Haunting and elegant, Hausfrau is the exceptional debut novel from the prize-winning American poet, Jill Alexander Essbaum. Anna was a good wife, mostly . . . Anna Benz lives in comfort and affluence with her husband and three young children in Dietlikon, a picture-perfect suburb of Zurich. Anna, an American expat, has chosen this life far from home; but, despite its tranquility and order, inside she is falling apart. Feeling adrift and unable to connect with her husband or his family; with the fellow expatriates who try to befriend her; or even, increasingly, her own thoughts and emotions, Anna attempts to assert her agency in the only way that makes sense to her: by engaging in short-lived but intense sexual affairs. But adultery, too, has its own morality, and when Anna finds herself crossing a line, she will set off a terrible chain of events that ends in unspeakable tragedy. As her life crashes down around her, Anna must then discover where one must go when there is no going back . . .

Rent review clauses in business leases have become increasingly complex over the years. This guide provides guidance on the wording of each part of such clauses and analyzes the areas of difficulty. The book deals with rent review clauses in business leases, and while it concentrates on the use and analysis of the more widely used reviews based on market rents, it also considers those calculated by alternative methods, such as the Retail Price Index, tenant's turnover, equity rents and headlease rents. There has been an explosion of case law in this constantly evolving area and this book considers and makes sense of the sometimes contradictory decisions. A number of rent review precedents are included in the appendices for easy reference.

Little Owl in the Big City is based on the true story of a Northern Saw-Whet owl found in the boughs of the Christmas tree transported from upstate New York to Rockefeller Center in 2020. According to the author, "When I first heard about the little owl hidden in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, I was convinced that this was no accident. Little Owl intended to get to the Big City to see the lights, hear the noise, and experience the excitement. I wanted to share Little Owl's adventures with the children who are also thrilled by the wonder of the season." Children, ages 3-8. "This splendid tale of a bold little owl, charmingly told and based on a true story, is sure to stimulate wonder and curiosity in young readers. I'm hoping for further adventures." -Adrienne Mayor, coauthor of The Griffin and the Dinosaur "My preschooler loved the sweet story, and we spent lots of time enjoying the descriptive images. We loved being part of Owl's world and wish him a safe trip home!" -Jennifer Patterson, Mom Blogger, @justjenp Marcia Mogelonsky lives in upstate New York, not far from where Little Owl began its adventure to the Big City. Jill Alexander enjoys painting and traveling. She lives in Wall Township, New Jersey.

Discover your own wisdom about your grief. Every loss "deserves a fitting grief," Jill Alexander Essbaum assures us in The Good Grief Journal. From that beginning, she offers a path for those who grieve, whether the loss is from a physical death, a looming divorce, declining health, bankruptcy, or some other wound.Each of the ten meditations in this journal corresponds to a stage of grief as outlined in Granger E. Westberg's classic book Good Grief, published in 1968. Millions of people have found in it validation for their grief, understanding of their feelings, and a way to live through grief and into hope.Every meditation is followed by prompts and questions designed to help readers reflect more deeply on both the nature and effects of their loss. Scripture passages, poems, and quotes from a variety of sages and artists offer further inspiration for this journey of discovery.The meditations and prompts in this journal are intentionally nonspecific. They are adaptable to suit both the nature of the loss as well as the needs of the grieving person.

Few poets' roots go deeper than the Romantics; Jill Alexander Essbaum's reach all the way to the Elizabethans. In her Harlot one hears Herbert and Wyatt and Donne, their parallax view of religion as sex and sex as religion, their delight in sin, their smirking penitence, their penchant for the conceit, their riddles and fables, their fondling and squeezing of language. But this "postulant in the Church of the Kiss" is a twenty-first century woman, a "strange woman" less bowed to confession than hell-bent on fairly bragging of threesomes and more complications than were wet-dreamt of in Mr. W. H.'s philosophy. - H. L. Hix