Fiction - Family Life - General

"From Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us, comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth. Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness....

A stirring novel about the legacies families inherit, create, and carry on, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. After her parents perish in a tragic accident, Cosima Saverio assumes leadership of her family's haute couture Italian leather brand. While navigating the...

"You'll get lost in the pages of this lush, entertaining story." --Ellen Marie Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Willowbrook Perfect for readers of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Kate Morton, this sophisticated, atmospheric debut spins a bewitching web of ruthless...

An indie musician reeling from tragedy and a public breakdown reconnects with her father on a weeklong cruise in "a pitch-perfect story about the ways we recover love in the strangest places" (Rebecca Serle, bestselling author of In Five Years)"The characters are drawn with...

From the beloved author of the triumphant New York Times bestseller Ask Again, Yes comes a magnificently told novel about the complexities of marriage, family, longing, and desire. Malcolm Gephardt, the handsome and gregarious longtime bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of...

"This sparkling novel starts with high energy and unique characters that move from one surprise to another." --Ann Garvin, USA TODAY bestselling author All it takes is the right book to turn a Book Hater into a Book Lover... That was what Elliot--the beloved...

Two women wrenched apart by a family member's disappearance must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner by the author of A Crooked Tree. Nessa Garvey's sister Deena vanished without a trace in Philadelphia in 2004. In all that time,...

From the backdrop of an impoverished steel-working community in working-class Hamilton, Ontario, in the 1970s, To Refrain From Embracing follows the trials faced by a small family after suicide-attempt results in 33-year-old veteran Ted being checked into the Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital. His wife Gloria...

A feel-good journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again...with life. Perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You!"A lively, witty ride with a strong cast of supporting characters. Avery tackles the topic of grief in a way that manages to feel...

A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER in Fiction. Booker Prize-winning novelist Fitzgerald's crowning literary work centers on the 18th-century German poet and philosopher Novalis and his love for the simple Sophie.The Blue Flower is set in the age of Goethe among the small...

When Emerson was twelve, she was enamored by her grandmother Amelia and believed that what others saw as eccentricity or mental illness was instead a misunderstood gift. Five years later, hardened by her mother's suicide and worried that she might be destined for a...

A tragedy in Mira Singh's life has left her devastated and mourning. No one in her family knows how to confront the tragedy that befalls them, and they place the blame on each other, and even on God. Mira's parents do not understand the...

Death doesn't scare me; I'm just terrified by the prospect of not being alive.Clark Whitaker needs a break. His kids are driving him batty, his marriage has hit a rough patch, and his job as a children's book author and illustrator is a creative...

Two identical twin sisters and former child actors have grown apart--until one disappears, in this "cleverly crafted and psychologically nuanced" (Time) suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things. "An addictive thriller that will keep readers burning through pages ....

Somewhere in the midst of a beautiful and serene mountain valley resides a community ofranchers and farmers. Generation after generation, families support and rely on one another astroubling times whistle through the mountainsides. The Kammer family is no exception-though, there are always a few...

From master storyteller Angela Hunt, a powerful story of a family's journey toward healing and hope after an unimaginable loss.Seventeen-year-old Maddie is left reeling after the unexpected passing of her beloved father. No one has any idea why he betrayed them all so spectacularly,...

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick A New York Times bestseller! "Utterly addictive." --Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train "Hooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end."--Good Morning America A tense,...

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises--especially to ourselves--by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle. It's been a minute--or five years--since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over."A testament...

"Jazz Age London, a passionate and forbidden interracial romance, and the unbreakable bond between a bright young woman and her eccentric grandmother come together brilliantly in this gem of a novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, perfect...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND NPR WINNER OF THE 2023 L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE, ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION "Stunning not only on account of the author's talent, of which there is clearly plenty, but...

National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 HonoreeLonglisted for the Women's Prize for FictionNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Vulture, and BBC An enthralling and original first novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and...

Before the fire, it was the perfect place to raise a family.An idyllic community where neighbors knew one another...or so they thought. Jenna Abbott's life went up in flames even before the fire started in Tenmile, Oregon. She was still coping with her husband's...

Is there a recipe for the perfect life? Thirty-two-year-old 'happiness guru' Dr Cooper Hunziker has it all - a dream job as assistant psychology professor at Yale University, a soon-to-be published self-help book, The Happiness Connection, and the perfect man. But there's a problem....

Loose in the Bright Fantastic is an adult fiction book that will be of interest to readers of women's fiction and family dramas, particularly those who are dealing with "sandwich generation" issues of caring both for growing children and aging parents. Grey-haired Maggie, who...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an uplifting novel about an author who--to her surprise--inherits a grand estate near London.Sabrina Brooks is a wildly successful bestselling author of gripping thrillers. Unlike her fictional characters, Sabrina lives a quiet life in the Berkshires...

