Fiction - Family Life - General

A Tale of Love, Discovery, and Second Chances... In the bustling world of Dublin's advertising scene, Kitty O'Sullivan, a copywriter, feels an unexplainable void in her life that she can't quite pinpoint. Her five-year relationship with Dave is stagnant, her creative juices have dried...

Chris McKinney's The Queen of Tears is the story of Soong Nan Lee, a former Seoul movie star, exploring her familial struggles and her childhood trek across war-torn Korea. Now entering into mass publication, this book demonstrates McKinney's ability to evoke "Honolulu's lower depths...

Jennie Gerhardt was Theodore Dreiser's second novel and his first true commercial success. Today it is generally regarded as one of his three best novels, along with Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy.Author: Theodore DreiserISBN-10: 163637039XISBN-13: 9781636370392Publisher: Bibliotech PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/29/2020Pages: 298Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.17lbsSize:...

By Accident portrays a year in the life of a woman after the accidental death of her teenage son. Laura Lucas is numbed by the loss, a loss that is paralleled in the spate of upscale construction and attendant destruction in her starter-home neighborhood....

Parisa is a young adult at a crossroads in her life. Shortly after the death of her older brother, she loses her parents in a car accident and is left alone with the responsibility of her younger brother who has Down's Syndrome. She must...

Chrysal or The Adventures of a Guinea is a novel written by Charles Johnstone in 1760. The book is a satirical work that follows the life of a coin, a guinea, as it passes through the hands of various characters in 18th century England....

Greg Goodman is a very ordinary guy--a not-very-ambitious school teacher and football coach who takes his attractive wife, Patty, their twin adolescent daughters, and the comfortable ease of their suburban routine for granted. Until lightening strikes--both literally and figuratively--as Greg runs a pattern with...

Author: Jean GraingerISBN-10: 1915790832ISBN-13: 9781915790835Publisher: Gold Harp Media LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2025Pages: 306Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Author: Katie PownerISBN-10: 0764245295ISBN-13: 9780764245299Publisher: Bethany House PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/05/2025Pages: 368Format: Hardcover

A young child's fate is at stake in a deadly battle between his deceased parents in this gripping and profoundly original psychological thriller, perfect for fans of What Have You Done and Middle of the Night. When a commercial flight crashes, all 184 people...

A mother's valiant efforts to bring her family the joy of Christmas go haywire when she finds herself haunted by the angry ghost of Charles Dickens. This sparkling, cozy novel is perfect for readers of Emma Straub's This Time Tomorrow and anyone who looks...

A son returns home to his dying mother and discovers not only the shocking identity of the absent father he'd always wondered about, but a woman whose life he never truly understood When 26-year-old Evan Klausner is suddenly called home to the secluded farmhouse...

A fantastic new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have made her one of America's favorite storytellers.Author: Danielle SteelISBN-10: 0593498763ISBN-13: 9780593498767Publisher: Delacorte PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2025Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.63d

A young child's fate is at stake in a deadly battle between his deceased parents in this gripping and profoundly original psychological thriller, perfect for fans of What Have You Done and Middle of the Night. When a commercial flight crashes, all 184 people...

In this fearless novel from the award-winning author of Girls Burn Brighter, a couple from India--so different from generations of white colonialists who came before them--move to Montana, only to discover how brutal and unforgiving hubris can be. Janavi and Sagar were never meant...

If you knew how your life would turn out, what would you change now?The second brilliantly uplifting and page-turning novel from the multi-million bestselling author of Geek Girl and Reese's Book Club Pick Cassandra in Reverse.Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode. Following...

The moving story of a man becoming a father, written by the winner of the 2009 Alfaguara Award."I am delighted that we are together, my son, becoming what we will both be."A man awaits his son's birth. Captivated, he follows the mother's pregnancy, imagining...

In the heart of Minnesota's Vermilion Iron Range, Wolves, Women, and Whiskey takes you on a journey through cabin life, family bonds, and second chances. Karl is a widowed prankster with a devilish sense of humor who spends his days fishing, telling embellished stories,...

I wrote this collection of essays, poems and stories, all short reads, to encourage myself and people of all ages to find a way through life's challenges! So sit back and let these words whimsically weave courage, forgiveness, gratitude, caring, kindness and self-love into...

In this Summer Escapes story by Justine Lewis, an architect's new project in French Polynesia takes an unexpected turn when she winds up being the fake girlfriend...of her enemy! PLAYING PRETEND IN PARADISE! Meg is sent to French Polynesia to view a site for...

A breathtaking romance from Emma Cooper Liv is given the chance to live one life-changing week over, but can she change her future...? And does she want to? A gorgeous, uplifting novel, perfect for fans of Shari Low, Paige Toon and Beth Moran. When...

From internationally bestselling author Christopher Ransom, The Turn is one man's hilarious and heartwarming odyssey through loss and addiction as he desperately fights to shoot par on the back nine of his life.After a divorce and the death of his father, Casey Sweet is...

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe Part II is centered around Silas Marner, a reclusive linen-weaver, leads a life of solitude, his heart hardened by betrayal and loss. Once a trusted member of a close-knit community, Silas's faith in both people and life itself...

Bridge was a very successful high school and college football quarterback. But that was years go. He's sitting in a New York Art Gallery allowing his wife to stroll at her leisure, enjoying a free day in the city. A young woman offers him...

