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The Lion King
• April - June 2017
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The Boys Are Back
By Simon Carr
When Simon Carr’s wife Susie lost her
battle to cancer, Carr was left to
raise his 5-year old son, Alexander, on
his own. Soon after, Hugo, his 11-year
old son from a previous marriage
comes to live with them. Now, this
motley crew of boys have to learn
how to be a family. Along the way,
Carr reveals some illuminating truths
about parenting and the differences
between mothers and fathers. His
messy household bears no similarity to
the immaculate home his wife kept;
his response to mothers on the play-
ground fretting about his son’s safety
on the handlebars is, “If he falls, at
least he’ll know not to do it again.”
Emotionally honest and sharply witty,
Carr’s story is at once heartbreaking
and wonderfully life-affirming.
Daddies and Daughters
By Carmen Renee Berry & Lynn
Barrington
From the coauthor of the New York
Times bestseller Girlfriends comes a
celebration of the father-daughter
relationship -- a moving portrait of its
life-changing influence that is poised
to become an instant bestseller and
a lasting gift for Father’s Day and
other special occasions.
As a woman moves beyond her early
role of daughter to become a friend,
lover, wife, colleague, or mother, she
carries the memory and influence of
her father into each and every rela-
tionship.
About a Boy
By Nick Hornby
‘How cool was Will Freeman?’
Too cool! At thirty-six, he’s as hip as a
teenager. He’s single, child-free, goes
to the right clubs and knows which
trainers to wear. He’s also found a
great way to score with women:
attend single parents’ groups full of
available (and grateful) mothers, all
hoping to meet a Nice Guy.
Which is how Will meets Marcus, the
oldest twelve-year-old on the planet.
Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to
Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after
his mum and has never owned a pair
of trainers. But Marcus latches on to
Will - and won’t let go. Can Will teach
Marcus how to grow up cool? And
can Marcus help Will just to grow up?
BY NONSO NDUANYA
ESSENTIAL
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