Parables: 17 books

Vida’s eighth child is finally in kindergarten when she discovers another is on the way. “Conflicted” doesn’t begin to describe her feelings. And when she starts to descend into what her fix-it husband labels “denial,” her marriage grows increasingly fragile, and her frightened husband...

Libby is a born caretaker—although not by choice. Her parents bred her specifically to care for her severely retarded older sister when they would no longer be able to. But at only nineteen—sooner than she expected—Libby is already Mama to Baby. Libby loves her sister, yet naturally still yearns...

Rae and Fitch, both doctors, decided before they got married that having children wasn't for them. But when Rae turns thirty-three, she finds that a career simply isn't enough. She wants a child. Fitch, however, is perfectly content and sees no reason to turn his whole life upside-down. And his wife's longing soon triggers an irrational jealousy that threatens to drive her away altogether.