit of mischief…Cosy crime writer Carmen Cunningham is in trouble.
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Love Blooms at the Cornish Cottage

The BRAND NEW gloriously feel-good tale of second chances

by Kim Nash ...

The BRAND NEW instalment in the gorgeously uplifting, romantic Sandpiper Shores series, perfect for fans of Veronica Henry, Trisha Ashley and Cathy Bramley. ✨Every book in the Sandpiper Shores series can be read as a STANDALONE How do you mend a broken heart? Michelle finally thought she’d found love with her hot Greek doctor. But when Demetri reveals he’s returning home to care for his sick ... Read more

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The BRAND NEW instalment in the gorgeously uplifting, romantic Sandpiper Shores series, perfect for fans of Veronica Henry, Trisha Ashley and Cathy Bramley. ✨Every book in the Sandpiper Shores series can be read as a STANDALONE How do you mend a broken heart? Michelle finally thought she’d found love with her hot Greek doctor. But when Demetri reveals he’s returning home to care for his sick
... Read more
Happy Life

by David Foenkinos ...

Translated by Sam Taylor ...

**A tender and wistfully satirical novel about the desire to change your life by bestselling French author David Foenkinos"Foenkinos's surreal yet relatable novel…considers life in our age of anxiety, when other people's picture-perfect lives make our own seem drab in comparison." —Washington Post**Everyone, at some point in their lives, wants to be someone else.Eric Kherson—40, divorced, ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

**A tender and wistfully satirical novel about the desire to change your life by bestselling French author David Foenkinos"Foenkinos's surreal yet relatable novel…considers life in our age of anxiety, when other people's picture-perfect lives make our own seem drab in comparison." —Washington Post**Everyone, at some point in their lives, wants to be someone else.Eric Kherson—40, divorced,
... Read more
Old Friends

by Tracy Kidder ...

A Pulitzer Prize–winning author's "touching, funny and inspiring" true story of daily life in a New England nursing home ( The New York Times).Ninety-year-old Lou quit school after the eighth grade, worked for the rest of his life, and stayed with the same woman for nearly seventy years. Seventy-two-year-old Joe was chief probation officer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, holds a law degree, and has ... Read more

$19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A Pulitzer Prize–winning author's "touching, funny and inspiring" true story of daily life in a New England nursing home ( The New York Times).Ninety-year-old Lou quit school after the eighth grade, worked for the rest of his life, and stayed with the same woman for nearly seventy years. Seventy-two-year-old Joe was chief probation officer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, holds a law degree, and has
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I Feel Bad About My Neck

by Nora Ephron ...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A candid, hilarious look at women of a certain age and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.“Wickedly witty ... Crackling sharp ... Fireworks shoot out [of this collection].” —The Boston GlobeWith her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A candid, hilarious look at women of a certain age and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.“Wickedly witty ... Crackling sharp ... Fireworks shoot out [of this collection].” —The Boston GlobeWith her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook
... Read more
An Italian Dream

An escapist read from the bestselling author of One Greek Summer

by Kate Frost ...

Series series The Wish You Were Here Collection
All NEW from Kate Frost. Follow your heart and then your dreams…'A perfect escape to Italy, with sunshine, devastating secrets, tears, smiles and a hero you will fall in love with.' - Jennifer Bohnet'A beautiful novel about life choices and moving on, set on the sundrenched island of Capri. Should be read by a pool with a glass of Prosecco in one hand' - T.A. Williams'A lovely escapist tale full ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

All NEW from Kate Frost. Follow your heart and then your dreams…'A perfect escape to Italy, with sunshine, devastating secrets, tears, smiles and a hero you will fall in love with.' - Jennifer Bohnet'A beautiful novel about life choices and moving on, set on the sundrenched island of Capri. Should be read by a pool with a glass of Prosecco in one hand' - T.A. Williams'A lovely escapist tale full
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The Highland Hens

The uplifting, feel-good read from MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh

by Judy Leigh ...

From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda DickinsonIn the imposing Glen Carrick House overlooking Scotland’s famous Loch Ness, lives eighty-eight-year-old Mimi McKinlay, cared for by her three adult sons.Hamish has inherited his mother’s musical talents, Fin is the responsible brother, and Angus has the complicated and brooding personality to match ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda DickinsonIn the imposing Glen Carrick House overlooking Scotland’s famous Loch Ness, lives eighty-eight-year-old Mimi McKinlay, cared for by her three adult sons.Hamish has inherited his mother’s musical talents, Fin is the responsible brother, and Angus has the complicated and brooding personality to match
... Read more
A Year of Mr Maybes

A feel-good novel of love and friendship from MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh

by Judy Leigh ...

