Fiction - Family Life - General

Author: Anne MichaelsISBN-10: 0593470842ISBN-13: 9780593470848Publisher: VintageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.66d

This work of fiction follows the story of a young man as he seeks to recover from a self-destructive spiral. After the loss of his fiance, Sean falls into a habit of grief fueled alcoholism, resulting in the near loss of his own life....

Every flame tells a story. George McGlory has been adrift since the death of his beloved wife, Audrey. But when he stumbles upon a public health funeral--a stark ceremony with no flowers, no mourners, and no love--he resolves to do something about it. Determined...

Watch Out! Beware! Be careful when approaching an arachnid (spider). It might be poisonous. The characters in this story are not spiders. However, they carry the same warning signs. Watch out! Beware! Be careful! These humans are spinning a web. A Web of Deceit.Author:...

The acclaimed author of the "lyrical coming-of-age novel" (Good Morning America) The People We Keep returns with a luminous contemporary women's fiction story about strong female characters, family estrangement, found family, and the transformative power of redemption. It's been ten years since Freya Arnalds...

A man's unusual request at the end of his life sends shockwaves through his family, forcing them to confront their own beliefs, relationships, and the meaning of love, ultimately leading to unexpected revelations and a deeper understanding of what truly matters.In Last Wish, the...

'Once you unravel these stories you will not be able to forget them.'Peter Tye is a world-weary professional investigator of family history - he has spent a lifetime as a genealogist carefully unearthing secrets and scandals, bringing the past into he present, making order...

A well-dressed young woman disembarks in Port Banana in Belgian Congo with her two small children. She is there to meet her husband Andre, who is established in Ruanda-Urundi, the land of the tall lords and their sacred cows.An enterprising businessman, Andre had bought...

Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse (1927) is a landmark of modernist literature, renowned for its lyrical style and stream-of-consciousness technique. Through the shifting inner voices of the Ramsay family and their guests, the novel meditates on time, memory, and the fleeting nature of human...

Don't miss the start of a BRAND NEW emotional, heartwarming, life-affirming series from Jo Bartlett, the BESTSELLING author of The Cornish Midwife and The Cornish Country Hospital Sometimes the only way forward is to go back. When Rowan Bellamy s marriage collapses in spectacular...

Tayvon Williams is a thirteen year old male that's lived a hard life growing up. He finds out the truth about something that's been hidden from him his entire life. Tayvon decides that his life is worth more than what people gave him credit...

An intimate portrait of genius, love, and betrayal at the end of Gustav Mahler's life. In the spring of 1910, Gustav Mahler--wrapped in a wool blanket--sits on the deck of the Amerika, sailing back to Europe. The ocean around him is gray and endless,...

What happens when a forty-year-old lesbian tries to find her place in this world far from the familiar gay-friendly meccas of New York and California? Anything but Normal begins in 1992, just before Valentine, her mother Norma, and Val's quirky friend, Jody, buy a...

As the world teeters on the brink of war in 1937, two young souls separated by an ocean are about to discover a connection that defies logic and time.Grace Fitzgerald, a fiery-haired dreamer, longs to escape the confines of her windswept Dingle fishing village....

Welcome to Five--once this train has left, there's no stopping it. "Razor-sharp, wickedly funny, and darkly thrilling, Five asks difficult questions about judgement, forgiveness, and the notion of cause and effect."--Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark...

Beaconsbury Forest is a calm haven to some, but for Honey who lives with her aging grandmother and mother, it boxes her in. She is eager to escape into the world beyond the forest and the outgoing but impetuous Chell could be the friend...

My life from the 1950's thru the 1970's. How I went from "poor white trash" to a respected Marine officer.Author: Bonnie AdamsISBN-13: 9798353515845Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2022Pages: 162Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.35d

From the author of My Phantoms and First Love, a droll and quietly evocative novel about work, friendship, family, and the path--so often muddled--toward finding one's place in life. In The Palm House, Laura's long friendship with Edmund Putnam is tested when he resigns...

The trip home from hell: everything that can go wrong, will go wrong, when the protagonist, who has emigrated, returns to Mexico.JP, the protagonist, returns to his hometown in Mexico after many years abroad, where he has a peaceful life. He returns to help...

From Kolkata to the Cold: One Man's Journey into the Heart of AlaskaWhen Arjun leaves behind the bustling streets of Kolkata for the stark, breathtaking expanse of Alaska, he seeks more than a change of scenery- he seeks purpose. What he discovers is a...

When Noel Enfield is offered a secondment at a museum in London, it's a chance for her career aspirations to finally come to fruition--but also leads to the opening of some old wounds--in this story of art, love lost, and second chances, perfect for...

What a Way to Go has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.Author: Bella MacKieISBN-13: 9798228480452Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2025Format: CD

What would you sacrifice for your child? Dreams? Ambitions? Everything?Jim Bowen is a single father who struggles with his ex-wife. He still loves her and wants it to work but her toxic personality is devastating to their sweet seven-year-old daughter, Lily. His grand ambitions...

Spanning across the tumultuous events of the 20th century, three generations of one family face struggles, failures, and triumphs. Vincent, the patriarch, tangled with dangerous allies; his younger brother Frank, whose dreams of becoming an opera singer nearly cost him everything; his son Anthony,...

The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of...

