family relationships

A memoir in which the author recounts the death of her brother at the age of thirty-three from AIDS, and recalls incidents from his life, and the lives of other family members on the island of Antigua.

An account of the author's childhood in a Texas oil town and of her family's struggles with cancer, madness, and alcoholism.

Presents the memoirs of John Steinbeck IV, son of the celebrated literary icon, in which he discusses his painful youth, his time in Vietnam, and his efforts to establish an identity for himself; and includes recollections from his wife of their time together.

The autobiography of Isabel Allende written for her daughter, Paula, who has slipped into a coma.

Provides advice for the friends and relatives of people who are suffering from a mental illness on how to cope with their emotions; includes information on the stages of recovery, how to reclaim their lives, where to find help, and other related topics.

Offers advice to lesbians, gay men, and their parents on how to cope with a child's homosexuality and discusses how children should tell their parents, what reactions they can expect, how the parents can deal with the news, and other related topics.

The lives of twelve-year-old Lou and her younger brother, Oz, change forever in 1940 when an accident involving their parents results in their being uprooted from their New York City home and moved to live with their great-grandmother in the mountains of Virginia.