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    Medea Complex: Infanticide, Filicide and the Murderous Mother: Transcend Mediocrity, Book 140 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 28min
    Since the beginning of time, mothers have always been portrayed as wholesome and nurturing. They are splashed upon our television screens. We enjoy watching them in movies. Some of us grow up with a wholesome and nurturing mother, while other children aren't so lucky. What causes some mothers to toss aside their inborn nurturing qualities in favor of sadistic and evil behavior? Anyone who deviates from the societal view of the self-sacrificing mother is thought to be self-centered, whorish, and lacking in femininity. Ironically, many of the mothers who are cast as 'evil' stepmothers in some of the Disney movies have evil and self-serving personality traits and motives. We love watching these 'evil' stepmothers in animation, but do these types of women truly exist in the real world? The answer is a resounding yes. Many of us hear of mothers who have had their children taken away due to abuse and neglect. Some of us mothers cringe at the very thought of our own children being removed from our care by Child Protective Services. It is far easier for one to understand how a mother could get into trouble for spanking or disciplining a child. Most of us could never even imagine going far enough to kill them. It seems that aggressive and cruel crimes are committed more often by men. However, there have been mothers who have 'snapped' or experienced psychotic breaks while caring for children. The story seems even more ghastly because we hear about mothers killing much less often than we hear about men committing gruesome crimes and murder. Despite there being more male serial killers, it always seems to amaze us when a woman is found guilty of murder. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tara Tyler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/062044/bk_acx0_062044_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Travelling Hornplayer: Brother, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 565min
    Lydia is killed in a car accident, but she returns to her bereft sister as a benign ghost who, nonetheless, comes to haunt the lives of those around her in unexpected ways: Jonathan Goldman, whose flat Lydia is running from when she is knocked down; his daughter, Stella, who has discovered that her father has been having an affair with the gladiatorial Sonia; Stella's genius painter-boy lover, Izzy, whom she leaves behind as she flees to the arms of kindly Peregrine. Along with good stepmothers, bad mothers, strange professors and wicked monks, their lives collide in a breathtaking finale. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elaine Claxton, Katy Sobey, Tamsin Kennard, John Telfer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/053335/bk_adbl_053335_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Stepmonster
    Stepmonster ab 16.49 € als epub eBook: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think Feel and Act the Way We Do. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Sachthemen & Ratgeber, Familie & Partnerschaft,
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    The Sleeping Beauty: Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 665min
    Mercedes Lackey magical A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series continues with a captivating new adventure… Heavy is the head - and the eyelids - of the princess who wears the crown.... In Rosamund's realm, happiness hinges on a few simple beliefs. For every princess there's a prince. The King has ultimate power. Stepmothers should never be trusted. And bad things come to those who break with Tradition.... But when Rosa is pursued by a murderous huntsman and then captured by dwarves, her beliefs go up in smoke. Determined to escape and save her kingdom from imminent invasion, she agrees to become the subject of one of her stepmother's risky incantations - thus falling into a deep, deep sleep. When awakened by a touchy-feely stranger, Rosa must choose between Tradition and her future between a host of eligible princes and a handsome, fair-haired outsider. And learn the difference between being a princess and ruling as a Queen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gabra Zackman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/007522/bk_adbl_007522_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Thaddeus Whiskers and the Dragon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 190min
    Thaddeus F. Whiskers is a pampered palace pet, a kitten enchanted to never become a cat. Princess Clarice loves him, for in the entire kingdom, for there is no other kitten as cute or as clever. He leads a life of cushions and cream until a wizard's "gift" results in his banishment. Determined to make it back to the princess he loves, he escapes into the wilderness where he discovers the lair of a dragon. Grandious, the dragon, doesn't care about anything besides himself. He wants to be left alone with his treasure. However, there is something about Thaddeus that has him entranced. He finds himself opening his home and his heart to the little cat. Thaddeus is a small creature in a big world. Between him and his beloved Princess stand conniving wizards, would-be-stepmothers, and rampaging rats. However, when danger threatens both Clarice and Grandious, Thaddeus won't allow his size to get in the way of saving his friends. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sheri Sheridan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/080052/bk_acx0_080052_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Stepmother (eBook, ePUB)
    Every year hundreds of thousands of American women become stepmothers. Committing to partners who are already parents, we gain relationships with young people who may--or may not--be pleased by our presence.When Dorothy Bass married a man with a four-year-old daughter, she was hesitant to embrace the title "stepmother," with its many negative cultural associations, and she soon realized she had very little sense of what this new role required of her.In Stepmother, Bass explores the complex emotional, material, and spiritual terrain we share with our stepchildren, and with their other parents. Bringing together insights from sociology, history, clinical studies, and literature, she unpacks practical questions to help readers explore the deeper issues: What is my definition of home? How does this relationship affect all the other relationships in this family? And how do I deal with the emotional triangles of stepfamily life?Bass centers us on the work to be done in our own hearts, where spiritual strength can grow and love can be intentionally built, bringing peace and hope instead of scarcity and competition. By being honest about our own pain and the pain of others, we open ourselves to the love and mercy often born from unexpected relationships. It is here that we make way for constructive family dynamics.
