Fiction - Family Life - General

It is 1960 in Skowhegan, Maine. Libby Carlow is a precocious and curious sixteen-year-old who often wonders why she looks different than everyone else in her family. When an unexpected trip to Texas prompts Libby to meet an uncle she never knew existed, she...

First published in England in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel." One of the most prosecuted and banned books...

First in the Flyover County Series!Tom and Sarah had everything going for them, until the rug was pulled out from under their feet. They were living the American dream with high paying jobs, a beautiful suburban home, and a secure future. But when Tom's...

Tom Perotta's Little Children meets Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones in this suspenseful and beautifully wrought story of a seventeen-year-old girl who vanishes on the eve of her departure for college, as told through the alternating perspectives of her neighbors.What happened to Linsey Hart?...

Lauded by critics and authors for her heartbreakingly real heroines, Laura Wiess brings readers another devastating tale of betrayal and redemption rich with the raw emotion that made Such a Pretty Girl a classic. How can you make someone love you when they won't?...

In this richly imagined, utterly original debut, a mother-daughter road trip leads a young girl, a precocious Civil War buff, to a hard-won understanding of the American history she loves and the personal history she inherits. Eleven-year-old Katherine McConnell is so immersed in Civil...

A solitary artisan. A legacy of bread-baking. And one secret that could collapse her entire identity.Liesl McNamara's life can be described in one word: bread. From her earliest memory, her mother and grandmother passed down the mystery of baking and the importance of this...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Inheritance and host of the hit podcast Family Secrets--"a bona fide page turner" (The New York Times Book Review) about the mysteries of teenage pain and family crisis. Rachel Jensen is perfectly happy: in love with...

Trees don't talk, or do they? THE WHISPERING WILLOWS does. People are afraid when they hear him speak for the first time. They think they are hearing things, turning in all directions to see who is invading their privacy, and listening to their conversations....

"Suddenly angelic beings of light appeared. They said I was at a crossroad, and it was here where I had to make a choice . . ."In 2022, forty-two-year-old Dr. Stormy Hera, a music professor at the University of Victoria, is serving a manslaughter...

A man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a heartfelt novel by the bestselling author of The Singing Trees and A Spanish Sunrise.Haunted by a tragic decision he made twenty years ago, veterinarian Dr....

A man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a heartfelt novel by the bestselling author of The Singing Trees and A Spanish Sunrise.Haunted by a tragic decision he made twenty years ago, veterinarian Dr....

It was only a high school reunion. What was the worst that could happen? Corinne Fuller has regrets. Facing a stagnant marriage and an impending empty nest, she spends her days living halfway between fantasy and reality, imagining herself as the heroine in a...

Two sisters fulfilling their grandfather's dying wish uncover decades of secrets in a powerful novel about family, truth, and forgiveness.Dallas, Dealey Plaza, 1963. Nineteen-year-old Mariah Byrne is following her dream of a career in photography. One moment she's filled with joy and hope watching...

A place where families came. Homes were built. Children grew, left for war, and returned. Through it all, the river runs, as it always has.But people change and dreams shift and towns grow, and nothing good ever lasts... For years, Jack and Keira Sullivan...

Why does starting over have to be so hard? Sweet and gregarious Penny Barron was just sure handsome Gus Amherst was finally "the one." But after his protective streak evolves to controlling and then abusive, she decides enough is enough. When her childhood friend...

Joseph Atlas Wallace returns to his hometown in rural Missouri after WW1 to find his life's purpose. Happiness, tragedy, love, and adventure all await him. Led by equal helpings of faith and superstition, Atlas discovers his path and his passion on the back roads...

Author: Ann WeisgarberISBN-10: 0230745679ISBN-13: 9780230745674Publisher: Pan PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2014Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72d

Author: Claire SandyISBN-10: 1447253493ISBN-13: 9781447253495Publisher: Pan PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2014Pages: 350Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.97d

Absolutely captivating....This is a masterpiece of women's fiction.--Booklist (starred review) Absorbing....Fast-moving but emotionally resonant. --Kirkus reviews In the Blink of an Eye is award-winning author Jesse Blackadder's deeply emotional drama that explores a family's path to forgiveness and redemption in the aftermath of a...

When Louisa and Bear meet at Princeton in 1975, sparks fly. Louisa is the sexually adventurous daughter of a geneticist, Bear the volatile son of a plumber. They dive headfirst into a passionate affair that will alter the course of their lives, changing how...

From the author of The Intangible comes a powerful story of double lives, hidden truths, and the desire to have the perfect life, no matter the price.When contract killer Cooper Franklin makes a deathbed confession, his revelations upend the lives of two strangers, setting...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Must Love Dogs series. "Charming, engagingly quirky, and full of fun, Claire Cook just gets it."-Meg Cabot "Cook's poignancy and sassy humor resonate with readers; her theme of reinvention uplifts and inspires."-Savannah Magazine The truth...

◆The craftiest gang on the Isle of Man are back for another outing. Sew, what are you waiting for...! Following a hectic year immersed in all things crafting, Charlotte Newman was looking forward to a much-needed holiday. And the fact a few friends from...

A tragic secret, a broken family, a lost boy - who was Edward, and what happened to him? Life for Jen and her family, including 11 year old, autistic son Ned, hasn't always been easy, but things are improving. Ned is thriving in the...

Sitting on a park bench overlooking beautiful Lake Fauna, an older woman reminisces of a long and wonderful life she has shared with her husband. Della is transported back to when she first met Ryan. Both had endured difficult tumultuous marriages. Upon finding each...