Children are people too. They have feelings that need to be expressed from time to time. Myisha is a eleven-year-old girl who lives in Norfolk, Virginia. Her parents are no longer together, and this will be her first year going to school without Dad...

'The Making of a Dynasty' is a saga about a family from the 1960's. When the head of the family, Ralph Marshall, dies in strange circumstances, the rest of the family have to rally round and keep his successful business going. However, Ralph's trusted...

Mary gave her life to her family, from a young child she learned how to raise a family. She sacrificed for her brothers and sisters her education and her youth. Walk through her life as she shares stories with her granddaughter about growing up...

Discover one of Virginia Woolf's greatest novels, To the Lighthouse. A masterful exploration of time, memory, and the complex dynamics of family life, this bestselling novel is an enduring work of modernist literature. Set on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, To the Lighthouse...

For readers of Liane Moriarty and Jennifer Weiner, there's a secret behind the row-house walls of Emerson Street.On a cozy street in Philadelphia, three neighboring families have become the best of friends. They can't imagine life without one another--until one family outgrows their tiny...

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A poignant, romantic, and delightful new novel about a young woman who refuses to believe happy endings are real, from internationally bestselling author Harriet Evans, who perfectly captures the complex lives of young twenty-first-century career women with an "effortlessly readable...comic style and loveable characters"...

A compelling and heartrending tale of lost love, family secrets, and those little moments that can change your life forever. When Natasha Kapoor returns to her grandparents' idyllic coastal home for her beloved grandmother's funeral, her life is at a turning point. She thought...

Experience the timeless charm of Lucy Maud Montgomery's "The Blue Castle: a novel," a captivating work of young adult literary fiction. Delve into a world where romance blossoms amidst the familiar landscapes of small town life and the enduring bonds of family. This meticulously...

Ernest Poole's "His Family" offers a compelling portrait of family dynamics against the backdrop of early 20th century New York City. This meticulously prepared print edition revives a classic exploration of social change and the immigrant experience. Through the lens of urban life, the...

Stealing the Ambassador showcases an astonishing new talent that captures the clashing dynamics of family and cultures with a power that will remind readers of Zadie Smith's White Teeth and Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning Interpreter of Maladies. Twenty-three-year-old Rajiv Kothari is caught between two...

Author: Anna ToddISBN-10: 1990259804ISBN-13: 9781990259807Publisher: Frayed Pages X Wattpad BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/05/2022Pages: 368Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.30d

"Wreck is a delight. What an absolute joy to be reunited with Rocky and her family, the characters we all fell in love with in Sandwich. Newman's prose is laugh-out-loud funny. It's also profound. I couldn't stop reading, even though I didn't want it...

Author: Virginia WoolfISBN-10: 1913724093ISBN-13: 9781913724092Publisher: Renard Press LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/29/2021Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.52dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 7.2Point Value: 12Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 74078 / To the Lighthouse

Geek Love meets Sam Lipsyte in this rollicking, hilarious debut novel about a family of unforgettable women obsessed with securing their legacy Claire grew up with the legend of the Unsinkable Mounsey Women. Fanny, her great-great-grandmother, made headlines in 1915 for washing ashore in...

"Wreck is a delight. What an absolute joy to be reunited with Rocky and her family, the characters we all fell in love with in Sandwich. Newman's prose is laugh-out-loud funny. It's also profound. I couldn't stop reading, even though I didn't want it...

Six months after Raghav's death, the Tyagi family returns to their old home - but the house has not forgotten him.The smell of coffee still lingers in the kitchen, his songs still hum softly through the walls, and his little niece, Sneha, still talks...

"I couldn't put this book down. It's so funny and vivid -- and completely engaging." --Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cherry Baby A screwball romantic comedy and big-hearted family drama set in Las Vegas, about a will-they, won't-they couple who...

In a mere two decades, Bobby Shaw rose from struggling artist to one of the most hated men in the world. One would assume he has many regrets: a marriage left in ruins, the failure to aid his abused best friend, an unnatural sway...

Sandwich meets The Wedding People in this irresistible comedy of manners as three generations of a family--a snail scientist, a soon-to-be divorcee, her teenage daughter, a hapless conman, and their feckless patriarch--descend on a ritzy Lake Michigan vacation island When the Pickford siblings arrive...

In the summer of America's Bicentennial, thirteen-year-old Mary climbs into the back seat of her father's beat-up, baby-blue Peugeot, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. With her little twin sisters in tow, the family sets out across the country chasing promise and possibility-but...

Sergeant Cathy Marsden investigates the death of a local gangster in WWII Leeds. Leeds, 1944. Cathy Marsden's happiness at her boyfriend Tom's brief leave from the army and marriage proposal is short-lived as she embarks on a new case in the Special Investigation Branch....

We all experience good and bad times in life. This book touches on some situations that occur, expectedly and unexpectedly, to all of us. Some of the stories you will find inside include the heartache of losing a child, the experience of living the...

In the shadow of war and loss, a boy's destiny takes shape.William grows up in the care of his devoted mother after his father mysteriously disappears. From a poor South American village to post-war Europe, his life is marked by hardship, resilience, and the...

How do you rebuild a life shaped by loss?Eight years after a devastating accident left his father permanently disabled, Theo Branson is still carrying the weight of a decision no teenager should have been asked to make. Now in graduate school for mental health...