Anna and Richard, a long-married Manhattan couple, lost their adult son and only child to a violent mugging a year ago. Time heals nothing. As they struggle to navigate the very different ways in which they grieve their loss, they meet two young people...

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the American Civil War, this intricately woven novel delves into the life of Susannah Shelburne, a thirty-six-year-old woman residing in South Carolina with her older husband, Jacob. Their son, Francis, defies his parents' wishes by enlisting in the...

A sweeping and emotional debut from a dazzling new voice - for fans of The Paper Palace, The Dutch House and Betty. Coming of age in 1940s England, Alice's life is thrown into chaos under the shadow of the war. Forced to let go...

It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby, spending his days trying to avoid trouble with the nuns at the local Catholic primary school. One evening his Aunty Oona appears on the doorstep, distressed...

Who tortured this young man with such brutality, and then left him on the frozen ground, alive and alone, to wait for the blizzard to finish him off? No one has admitted knowing him. No one seems to care. No one knows why he...

Cynthia Wilkes has hit one of life's terrifying sweet spots. At this time when change is inevitable and everything is open to introspection, an unlikely would-be prot?g? arrives, forcing Cynthia to reflect on her sense of family and of self ... and causes those...

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, Just Another Sunday is inspired by actual events and follows Lia Benedict, a teenager growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey. In the spring of 1968, Lia is 15 years old...

"An astounding achievement." --Megha Majumdar * "Her best book yet." --Paul Yoon Set in midcentury America, At Last explores a rich family saga centered on two fierce and competitive matriarchs whose intertwined lives reflect the complexities of family, tradition, and personal ambition. "Whole lives...

'If you want a book that is exciting, fast-paced and impossible to put down, with plenty of twists and turns, then you need to buy this book! I can't wait to read more of Kathleen's novels.' - Emma's Book Reviews Some secrets are best...

Love is FreedomIf we open our eyes and awaken from our dream long enough, we find that the path that leads to our true home is everywhere, in all manifestations of daily existence, and in every imaginable lifestyle. It is there in our vocations,...

* A Martin Cruz Smith Award for Emerging Diverse Voices Finalist in the CALIBA 2024 Golden Poppy Book Awards * "This debut novel breaks all the rules...capturing loss in all its belligerent rage and raw humor." --Oprah Daily * "Full of heart." --PureWow *...

A captivating, polyphonic novel of one family's flight from and return to Iran. 1979. Behsad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah's expulsion. He tells of sparking hope, of clandestine political actions, and of how he...

Discover the Enigmatic Beauty and Hidden Dangers of Mahone BayIn the heart of Mahone Bay lies a secret that twists through the lives of its inhabitants, weaving a tale of love, mystery, and danger that will ensnare your senses and hold you captivated till...

Author: Laura PriceISBN-10: 1529074266ISBN-13: 9781529074260Publisher: Pan PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/2023Pages: 418Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.93d

A mother's love never dies....It's 1950. Pregnant and unmarried, Louisa is forced into servitude under the rule of the Galway Magdalene Asylum nuns. Her happy bright future is stolen away and her punishment is more than she could ever have anticipated. Forced to endure...

When an emotional story and a shocking secret rock her world, can this reporter write her way to happiness? Cynthia Anderson is hungry for success. Having just won a second award, the small-town journalist searches for a compelling scoop to get her to the...

Robert Moore is a mill owner hated by his workers because he has been laying many of them off, since the mill is deeply in debt and the workers are being replaced by the machines. Regardless to that, Robert is determined to restore his...

Maria knows she will die soon. More than anything, she longs to ask Kathleen for forgiveness, but she has no idea where her daughter has been for the past thirty years. With nothing left to lose, she confesses to her son, Darius, that she...

Meet Grace, a little girl with a big heart who wants to make a difference in her community by helping the homeless.Author: Ramone L. Outlaw, Grace TorresISBN-10: 1098594150ISBN-13: 9781098594152Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2019Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.08d

A beloved Japanese bestseller, The Menu of Happiness is for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and asks the question: What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time? "As warm and nourishing as a good cup of tea...a...

The one you marry isn't always the one you should trust . . .Author: Diane AllenISBN-10: 1447287312ISBN-13: 9781447287315Publisher: Pan PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2016Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.10d

A sexy, propulsive meditation on modern motherhood, tracking the lives of three women as they struggle to define themselves in the face of new obligations and heightened expectations.Some women, with their perfect children and pricey athleisure, make motherhood look easy. But not Nicole. She...

Shadow Family is the story of a birth mother, an adoptive mother, and their struggles with life's pitfalls. Their son, after searching diligently for his birth mother, brings them together in the end. Told in these three voices, it is a story of perseverance...

The brand new dramatic novel about the power of a father's love, a little boy's journey, and the desperate search for a place to call home, from Number 1 best-selling author Josephine Cox. Eight-year-old Casey's mother Ruth is a cruel woman, with a weakness...

From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labor, and class, an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her...

From the Booker Prize finalist and "formidably gifted writer" (New York Times), a vertiginous novel about a woman's descent into illness and insanity. Amid a global pandemic, one young woman is trying to keep the pieces together - of her family, stunned by a...