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Leah DeCesare

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Leah DeCesare is a TEDx speaker and the award-winning author of Forks, Knives, and Spoons and the Naked Parenting series. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times and HuffPost, among others. Leah has taught writing at several universities and Boston’s Grub Street. She earned her Master of Fine Arts at The Newport MFA, co-founded the nonprofit, Doulas of Rhode Island, and led fundraising efforts to build a medical center in Uganda. leahdecesare.com

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	Forks, Knives, and Spoons 3.39 avg rating — 1,000 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leah DeCesare 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naked Parenting: Guiding Kids in a Digital World (Naked Parenting, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Looking for books about losing a child...

Hi, Readers!

I'm looking for book club type novels about losing a baby or a child and how that loss affects the parents/a marriage. Books about grief after losing a child.

Any ideas are appreciated!

Thank you!
Leah

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Published on December 06, 2022 12:33 • Tags: grief, loss-of-child

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Big & Lily: A Novel

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“Remember to value who you are no matter what. Believe you are worth being loved and don’t ever settle.”
― Leah DeCesare, Forks, Knives, and Spoons

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“There’s so much in life that is fragile, she thought, but it only means you should love it more, hold it closer, instead of keeping it at a distance worried that it will break your heart.”
― Leah DeCesare, Forks, Knives, and Spoons

tags: family, friendship, love

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“You bought me some forks. And knives. And spoons. Because you love me!”
― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

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“Books may well be the only true magic.”
― Alice Hoffman

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“Don’t believe everything you think,” said Gamache, before releasing the hand and opening the door. “Pema Chödrön. A Buddhist nun.”
― Louise Penny, A Great Reckoning

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“Rumors are hard to prove, but they’re even harder to disprove. We both know that character assassination is easy. All it takes is a suggestion. A well-placed word in someone’s ear.”
― Louise Penny, A Great Reckoning

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“Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”
― Ann Patchett, State of Wonder

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Apr 26, 2019 02:01AM

Hi there, you might like to check out one of my travelogues about tripping through Italy - "White roads and red wine: A couple's journey through Italy"
https://www.amazon.com/White-Roads-Re...

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Dee wrote: "Nice to meet you here on Goodreads, Leah!

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Nov 03, 2016 12:04PM

Nice to meet you here on Goodreads, Leah!

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