Fiction - Family Life - General

A Book Excellence Award finalist in 2023, The Neighborhood is a love story about a changing neighborhood. When a family of color moves into an all-white neighborhood in 1973, some residents brand the newcomers pariahs. The neighborhood convulses and spasms of violence erupt. Rather...

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR "The plot folds into a brilliant twist."--The New York Times "A novel in disguise. You could easily (and happily) mistake it for a stellar psychological thriller, bristling with surprises and packed with secrets; but...

Staci always had a very deep sense of intuition, along with another special gift. She grew up with her sister, Lorette, and brother, Ben, and they were very close as kids. Her special gift happened for the first time when Ben fell through the...

Author: J. C. CervantesISBN-10: 8885789463ISBN-13: 9798885789462Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/28/2023Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dLarge Print

After years of drifting, fifty-year-old Pete Ryman has settled down with his potbellied pig, Pearl, in the small town of Sleeping Grass--a place he never expected to see again. It's not the life he dreamed of, but there aren't many prospects for a high...

A luxurious and richly compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Blush, about a famous family jewelry dynasty and the hidden past that could topple it all. One perfect diamond is all it takes to divide a family. Could one summer be enough...

A Must-Read: The New York Times, Elle, Literary Hub, The Millions, The Globe and Mail, and CBCA Finalist for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction "[A] darkly glittering tale . . . Beautiful and piercing." --The New York Times Book Review In Claudia Dey's...

"This heartfelt story grabs the reader from the very start and doesn't let go. Psychological thrillers fans won't want to miss this one."--Publishers WeeklyShe has to time to save one of her daughters. Only one. Can she choose?When Lizzie's car crashes with her two...

Mother and daughter Charlie and Eva never sought social media fame, but when a stunning photo of Eva went viral, fame found them. Now, after more than two years documenting life on the road in their vintage Airstream trailer, the duo has temporarily settled...

This transporting and illuminating debut novel will resonate with readers who have ever felt a little bit lost, perfect for fans of Kristy Woodson Harvey and Linda Holmes. Exploring love, loss, and the courage of starting over fresh, this novel will appeal to readers...

Bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry is back with a powerful novel about the stories we tell and the people we trust. Eve and Cooper Morrison are Savannah's power couple. They're on every artistic board and deeply involved in the community. She owns and operates...

From the bestselling author of The Vibrant Years comes an emotional story of three women navigating ugly truths and safe lies with only love to guide them on a journey of motherhood, friendship, and life.Bestselling advice columnist Vandy Guru built her career teaching others...

In Assisi, Italy, a young nun hides an unforgiveable act. In America, Victoria Lange is raised by a single mom who keeps the past secret from her daughter. On her own after her mother's death, Victoria studies obsessively to become an architect.At graduation, Victoria...

Serena and Glenna are both experiencing the harsh realities of WWII. Serena is mourning the death of her husband who was killed in combat. And as a single mother, Glenna is struggling to provide for her five-year-old daughter Katie. When Serena reluctantly hires Glenna...

Tales of Mystic Park is a collection of short stories that follows the lives of various families in Northwest Pennsylvania from the Civil War to today, showing the effects of the war on each generation. Through tears and laughter, each family has a compelling...

Sara Greystone's career as a public defender is spiraling after a disastrous court case, and now her husband's IT career is also in jeopardy. A move to California is supposed to get them both back on their feet, but the state is in the...

In the 26th book in the award-winning Faith Fairchild Mysteries series, Katherine Hall Page's beloved amateur detective is hunkered down with her family during the pandemic when a Zoom-bombing scandal sends the community into a tailspin ... and a dead body is discovered.Faith Fairchild...

From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible characters in American literatureOver the course of four celebrated works of fiction and almost forty years, Richard Ford has crafted an ambitious, incisive, and...

A heartfelt and exceptionally human novel about the best mistakes a person can make Jonathan and Rosie have been together so long they finish each other's sentences--so when he (finally) proposes and asks her to move across the country with him, everyone is happily...

Had they known how fasttime was going to pass by, maybe they wouldn't havetaken it all for granted.On her daughter Harper's twentyfirst birthday, Katherine Dawson gives her the one thing she has ever wanted: the journal Katherine kept when she was Harper's age, detailing...

A timely, tender, and compassionate tale of perseverance, love, and the bonds of family in the face of tremendous and sometimes painful upheaval in this latest novel in the New York Times bestselling Beach House series. The coming of spring usually means renewal, but...

Most have heard of Moses, who delivered the Ten Commandments; however, few have heard of Zipporah, his Midianite wife.Love in the Shadow of Mount Horeb tells of the powerful love between them! It is her story which allows us to see Moses through the...

Mona Awad's All's Well meets Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in Lauren Danhof's darkly humorous debut, in which a daughter races to save her mother from a dangerous cult before it's too late. Glinda Glass is truly trying her best. After dropping out of her graduate...

Author: Barbara MarozziISBN-10: 1685269419ISBN-13: 9781685269418Publisher: Covenant BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/02/2022Pages: 22Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.06d

Two Chances Chin up, Emily Thorn faces the pain and heartache of love lost and years wasted. At forty, all she has to show for twenty years of marriage is a Federal Express letter from her husband that begins "Dear Emily"--and ends their life...

This book is a sequel to the earlier novel, The Proper Place, concerning an aristocratic Scottish family, the Rutherfurds, forced by circumstances to sell the family estate. Lady Jane has lost both of her sons in the recent Great War; the subsequent death of...

