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Tender is the Flesh

tender is the flesh book cover Come Enjoy The "Special Meat"  Author: Agustina Bazterrica All the animals are dead – or at least, they should be. The government decided it was the only way after a deadly outbreak, transmitted from animals to people. But the human diet requires certain proteins that are best found in meat. What if there was a solution, then, that dealt with overpopulation and addressed this need for “special meat.” In Tender is the Flesh, Marcos Tejo inherited the plant from his now demented father. It used to be the final destiny for unlucky animals, [...]

2024-09-02T12:31:55-07:00August 31st, 2024|Tags: , , , , |

True Confessions of an Ambivalent Caregiver

The Personal Cost of Care Author: Cindy Eastman In the spare 168 pages of True Confessions of an Ambivalent Caregiver, Cindy Eastman dispels the myth of the exultant caretaker, blessed and honored to give up everything, to thwart desires and change routines, to take care of an aging, dependent parent. Eastman writes short essays during the four-year ordeal of caring for her dying father, who gradually becomes unable to take care of himself. Wishing to avoid the teary-eyed grief of after the fact, she writes in blunt prose about the feelings of the moment, the complications of duty, the inadequacy of [...]

2024-09-02T12:12:29-07:00August 30th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Elephant Touch

Grief and Giving and the Magic of Elephants Author: Susan R. Greenway The world will never be the same for 12-year-old Quinn. Her mother recently died in a skiing accident, and everything is colored with loneliness and guilt. Her mother wouldn’t have been there if Quinn hadn’t wanted to ski. If Quinn hadn’t been running behind, she is sure that her mother would have survived. To help her grieving niece, Quinn’s aunt takes her to Thailand to spend one summer working at an elephant sanctuary. But Quinn is distraught to learn about the abuse the elephants experienced before being rescued and [...]

2024-08-30T12:35:36-07:00August 30th, 2024|Tags: |
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