From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life… a wonderful escapade’ Fiona GibsonNever say never to falling in love…Val didn’t expect to be starting again in her seventies, but when life gives her lemons, Val is determined to make lemonade.Settled into her new home – a picture-perfect fisherman’s cottage in the small Cornish seaside town of Lowenstowe – ... Read more

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From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life… a wonderful escapade’ Fiona GibsonNever say never to falling in love…Val didn’t expect to be starting again in her seventies, but when life gives her lemons, Val is determined to make lemonade.Settled into her new home – a picture-perfect fisherman’s cottage in the small Cornish seaside town of Lowenstowe –
... Read more
Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words

Travels with Mom in the Land of Dementia

by Kate Whouley ...

From the author of the much-loved memoir Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved comes an engaging and inspiring account of a daughter who must face her mother’s premature decline.In Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words, Kate Whouleystrips away the romantic veneer of mother-daughter love to bare the toothed and tough reality of caring for a parent who is slowly losing her mind. Yet, this is not a ... Read more

$22.39 CAD

From the author of the much-loved memoir Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved comes an engaging and inspiring account of a daughter who must face her mother’s premature decline.In Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words, Kate Whouleystrips away the romantic veneer of mother-daughter love to bare the toothed and tough reality of caring for a parent who is slowly losing her mind. Yet, this is not a
... Read more
One Day In Summer

The perfect uplifting read from #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low

by Shari Low ...

A wonderful, emotional roller-coaster from the #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low that keeps you guessing...One day in summer, three lives are about to change forever.After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It's her turn, her time. But will she have the courage to start again?Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster divorced Agnetha ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A wonderful, emotional roller-coaster from the #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low that keeps you guessing...One day in summer, three lives are about to change forever.After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It's her turn, her time. But will she have the courage to start again?Ten years ago, Mitchell McMaster divorced Agnetha
... Read more
Love in Old Age

My Year in the Wight House

by Hunter Davies ...

A wryly humorous memoir from Hunter Davies, as he falls in love again in his eighties and chronicles the first year of living with his new girlfriend in their cottage on the Isle of Wight.King Charles I was imprisoned here; Queen Victoria so liked its mild climate and coastal scenery that she built an Italianate house here (and later expired in it); hundreds of thousands of people got stoned here ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A wryly humorous memoir from Hunter Davies, as he falls in love again in his eighties and chronicles the first year of living with his new girlfriend in their cottage on the Isle of Wight.King Charles I was imprisoned here; Queen Victoria so liked its mild climate and coastal scenery that she built an Italianate house here (and later expired in it); hundreds of thousands of people got stoned here
... Read more
Hunter

A gripping, addictive thriller from Ross Greenwood, author of The Santa Killer

by Ross Greenwood ...

Series series The Prison Thriller Collection
'Ross Greenwood doesn’t write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour' Kath MiddletonThere’s a killer on the streets, and no one is safe…First there was the drowned man, but maybe his death was an accident?Then there were the decapitated bodies, the burnt girl, the women pursued in the dark. Finally the ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

'Ross Greenwood doesn’t write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour' Kath MiddletonThere’s a killer on the streets, and no one is safe…First there was the drowned man, but maybe his death was an accident?Then there were the decapitated bodies, the burnt girl, the women pursued in the dark. Finally the
... Read more
Moments of Glad Grace

A Memoir

by Alison Wearing ...

“Beautifully written and perfectly executed from first to last sentence.” — Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi“A richly layered journey, charmingly told.” — Plum Johnson, author of They Left Us EverythingA moving and witty memoir about a daughter’s evolving relationship with her aging father and their shared journey to belonging.The story begins as a trip from Canada to Ireland in search of ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Beautifully written and perfectly executed from first to last sentence.” — Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi“A richly layered journey, charmingly told.” — Plum Johnson, author of They Left Us EverythingA moving and witty memoir about a daughter’s evolving relationship with her aging father and their shared journey to belonging.The story begins as a trip from Canada to Ireland in search of
... Read more
Aging Out

An Exploration of Caregiving, Community, and How Americans Grow Old

by Lucy Schiller ...