Secrets abound in Lorna's family. Her mother Marika, who survived the Nazi occupation of Holland, abandoned the family when Lorna and her brother Wade were just seven and twelve years old. The reason she left, and her whereabouts afterward, were shrouded in mystery. As...

Prosetry is an integration of prose and poetry. Join us in this exploration of how these two literary forms may work more closely with each other.Prosetry Journey is a collection of: - Short stories and memoirs- Poetry related to the stories- Stories integrated with...

The bridge at Sagamore was closed when we got there that summer of 1956. We had to cross the canal at Buzzards Bay over the only other roadway that tethered Cape Cod to the mainland. Thus twelve-year-old Lily Grainger, while safe from 'communists and...

A tender and funny debut about a Vietnamese Canadian family who will do whatever it takes to keep their no-frills nail salon afloat after a multimillion-dollar chain opens across the street.Vietnamese refugees Debbie and Phil Tran have made a good life for themselves in...

"When two roads diverge...take the one that leads to the beach! Hannah McKinnon delivers a charming gem of a novel in Mystic Summer. I adored this book." --Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rumor A chance run-in with a college...

"Crackling and bighearted...A powerhouse [that] echoes with the truth that we find harmony when we listen first to ourselves." --Oprah Daily * "Takes off with magnificent speed and never lets up." --The New York Times * "Revolutionary." --NPR's Morning Edition * A Los Angeles...

Author: Bruce HolsingerISBN-10: 0593189728ISBN-13: 9780593189726Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/04/2023Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.20d

An indelible story of one woman's life, revealed in a series of beautifully sculpted episodes that illuminate an era, moving from the 1960s to today, from one of Britain's leading literary lights--Tessa Hadley."Clever Girl is...what could be called a 'sensibility' novel--a story that doesn't...

It's possible to find home in the most unexpected places...Soon after upending her life to accompany her boyfriend Ryan to the Arctic, Maya realises it's not all Northern Lights and husky sleigh rides. Instead, she's facing sub-zero temperatures, 24-hour darkness, crippling anxiety - and...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo comes an all-new audio production read by Julia Whelan, including a bonus conversation with Julia Whelan and Taylor Jenkins Reid, recorded exclusively for this edition.Have you ever heard of supernovas?...

From Jennifer duBois, "one of a handful of living American novelists who can comprehend both the long arc of history and the minute details that animate it" (Karan Mahajan) and "a writer of thrilling psychological precision" (Justin Torres), comes a gripping new novel.In 2001,...

In this heart-warming story from million copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse, Nora has given up on finding happiness. But has it been waiting for her all along?As Nora and her British Army officer husband, Gordy, pack up yet another home and leave the sun...

A child protests the hectic pace of his everyday life and poses a simple request of his beloved parent/caregiver: let's spend the day together.Author: M. Ed Leila KochisISBN-10: 1387408763ISBN-13: 9781387408764Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/14/2022Pages: 26Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25d

Rachel Kemper Kelsey was fourth on her parents' emergency contact list so an evening phone call from their physician signals a major calamity. Her mother Katherine, who rigidly controls family communications, has avoided contact with her older daughter for years.As the family crisis deepen,...

"Deeply moving and beautifully written. I couldn't put it down." -- Jesmyn Ward, author of Sing, Unburied, Sing "For anyone who believes, as I do, that the best hope for our fractured country is local, not national, Christian Kiefer's new novel The Heart of...

Love speaks from the heart. From the heart to the hands. When in the hands, love creates significant recipes to bring joy into the life of others. The ingredients are coupled with memories, hope, collaboration, and joy. Sprinkled with strength, care and patience. Melted...

The world watches on as reality TV meets rodeo in this competition like no other. In front of the cameras, Lil and AJ are each other's biggest rivals. Off-screen, it's about to get a whole lot more complicated... At thirty-six, undefeated rodeo champion AJ...

Fully welcome yourself to join hands with Homer today. Take an incredible stroll upon a memorable trail sprouting with an indescribable selfless love. Experience this unforgettable journey of courage and sacrifice on this miraculous walk with Homer down an undeniably triumphant path. A very...

Joey is a special education teacher trying to fit in with the school system. Dodie is a young woman emotionally battered following a horrible accident. Each woman is dealing with loss and shattered dreams. In this fictional story, the author explores how we perceive...

Nez and Ben Isaacs remain faithful and true when it comes to raising their three daughters as Aunt Lucy had raised Ben. Lucy is never forgotten as a pioneer relative.Progress and time bring more love and adventures to the mansion. There's heartbreak with the...

Friend?, Foe?, Or Abomination?Twenty-year-old Cameron Player is all three. Known to the supernatural world as a Memory Walker, her only ambition is to allay those plagued with ghosts of the past.Her strict Baptist father has other plans. To him, his daughter's magic defiles all...

"A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces." --Madeline Miller "A shining tour de force about a long friendship's respects, disrespects, loyalties and moralities." --Ali Smith From the acclaimed author of Home Fire, the moving and surprising story of a lifelong friendship...

"I give it five stars--and five chili pepper emojis." --Kate Spencer, author of In a New York MinuteShe's written off more than she can chew...Romance author Sophie Lyon's ironic secret just went viral: she's never been in love--and it's ruining her reputation. With a...

This novel will not be what you expect. The Love Letters is a heartwarming story about the depths of love. This is a contemporary and refreshing story about hurt and healing, but mostly about family, forgiveness and friendships. In Danielle's quest to live her...