heartbreak
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True stories of love, struggle and heartbreak between mothers and the women they raised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Katherine’s family issued a statement expressing their heartbreak over her death.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
As his mother’s grief and legal battles to get Fadi home worsen her mental health, Sattouf’s own life is upended by high school, hormones, heartbreak — and a nagging uncertainty.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
As families demand answers for failures in maternity services, Panorama investigates how systemic neglect, inadequate staffing and a reluctance to learn from mistakes have led to heartbreak.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Some were made up of meanness, brutality and heartbreak; others were bright and beautiful because of Miss Bernstone and Mr. Morton.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
A record-smashing, boundary-breaking tennis champion, Serena Williams relives her highlights and heartbreaks, on and off the court.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
I didn’t get nearly enough corn or tomatoes, and heartbreak of heartbreaks, I missed the figs completely.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
The social media frenzy about Swift's engagement news marks yet another high point in the fans' huge interest and fascination in her love life - including her past relationships and heartbreaks.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
She was there for your first crushes and heartbreaks, your party dresses and spins at sophisticated states like anomie.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
