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Mother knows best, wherever she may be
Avon
December 2002
On Sale: December 1, 2002
Featuring: Shelby Lazarus; Lauren Lazarus; Mattie Lieberman
352 pages
ISBN: 0060096209
EAN: 9780060096205
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Women's Fiction Contemporary
This is the story of an embattled family and the mother who tries to keep them together. In her case, from the afterlife. A Little Help From Above explores the enduring link between mothers, daughters, and sisters, and asks the age-old question: who are the people in my life and what was God thinking when he put us together? The story begins when Sandy Lazarus, a deceased wife and mother, decides that she's had it with decades-long family fighting. How can she rest in eternal peace if she doesn't step in and problem solve? Trouble is, divine intervention is a no-no. On the other hand, enough is enough. It's just too bad that instead of making things better, good old mom makes things worse. Or maybe not. A near-fatal accident back home forces Shelby, her 38-year old, single-as-a- sock-in-the-dryer daughter, to return to Long Island. Faster than you can say dysfunctional, a wild chain of events forces her eldest to confront old demons...her mother's untimely death, her father's remarriage to her mother's younger sister, her own younger sister's meshugina behavior, and the terrible void caused by the disappearance of Matthew Lieberman, her childhood love. But Shelby faces her biggest life crisis after discovering that her younger sister, Lauren, is a DES daughter, and in need of a surrogate mother. Up until now, Shelby wouldn't consider lending anyone her designer shoes, let alone her uterus. But the more Shelby learns about DES, the harder it is to let Lauren face this struggle alone. A Little Help From Above is a poignant, entertaining and emotional roller coaster ride that stops exactly where it's supposed to. Home sweet home.
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