Titres dans Frères et sœurs

I Had A Brother Once is a brilliant, genre-defying work - both memoir and epic poem - about the struggle for wisdom, grace, and ritual in the face of unspeakable loss. Adam is forced to re-remember a brother he thought he knew and to reckon with a ghost, confronting his unsettled family history, his distant relationship with tradition and faith, and his desperate need to understand an event that always slides just out of his grasp.

Dare to Compare unravels the quintessential enemy of communication, the hidden weakness in us all: Pride. Simple pride. It’s not about simply communicating. It’s about thinking clearer, feeling stronger, becoming better, and unlocking the powerful communicator inside yourself.

Meet Patrick Butler and Melyssa Fleming, a dynamic brother-sister duo juggling parenthood, thriving careers, active volunteerism, podcasting, and now, writing. In The Bond We Share, they open up about their upbringing in the Midwest, where their parents’ decision to adopt Melyssa initially brought joy, but later faced challenges due to extended family dynamics and mental health struggles. The siblings were abruptly separated during their formative years, disrupting the foundation of their sibling bond.

Marking the first time Toews has written her own life in nonfiction, A Truce That Is Not Peace explores the uneasy pact every creative person makes with memory. Wildly inventive yet masterfully controlled; slyly casual yet momentous; wrenching and joyful; hilarious and humane—this is Miriam Toews at her dazzling best, remaking her world and inventing an astonishing new literary form to contain it.

This audiobook is dedicated to the "cool" aunts of the world. The aunts who step up in the world.

What started as building a family tree became an even deeper rabbit hole after doing a DNA test. The journey that was about to unfold was something that was totally unexpected and would shake the family to the core. What ultimately led her to the place where she would discover her family's answers was the last place she could ever have imagined.

John Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at the age of 42. Hoping for the best while often witnessing the worst, John, his younger sister Linda and their mother, Jeanette, saw the darkest fears they had for Gary played out in drug deals, prison and bankruptcy.

Life with Louie is a collection of coming-of-age stories about growing up with a brother who happens to have been born with Down syndrome. For the author, Mia Rotella-White, having a sibling with a disability never created hardship. The opposite is true. Growing up with Louie meant Mia’s days were full of disco balls, group hugs, fashion shows and dance parties. When adversity struck, and it did, the siblings reminded each other how ridiculous it was to think any tragedy could ever be bigger than their love.

Discover the true meaning of craftsmanship, and let this story inspire you to create something lasting in your own life, motivating you to pursue personal growth and meaningful connections.

In Just Another Slice, nine-year-old Sarah Bailey tries to survive in a family full of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse while at the same time trying to protect her younger brother Curtis. Sarah learns that asking for Just Another Slice of toast is not the only thing in her life she will be denied. Yet, in a world full of cruelty, she finds kindness and happiness in the most unsuspecting people, places, and things.

Raven Ledger was born two minutes before her twin brother Matthew. The newborns shared the same blood, the same womb, and the same parents. But everything about the siblings was different . . . one was darkness and one was light. Raven was born into poverty to a mother who couldn’t care for her, and a father who would do anything to see his twins thrive. Eventually, Raven becomes a pawn between her parents.

Those Boys on the Hill is a biographical coming-of-age story about three inner-city, African American brothers growing up in a group home in a farming community in Pennsylvania. Elliott Glover uses a mix of humor, sadness, and raw situational honesty to share the harrowing experiences that shaped the men he and his brothers Jacque and Iszel have become.

It took less than four hours for Sarah Bailey and her younger brother Curtis to lose everything they knew. She lost her school, her mudpie stations, her church, her father, and her name. Everything they own is packed in garbage bags as they are moved to a new foster home. It’s supposed to be a safe haven for them, but as Sarah—now called Anna—learns, their so-called safety comes at a horrific price, as she is groomed and abused by her new foster mother.

Raven Ledger is running from people who blame her for her brother’s crime. The city is grappling with the murders of twenty-one people at Allegheny High School. The news of the shooting is on every television station. The nation is talking about what happened . . . They’re also talking about the shooter’s twin sister who has disappeared. Raven is being hunted by a gang that lost members in the massacre. Her nemesis, Blanco, the girl Raven saved at school that day, leads the chase. Blanco and the other gang members are out for blood and won’t give up until they get revenge.

Jedem Kind in jeder Situation richtig begegnen! Eltern sind häufig unsicher, wie sie den Bedürfnissen ihrer Kinder gerecht werden können. Geschwister sind verschieden. Deshalb geht der Wunsch vieler Eltern, alle Kinder gleich zu behandeln, an der Realität vorbei. Man muss jedem Kind gerecht werden. Das schließt Streit und Rivalitäten nicht aus! Der bekannte Erziehungsexperte Jan-Uwe Rogge erklärt die Bedeutung der Geschwister füreinander und zeigt Wege aus – oft selbst gestellten – Fallen im Alltag.

It’s no secret that we all struggle with communicating with our family sometimes. There just seems to be some type of barrier that we cannot overcome. This is even more prevalent with siblings. Studies show that 30 percent of siblings have distant relationships. It shouldn’t be that way. Your siblings are your familial best friends! You share a bond that runs on blood. Not to mention, there are just some things that only family members can understand—from family secrets to funny things that happened during family reunions.

Adam Mansbach famously gave voice to two of parenting's primal struggles in Go the F--k to Sleep and You Have to F--king Eat - the often-imitated, never-duplicated pair of New York Times best sellers that ushered in a new era of radical honesty in humor books for parents. But what could possibly be left? Parents - new, old, expectant, and grand - of multiple children already knew the answer. Author Adam Mansbach discovered it for himself by having two more kids, less than two years apart.

A compelling and humorous story that combines two narratives: one an account of the emotional struggle to have a family, the shock of having triplets, and the challenge of raising them; the other a timely and insightful commentary on changes taking place in the America the triplets are inheriting.

Two sisters—one a playwright, one a preacher—excavate their evolving bond. Swinging between irreverent humor and achy tenderness, Sistering: The Art of Holding Close and Letting Go is for anyone who has been lucky enough to find their number one fan, and for those still searching.

Abanye is the sixth of nine children who was born in Ghana. After sharing her life with her big family, Abanye has embraced the importance of experiencing good and challenging times with her siblings. Through her experience and lessons learned throughout her life, she’s now bringing you a tried-and-tested comprehensive guide that will teach how to appreciate your siblings and embrace “climbing the hill of life” together. Are you ready to learn how?