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UWhen The Cypress Whispers  by  Yvette Manessis Corporon is the story of a young woman named Daphne and the special bond she shares with her Greek Grandmother, also known in Greek as her Yia-yia. The book is based on the authors relationship with her Yia-yia. Growing up her Yia-yia told her real life stories of how her grandmother befriended a Jewish girl named Rosa whose family was hiding form the Nazis. Can you imagine a life like that-having to hide yourself and family in another country. Each and every day they had to keep that a secret. The families of the island kept the secret from the Nazis, and told no one that the family was hiding on the Greek island of Erikousa. The island families took a risk in not telling the Nazis that the Jewish family was amongst them because the Nazis made it clear that anyone hiding Jews would be killed along with their family.  Each night the author's Grandmother would open her doors to her home and welcome Rosa inside for comfort an...

I have two lovely daughters. Being pregnant with them was not lovely. With my first child I was sick after the first month. Morning, Noon, and Night I felt awful. It was 24 hour a day morning sickness. The second pregnancy was worse. I became so dehydrated I spent a night in the hospital being re hydrated. Thank God for the two great kids I have after all those days and nights of "morning sickness". Since I spent a lot of time resting during those 9 months- twice, I got my hands on anything I could to figure out why I was sick, what to do, and what to eat. I found the perfect pregnancy book and I literally slept with it under my pillow. I read that book cover to cover, looked up symptoms and read about the coming months. But what about after pregnancy, when the baby is here? There were questions I had not thought of nor questions and answers I could easily find. If you are pregnant or know someone that is or plans to be, the book "The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep, ...