Special news alert: life doesn’t go according to plan. Just ask the Haven family.Epperly Haven, a college student yearning to enter the “real world,” has two goals: a) for her daydreams to become reality and b) to live somewhere other than Kansas City. She’s not asking for the world, just the basics, like, her own personal rom-com complete with fabulous clothes and a Mr. Darcy. But so far, she’s yet to establish a lifestyle, or even a reality, different from the one she’s lived the past twenty-one years.
Her mother, Beth, hopes to establish a new life too, one free from anxiety and worrying what others think. Is one day without IBS medication or disapproving taunts from her sister too much to ask? Apparently so.
The Gilmore Girl-type mother daughter relationship is tested when Epperly’s father, Brian, lands in the hospital. Throw in the oddball extended family, neb-nose neighbors, and well-meaning (but-invasive) friends, and you have, well, real life.
Come join the rumbas. You’re funny bone will be tickled and your heartstrings will be tugged. If you liked While You Were Sleeping, The Middle TV Series, Nora Ephron movies, Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove, or Sophia Kinsella’s Shopaholic series, this book is for you. And if you didn’t—well—still give it a try. 
The Haven Family has been thrown in a Yahtzee cup. Don’t you want to know where they land?
What Reader’s are saying:<ul>
<li>Phil W says, “…a terrific story and very captivating perspective on things…”</li>
<li>Suzi M says, “Oh my gosh… amazing!!!! I love Establish! [The author’s] words, detailed thoughts, &amp; writing… [the author] has a style that is so entertaining. I am not blowing smoke…I am being honest. I knew I could say it's nice or enjoyable, or an easy read...BUT it is fantastic. I am laughing &amp; never bored.”</li>
<li>Melanie B says, “Great work from a very promising author – the problem is … I don’t want to wait very long for the next one!”</li>
<li>Ann O says, “[The author] has a way of bringing the reader right into the story. [The author’s] attention to detail is incredible. Epperly is a great 3-dimensional character. I feel like I really got to know the Haven family, and I am looking forward to following them in your next book. One of my favourite things…is that you have given the thoughts in Epperly’s mind a name. That is so original. I’ve never seen that done before. But it’s so true —we all have thoughts that challenge us or support us and they are like a separate entity.”</li>
<li>Joann M says, “Finished the book in 3 days. Had hard time putting it down. Is book 2 out yet?”</li>
</ul>Have you read Establish? What do you have to say about the book?

Establish: A Hindsight Novel

Humor & Entertainment

Heid, Emily

Humor

Bootstrap Books, LLC

Heather McAllister, devoted wife and loving mother, accompanies her husband, Clive, on a Sunday afternoon drive in the Georgia countryside in May 1958. Clive takes a detour to Milledgeville Central State Hospital, tells the attendants his wife is "crazy," and, despite her protests, Heather is admitted. Her new life reveals her inner strength as she learns how to survive in the worst regressed women's ward in the asylum.Years later, Heather's daughter, Mattie, becomes a nurse counselor at the new Crisis Stabilization Unit at Milledgeville. Determined to find out what happened to her mother, Mattie discovers an old ledger with a record of Heather's admission but no date of discharge or death. Could Heather still be alive and living somewhere in the hospital?With vivid, poignant descriptions, What Ever Happened to Heather? transports the reader to the world of the mentally ill and sheds light on the day-to-day challenges of the caregivers-those who endeavor to ease their patients' pain and bring light and love into their world.

What Ever Happened to Heather?

O'Leary, Ann

Parenting & Relationships

Monsignor O'Neill is quite a storyteller. Through the years he has been encouraged to collect his tall tales into a book. This collection of stories spans 70 years from his childhood in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s Ireland to his more-than-50-year ministry in the United States. Some of the stories in this collection may seem to be outlandish or hard to believe. They are actually all true! O'Neill says, "Life is a journey. Scenes from that journey may make a deep impression and remain in the memory. We must never forget our roots. No matter who or what we are, we are dependent upon the goodness and the friendship of each other. We are ultimately dependent upon God and His goodness toward us. Each generation is unique and is a product of its own time and culture. We have received noble values and virtues from past generations. They have given us the warm and happy memories we treasure so much. May future generations have happy childhood memories to share with their children."

Stories from Ireland and America (The Stories Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

O'Neill, William Oliver

Community & Culture

Monsignor O'Neill is quite a storyteller. After years of encouragement to collect his tales into a book, he published STORIES FROM IRELAND AND AMERICA, a collection of 124 stories spanning 70 plus years from his childhood in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s Ireland to his more-than-50-year ministry in the United States. In response to excellent reviews of his previous book and numerous requests to write more stories, he has compiled this collection of MORE IRISH AND AMERICAN STORIES. As in his previous book, some of stories in this volume may seem outlandish or hard to believe. But, they are actually all true! O'Neill says, "Life is a journey. Scenes from that journey may make a deep impression and remain in the memory. We must never forget our roots. No matter who or what we are, we are dependent upon the goodness and the friendship of each other. We are ultimately dependent upon God and His goodness toward us. Each generation is unique and is a product of its own time and culture. We have received noble values and virtues from past generations. They have given us the warm and happy memories we treasure so much. May future generations have happy memories to share with their children."

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Establish: A Hindsight Novel

What Ever Happened to Heather?

Stories from Ireland and America (The Stories Series)

More Irish and American Stories