The acclaimed author of the "sweeping and beautifully written novel" (Woman's World) The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II. Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what's expected of...

Nell McDaragh never knew her grandfather, the celebrated Irish poet Phil McDaragh. But his love poems seem to speak directly to her. Restless and wryly self-assured, at twenty-two Nell leaves her mother Carmel's orderly home to find her own voice as a writer (mostly...

The debut of a wonderful new series, The Scoop is #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels's introduction to The Godmothers, four unforgettable women who are about to get a whole new lease on life. . . Teresa ""Toots"" Amelia Loudenberry has crammed...

"This rich, endlessly engaging novel is, one hopes, the first in a long career for an author who has the talent and imagination to write whatever she wants." --The New York Times In the tradition of Station Eleven, Severance and The Dog Stars, a...

What if your best friend returns to town and helps you snag a date with the guy you've had a crush on since you were sixteen? That would be fabulous. Or would it?Tara helps her brother run their family's restaurant in Moonbeam. Not that...

New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and--with a little bit of luck--starting over.Family doesn't mean everyone has to like each other. That's the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas,...

"A compellingly heartbreaking debut novel about the echoes of Partition and four friends whose dark secrets lead to a life-changing night that comes back to haunt them decades later"--Author: Nigar AlamISBN-10: 0593544072ISBN-13: 9780593544075Publisher: G.P. Putnam's SonsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2023Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.50h x 6.40w...

Short Story Collection Red Road Redemption is an unforgettable collection of short stories filled with haunting characters, both human and animal, overflowing with thought-provoking drama, humor, and nostalgia. Take an unquiet walk in the woods, peer through a poignant lens at disappearing family farms,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep...

After one too many questionable decisions, Anthony Romano has lost his job and entr馥 to his favorite watering hole. At a crossroads, Anthony seeks professional help. But when his psychiatrist suggests his issues stem from his tumultuous childhood, Anthony realizes he must return to...

A People Magazine Pick. "In delicious, decadent prose, Denene Millner does what few authors can-compose a sprawling multigenerational tale that is necessary American reading. One Blood sings the song of the South in a voice that is heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient. A masterpiece."-Tara M....

In this engrossing novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a top Hollywood executive seeks a new beginning when his career takes an unplanned turn.As the head of a prestigious movie studio for nearly two decades, Andy Westfield has had every conceivable...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door."I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the dynamics between a grandmother, a mother, and a teenage daughter." --Reese WitherspoonThink: Gilmore Girls, but...

One moody Turkish husband, one screaming toddler, thirty days to find true happiness . . .​After marrying Mesut, the man of her dreams, having an adorable little boy and moving to a beautiful Scottish seaside town, Jess knows she should feel more grateful. But...

Off to Join the Circus focuses on an overly enmeshed, neurotic Jewish family in the Washington, D.C., area, and what happens when a relative returns after 64 years. Adele Pinsky ran away as a teenager back in 1954, perhaps to join a circus. The...

In That Night, New York Times bestselling author Alice McDermott, "has taken a suburban teenage romance and pregnancy and infused it with the power, the ominousness, and the star-crossed romanticism of a contemporary Romeo and Juliet" (Chicago Tribune) A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize...

Family is not always destiny and houses are sometimes more than a home.When Air Force pilot Joe Jackson moves his family to Santa Clara Valley during the turbulent sixties, Harriet, her father's eyes and ears, is drawn to next-door neighbor, Bobby, aspiring circus performer...

Hersey James is the patriarch of both a TV family, and the family that mirrors them in real life. Apart from Glenn, who was only a child when The James Gang was cancelled from network TV in the late 1970s, the rest of Hersey's...

The "queen of beach reads" (New York Magazine) presents nine captivating stories of summer on Nantucket--and days that last forever--to carry us through when those warm sandy days feel far off. Inside the collection, you'll find: - Three years after Mallory Blessing's death (in...

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library...

Readers of Patrick Taylor's books know Mrs. Kinky Kincaid as the unflappable housekeeper who looks after two frequently frazzled town doctors in the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. A trusted fixture in the lives of those around her, it often seems as though Kinky...

There are no secrets in a small Kansas town. Everyone knows everything about everyone, and Summer Steven's life is no exception.Six-year-old Summer isn't sure about her new stepfather, who whistles when sober and swears when drunk. Her mom isn't much help. Ever since she...

Joe and Abigail Sawyer married at a young age. They purchased land north of the Grizzlies Eye Mountain and south of the Grizzlies Back Falls with money they inherited, and turned a rundown old barn found hidden among tall brush, weeds and trees into...

From neuroscientist and bestselling author Lisa Genova comes a story of resilience in the face of a devastating diagnosis. After a car crash leaves a vibrant mother in her thirties with a traumatic brain disorder called "left neglect," she learns what truly matters most...