02414cam a2200361 i 4500 1164773818 TxAuBib 20190821120000.0 180622s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018028835 9780451489425 trade pbk. 045148942X trade pbk. (OCoLC)1042080572 DLC eng rda DLC BDX YDX ORX CMI OCLCO UAP OCLCF TCH TxAuBib rda Higgins, Kristan, author. Life and other inconveniences / Kristan Higgins. First edition. New York : Berkley, 2019. viii, 428 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Readers guide included"--Page 4 of cover. Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London. The regal old woman came from wealthy and bluest-blood New England stock, but that didn't protect her from life's cruelest blows: the disappearance of Genevieve's young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. But Genevieve rose from those ashes of grief and built a fashion empire that was respected the world over, even when it meant neglecting her other son. When Emma's own mother died, her father abandoned her on his mother's doorstep. Genevieve took Emma in and reluctantly raised her--until Emma got pregnant her senior year of high school. Genevieve kicked her out with nothing but the clothes on her back, but Emma took with her the most important London possession: the strength not just to survive but to thrive. And indeed, Emma has built a wonderful life for herself and her teenage daughter, Riley. So what is Emma to do when Genevieve does the one thing Emma never expected of her and, after not speaking to her for nearly two decades, calls and asks for help? 20190821. Grandparents Fiction. Families Fiction. Single mothers Fiction. Reconciliation Fiction. Domestic fiction. TXKIP