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    Roses and Rot , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 595min
    Publishers Weekly Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Novel of Summer 2016 Imogen and her sister, Marin, escape their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists' retreat but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, whether it be art or love, in this haunting debut novel from "a remarkable young writer" (Neil Gaiman). What would you sacrifice for everything you ever dreamed of? Imogen has grown up reading fairy tales about mothers who die and make way for cruel stepmothers. As a child she used to lie in bed wishing that her life would become one of these tragic fairy tales, because she couldn't imagine how a stepmother could be worse than her mother now. As adults Imogen and her sister, Marin, are accepted to an elite postgrad arts program - Imogen as a writer and Marin as a dancer. Soon enough, though, they realize that there's more to the school than meets the eye. Imogen might be living in the fairy tale she's dreamed about as a child, but it's one that will pit her against Marin if she decides to escape her past to find her heart's desire. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Madeleine Maby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007505/bk_sans_007505_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Peacekeeper , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 191min
    Raising four boys alone is not an easy task. Widower Joe Slagel tries, he really does. He works hard, provides a stable home with lots of love and just the right amount of discipline. But Joe Slagel also provides his sons with something else: disposable stepmothers. He never intends for them to be disposable, however, the mischievous doings of his four children make it impossible for him to keep a wife, and them a stepmother, for very long. Boys will be boys. But when the final straw is snapped and the fifth stepmother packs up and leaves without notice, Joe realizes it is time to bring in a professional. Tough, strong, tender, not afraid to run a tight ship, and equipped with the ability to not easily be frightened. Those were the qualifications Joe sought. In comes Sergeant Ethel Pletcher. Not only does she tower over the boys in size, but her huge heart takes over the house and their lives, as well. Sgt. Pletcher proves that the Slagel boys aren't really all that bad, they just need someone that understands them and, at times, a peacekeeper. A story for ages nine through adult to enjoy. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David W. Dietz. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/004242/bk_acx0_004242_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mother's Practical Guide in the Physical Intellectual and Moral Training of Her Children
    The Mother's Practical Guide in the Physical Intellectual and Moral Training of Her Children ab 24.99 € als Taschenbuch: With an Additional Chapter on the Claims and Responsibilities of Stepmothers. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    A Fairly Fairy Tale , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 176min
    Once upon a time, and with surprising frequency, dragons kidnapped helpless princesses. As the ultimate romantic gesture, heroic princes fought the dragons and saved the damsels in distress. At least, that's the story you've been led to believe. But here's a little secret: Sometimes the dragon saved the princess from the princes... In the kingdom of Marshwood, everybody lives happily ever after - orphans, stepmothers, everybody. King Wesick is wise and beloved. Queen Mattea is beautiful and kind. Prince Nolan is handsome and brave, and his sister Littagale is smart and talented. But when it comes time for Princess Littagale to marry, suddenly the dragon Tor flies down from Mount Shadow, kidnaps the princess, and flies her to his dark lair. "Oh, no! The horror! Who will save her?" cry the townspeople. With great fanfare and the cologne of testosterone, princes from near and far arrive in Marshwood and vow to rescue the princess - in exchange for the honor of becoming her husband and inheriting the kingdom. The townspeople rejoice, place bets, and everyone waits to see who will defeat Tor and save Princess Littagale. But what secret is Queen Mattea hiding? And why does Tor have a spa in his lair? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sunshine Somerville. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/087918/bk_acx0_087918_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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