02372nam 2200493 450 991014864960332120230808200242.00-316-34258-00-316-26847-X(CKB)3710000000921351(MiAaPQ)EBC5361888(Au-PeEL)EBL5361888(OCoLC)1034626840(MiAaPQ)EBC6924981(Au-PeEL)EBL6924981(EXLCZ)99371000000092135120221028d2016 uy 1engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHappy family a novel /Tracy BaroneNew York, New York ;Boston ;London :Lee Boudreaux Books,[2016]©20161 online resource (331 pages)0-316-34260-2 Cover -- Title Page -- Welcome -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Preface -- Part I: The Baby -- Miriam -- Billy Beal -- Cici -- Lucky Charm -- Small, Heavy Things -- A Few Crises -- Three: The Loneliest Number -- Part II: Chicago, 2002, Somewhere in the Middle -- Eggs -- Merrily We Roll Around -- School's Out for Summer -- Body Shots -- Punch-Drunk Love -- 40bday 1.0 -- 40bday 2.0 -- Part III: Different People Die -- Family Portrait, Summer 1970 -- The Bad Seed -- On the Road Again -- Cherry Bomb -- Out, Damned Father -- The End of Thanksgiving -- Things I Hate About Her -- The Lamppost Survives -- Call Me Ishmael -- Michael -- Part IV: What's Left -- White Rabbit -- Lilacs -- Ashes Are Heavier Than You Think -- Sonny -- Your Own Backyard -- Truth Is -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Lee Boudreaux Books -- Newsletter -- Table of Contents -- Copyright.Cheri Matzner, a former cop-turned-disgruntled academic, tries to come to terms with her adoptive and biological families as she struggles to become pregnant herself.Parent and adult childFictionAdopteesFictionDomestic fictionParent and adult childAdopteesDomestic fiction.813.54Barone Tracy1205893MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910148649603321Happy Family2782520UNINA