Part of the New York Times’ "Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer"One of LA Times' "10 Books to Read in July"An Amazon Editors’ "Best Nonfiction of July" pick**A profoundly personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America"Schiller unpacks a complicated subject with curiosity and empathy...[A] deeply human portrayal of what it means... ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Part of the New York Times’ "Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer"One of LA Times' "10 Books to Read in July"An Amazon Editors’ "Best Nonfiction of July" pick**A profoundly personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America"Schiller unpacks a complicated subject with curiosity and empathy...[A] deeply human portrayal of what it means...
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Getting Lost On My Way

Self-Discovery on Ireland's Backroads

by Diane Hartman ...

For fans of McCarthy’s Bar, a debut memoir about a woman’s humorous and poignant solo adventures of self-discovery on Ireland’s backroads following a painful divorce.When an introverted, divorced, middle-aged mother and school librarian from the Midwest decides to leave her comfort zone and travel alone to Ireland, her desire to fulfill her dream overcomes her fear as she immerses herself into ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

For fans of McCarthy’s Bar, a debut memoir about a woman’s humorous and poignant solo adventures of self-discovery on Ireland’s backroads following a painful divorce.When an introverted, divorced, middle-aged mother and school librarian from the Midwest decides to leave her comfort zone and travel alone to Ireland, her desire to fulfill her dream overcomes her fear as she immerses herself into
... Read more
Christmas at the Beach Hut

The perfect heartwarming read to escape with over the holidays!

by Veronica Henry ...

Don't miss the delightfully festive read from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry!'Full of hope and magic!' CATHY BRAMLEY'The perfect cosy read' SARAH MORGANAll she wants for Christmas...It's meant to be the most wonderful time of the year - but Lizzy Kingham is fed up. It's just days until Christmas and, as usual, the family's present-b... ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Don't miss the delightfully festive read from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry!'Full of hope and magic!' CATHY BRAMLEY'The perfect cosy read' SARAH MORGANAll she wants for Christmas...It's meant to be the most wonderful time of the year - but Lizzy Kingham is fed up. It's just days until Christmas and, as usual, the family's present-b...
... Read more
Still Me

A neuroscientist's guide to caring for someone with dementia

by Dr Sabina Brennan ...

AN IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERLIVING NOW AWARDS GOLD AWARD WINNER 2026'What everybody needs to read... a deep and powerful understanding of what the person who has dementia is going through' - Davina McCall'A beautifully written, personal, empathetic and immensely practical book**'** – Dr Harry Barry, GP, author and mental health advocateThe essential toolkit to navigating dement... ... Read more

$14.09 CAD

AN IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERLIVING NOW AWARDS GOLD AWARD WINNER 2026'What everybody needs to read... a deep and powerful understanding of what the person who has dementia is going through' - Davina McCall'A beautifully written, personal, empathetic and immensely practical book**'** – Dr Harry Barry, GP, author and mental health advocateThe essential toolkit to navigating dement...
... Read more
The Erratics

by Vicki Laveau-Harvie ...

In this award-winning memoir, two sisters reckon with the convalescence and death of their outlandishly tyrannical mother and the care of their psychologically terrorized father, all relayed with dark humour and brutal honesty.When Vicki and her sister learn their mother has been hospitalized for a broken hip, they return to their parents' home in Alberta to put things back in order. Though their ... Read more

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In this award-winning memoir, two sisters reckon with the convalescence and death of their outlandishly tyrannical mother and the care of their psychologically terrorized father, all relayed with dark humour and brutal honesty.When Vicki and her sister learn their mother has been hospitalized for a broken hip, they return to their parents' home in Alberta to put things back in order. Though their
... Read more
Le dating dans tous ses états

Confidences de deux filles qui n'ont plus 20 ans...

by Andrée-Anne Guénette, Katleen Busque ...

Series series NON CLASSE
Pour toutes celles qui n'ont pas encore rencontré LE gars, ou qui l'ont perdu mais qui persistent à croire en l'amour, il existe un «petit miracle», accessible juste au bout des doigts: l'appli de dating. Un catalogue de visages (beaux et moins beaux), de profils (intéressants ou pas tant), qui rassemble des êtres écorchés à divers degrés par la vie, et qui veulent y croire eux aussi.L'expérience ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Pour toutes celles qui n'ont pas encore rencontré LE gars, ou qui l'ont perdu mais qui persistent à croire en l'amour, il existe un «petit miracle», accessible juste au bout des doigts: l'appli de dating. Un catalogue de visages (beaux et moins beaux), de profils (intéressants ou pas tant), qui rassemble des êtres écorchés à divers degrés par la vie, et qui veulent y croire eux aussi.L'expérience
... Read more

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