Fiction - Family Life - General

She begins to realize that things aren't quite right in her life: her cozy trailer now seems shabby and small; a redecorating project rekindles her dream of a career in architecture; and just who was her husband kissing in the parking lot? As the...

Nina Gettleman-Summer, a New Jersey yoga teacher, should be calmly guiding her high powered students through their savasanas and their chakras. Instead she is worried about...everything: her new meditation fountain overflowed causing one of her more litigious students to slip and fall; her husband...

Noe says, -I must build a boat.-A boat, she says.-A ship, more like. I'll need the boys to help, he adds as an afterthought.-We're leagues from the sea, she says, or any river big enough to warrant a boat.This conversation is making Noe impatient....

Zoe Hillyard is an underappreciated forty-year-old film production designer who returns to her native Boston to work on a film set. Zoe encounters old secrets, family rivalries, and the diary of her great grandmother from 1902, which was written when she turned forty herself.Author:...

It's been five years since the Mason family vacationed at the lakeside cottage in northeastern Vermont, close to where prize-winning novelist Samuel Mason grew up. The summers that Sam, his wife, Mena, and their twins Franny and Finn spent at Lake Gormlaith were noisy,...

Those who live in the isolated port town of Two Harbors, Minnesota, still remember the strange downfall of Lila Maywood--a striking beauty who abandoned her family for Hollywood with dreams of becoming a movie star. Lila's disappearance has defined the life of her daughter,...

The proprietor of a bowling alley whose artist daughter paints only phalluses. A ninth-grade girl who marries in haste only to be faced with her husband's impotence. A libidinous poet who learns the meaning of harassment. The life and loves of a professional lawn-mower....

"Timely, monumental. . . . Yet another piercing examination of American culture by the writer this reviewer considers our country's greatest living novelist. . . . It is brilliant. How blessed we are to have her as a novelist in our chaotic, confusing times....

If you like SMALL ADMISSIONS by Amy Poepell or CLASS MOM by Laurie Gelman you will love this novel about super mommies, private schools, and getting your worst moment plastered across the internet.Her mommy meltdown is seen around the world When Quinn Barrett's son...

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character.Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three...

New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde returns to Cupid, Texas, and asks the question: Do you ever forget your first love?Melody Spencer had long-ago wiped the dust of Cupid, Texas, off her cute shoes . . . and done her best to forget...

With the passing of a new state law, it becomes a felony to harbor an undocumented immigrant in Oklahoma. So when Robert John Brown, a churchgoing family man and respected community member, is caught hiding a barnful of migrant workers with no papers, he...

"Blending poignancy with humor, crafting characters as real and recognizable as your next-door neighbor, Mary Kay McComas weaves stories that brighten the heart."--Nora Roberts"I love Mary Kay McComas."--Patricia GaffneyWhat Happened to Hannah? is a novel of love, hate, loss, and redemption; of a life...

The story of an immigrant family trying to build a life in an unforgiving new world, Under This Unbroken Sky is a mesmerizing and absorbing first novel of love and greed, pride and desperation. Award-winning writer Shandi Mitchell based this evocative and compelling narrative...

"To say that Babs has been my closest friend for sixteen years is rather like saying that Einstein was good at sums. We were blood sisters from the age of eleven (before my mother prized the razor out of Babs's hand)."But now Babs, noisy...

Driving home at dusk, Claire Andrews, an art history professor at a prestigious New England university, accidentally strikes and kills a boy. Though immediately cleared of blame, she is nonetheless left psychologically devastated and haunted by the accident's consequences. Meanwhile Claire wrestles with her...

Marcy Mallowitz has just been dumped -- big time When she incorrectly answers her orthodontist boyfriend's $1.75 million Lifeline question on the top-rated television quiz show So You Want to Be Filthy Rich , he ends their preengagement in front of twenty million people.Thrust...

Just in time for the holidays-a Partonville Christmas story that all Dearest Dorothy fans will have on their wish list Through four Dearest Dorothy novels, Charlene Ann Baumbich has beguiled a growing legion of readers with the humorous and endearing denizens of Partonville, Illinois....

Everyone has been touched by a unique pup at some point in their lives. Ever since Charlie joined their family...it was obvious he needed a friend. One day in the middle of summer the whole family agreed it was time to find him a...

An emotional and hopeful debut that asks: Can first love survive 18 years, 11,000 miles and a lifetime of misunderstandings?Eighteen years ago, teenage Amy fled England, pregnant and heartbroken, to start over in New Zealand with her parents. Now Chris, the love she left...

A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man finding strength in his familial identity, from a stellar new voice in fiction. Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever...

In the winning new novel from the beloved author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, the house cleaner of a famous reclusive author must carry out her employer's life-changing last wish...Have you ever wished you were someone else?Mother of two Liv Green barely...

Can Sophia transition into her new family without sacrificing something personal? Sophia and Richie leave their baby behind and go for a holiday to celebrate Richie's promotion at work and to prepare for Sophia's imminent return to work. Little did she know the journey...