How does one continue when they do not know who they are? Do they give up the past they had and make a new life? Do they forget to remember those they loved? Can they trust those around them? Can they trust themselves?Here are...

Jen Morrison has always thought of herself as a good person. She is a devoted mom to her son Danny and a dedicated nurse. She feels lucky in so many ways, but she's never been lucky in love. Her husband left her and their...

From Bram Stoker Award-nominated author, Ross Jeffery, comes a new horror novel focused on a father's journey to find his missing daughter.Henry's daughter was fourteen when she went missing and he's been burying pieces of her ever since. Each totem Henry places in the...

THE BOOK TELLS THE HISTORY OF THE DOGS WAYNE & JEANETTE HAVE HAD THROUGH THEIR 50-YEAR MARRIED PERIOD AND INCLUDES THE LIFE STORY OF A GOLDEN RETRIEVER NAMED ROSCOE. WHO HAD A RELATIVELY NORMAL LIFE UP TO THE AGE OF NINE YEARS. MEDICAL PROBLEMS...

Ruby is a raccoon shifter and a baker who is looking for her family. She knows they're out there, and after the death of her brother, finding his daughters--who were given away against his will--is her only focus. Racoon shifters need to stick together....

In Mansi Shah's stunning debut novel, a family tragedy beckons a first-generation immigrant to the city of her birth, where she grapples with her family's past in search of where she truly belongs. After her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti...

Elizabeth Fane is on the cusp of 50, but instead of celebrating with her family, she is on a plane to Italy alone, leaving behind her husband, three adult sons, and the profound rift between them. In Italy Liz plans to prune olive trees...

DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly writtenportrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana...

Welcome to the desert town of Cambio Springs where the water is cool, the summers sizzle, and all the residents wear fur, feathers, or snakeskin on full moon nights. Single mom Jena Crowe is desperate for a day off. Work at her diner never...

Dick, a blunt and bawdy Philly sports fan, finds himself in an assisted living facility following a stroke. Determined to regain his independence, he does daily laps around the grounds with his quad cane. But when recovery never comes, and days swell into years,...

A family reunited after a twenty-year estrangement, will discover secrets that change their lives forever...Pre-order the brand new escapist summer read from international bestseller Jennifer Bohnet!Gabriella Jacques, is happy to be back in her childhood home, Villa Espoir in the South of France ready...

Tears in the ParlorBy: Tommy Claffey Tears in the Parlor is a timepiece of a functionally dysfunctional family during the 1940s, in Boston. It's based on real people, with true stories, and events. It is meant to be a lighthearted, sometimes comical overview of...

Their love was strong. They had many challenges happen in their family and with other families too. Things were very shaky for all of them, but they held on strong to their faith. They still believe in miracles. All who reads "Love, Challenges, and...

Lee never expected much out of life. As a multi-racial child growing up in Palestine, Texas, she was keenly aware of her differences. Abandoned by her birth mother the day she was born, she always felt something was missing from her life. Raised by...

Rose's identity has always been defined by what her family and Alabama society has imposed on her. When her sister's death leaves behind two children who need a mother, can Rose forge her own path, or will depression and grief define her forever?Lillian has...

Reunite with the Quinn family on Nantucket for the holidays and catch up on all the drama that Kirkus Reviews calls "juicy," in New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand's sequel to Winter Street. A second Christmas on Nantucket finds Winter Street Inn owner...

Iona and Audrey emit smoke signals when they need help, but sometimes it takes more than water to put them out.Iona thought she would sip mimosas while relaxing on a beach in retirement, but instead she suffers from loneliness as vacation brochures collect dust....

Andy and Ursula Pratt - both unemployed - live on a council estate in the West Midlands. Their lives change drastically when a letter arrives to Ursula, informing her that her aunt has passed away and left her the full inheritance.Unfortunately, it turns out...

Jack is on his way home from collecting firewood in the San Jacinto mountains when he sees a woman pushing a bike along a back country road. For a split second something about her reminds him of his dead wife. She looks vulnerable and...

THE BOOK TELLS THE HISTORY OF THE DOGS WAYNE & JEANETTE HAVE HAD THROUGH THEIR 50-YEAR MARRIED PERIOD AND INCLUDES THE LIFE STORY OF A GOLDEN RETRIEVER NAMED ROSCOE. WHO HAD A RELATIVELY NORMAL LIFE UP TO THE AGE OF NINE YEARS. MEDICAL PROBLEMS...

Ten-year-old Lydia's life is upended in 1915 when soldiers storm her village at the start of the Armenian Genocide. Separated from her parents and younger brother, Lydia is marched from her home in Zeitun, through the desert, and into Syria. She's sold into slavery,...

G, a young Black woman, loses her beloved father and is looking forward to 2020 being a much better year. Her new boyfriend, Jimmy, a young nerdy white man, provides much comfort and support as she faces and grieves her deep loss. However, both...

From W. Bruce Cameron, the internationally bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose and A Dog's Way Home, comes Love, Clancy: Diary of a Good Dog, a deeply moving story with a brand-new cast of characters, including one very good dog. You've probably never met...

"A great start to another big-family fun, sexy, and relatable romance series! Get this one on your TBR!" - New York Times Bestseller Melissa FosterWho's the mystery woman who just walked into my brewery?I'm not the only one from my Alaskan small town asking...