When her husband, Kristoffer, dies from a burst appendix in Iowa in 1905, middle-aged Karoline Olsen, mother of six, must make the 145-mile trip from Cedar Falls to Soldier by horse-drawn wagon to bring his body home. With the corpse on fast-melting ice, Karoline...

What does a mortuary attendant and a beach inspector have in common?How does a sparkly purse and a sticky sweet bring two women together?What could prompt a young woman to try and drown her cousin the River Stour?Canterbury Trails tells individual stories of 18...

Todd and Lacey find each other in a nightclub in Sutton, Surrey. Love and lust grows fast and furious, and what seems like a fairytale for the pair soon turns into a living nightmare. As life goes on around them: death, image issues, addiction...

A NPR Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Books of 2023 A Library Journal 2023 Best Book Covers of the Year "Sidle Creek is one of the best story collections I've read in a long time." - Ron Rash, New York Times...

The Cantaloupe Moon captures the gentle conversations between a parent and her child. Each night, the little girl notices that the moon changes slightly. Her curiosity and imagination are off and running as she compares the cosmic object to her favorite type of food:...

Luke and Lola in Lockdown is a picture story book about a young family who are suddenly faced with dramatic change. The young children in this book are five year old twins named Luke and Lola. It focuses on their ability to handle the...

Never Give Up is an inspirational story of a boy who works hard to make the competitive school soccer team. He never gives up due to his disability because he is determined to be the best that he can be. This book is inspiring...

Never Give Up is an inspirational story of a boy who works hard to make the competitive school soccer team. He never gives up due to his disability because he is determined to be the best that he can be. This book is inspiring...

An emotional and hopeful debut that asks: Can first love survive 18 years, 11,000 miles and a lifetime of misunderstandings?"How I loved this story... It has it all--an evocative setting, complicated characters and a tale that keeps you turning those pages. Super!" --Imogen ClarkEighteen...

The One Just South of Paradise is the O'Neil family's nickname for their rustic fly-fishing lodge on a remote cay on the edge of the Out Island Bahamas. Here and on the majestic saltwater flats to the north is where South Florida surgeon Jack...

The One Just South of Paradise is the O'Neil family's nickname for their rustic fly-fishing lodge on a remote cay on the edge of the Out Island Bahamas. Here and on the majestic saltwater flats to the north is where South Florida surgeon Jack...

A perfumer in Paris is forced to return to her California roots in an exhilarating novel about family, self-discovery, and taking risks by the author of The Candid Life of Meena Dave.The daughter of proud Napa Valley hoteliers, Asha "Poppy" Patel chose a different...

"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...

The Vicar of Wakefield - subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself - is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely...

Now a Netflix film starring Florence Pugh: In this "old-school page turner" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review) by the bestselling author of Room, an English nurse is brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle--a girl...

Now a Netflix film starring Florence Pugh: In this "old-school page turner" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review) by the bestselling author of Room, an English nurse is brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle--a girl...

What do you do when destiny isn't turning out as planned? For Sean Doran, you make a course correction . . . and go home. USA Today bestselling author Juliette Fay delivers a richly-drawn page-turner with humor, heart, and hope for finding oneself when...

Set in the coastal town of Salter Path, North Carolina, the story follows Bodhi Salter and his fianc馥, Ellie, returning to Bodhi's hometown of Salter Path. Bodhi's ancestors moved to the island in the 1800s after a hurricane forced them to leave Diamond City...

Seventy-five-year-old Glory hoped the rest of the world would let her fade away in peace. Instead, a county official came knocking on her door, which forced her search for helpers and clean up the loose ends in her life. After a few months of...

Two sets of three women - three decades different in age - meet on a celebratory vacation that forever changes all their lives. Megyn, Claire, and Paige, friends since college, can't believe they are about to turn thirty. It seems so old! Agreeing they...

The relationship between Father and Daughter is priceless. Walking with my father has always been something that I really enjoyed. Having that time together gave me so much peace and hope. His words were always full of wisdom. I hope that by reading this...

A novel by an acclaimed American poet, House under Snow is a story of mothers and daughters, of sexual identity, and a family slowly disintegrating after the premature death of its patriarch.Anna Crane, soon to be married, reflects back on her childhood in Ohio...

If Mae loses the Inn, she'll lose everything.Mae Benson was born to run the Sweet Island Inn. She cooks, she cleans, she laughs, she makes a mean pot of coffee, and she always knows which beach to recommend to her guests. But suddenly, that...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, a moving tale of forbidden love and extraordinary courage in the face of disasterEighteen-year-old Niri and his family live a modest but secure life working in the villa of the wealthy Benzes. But...

10-year-old Henry Rowley's family life is about to change, big time. After his grandmother Belle McNally wins $109 million in a lottery, she decides to use the money to bring her estranged daughters together and mend their relationship.But soon after arrival, Belle passes away...

10-year-old Henry Rowley's family life is about to change, big time. After his grandmother Belle McNally wins $109 million in a lottery, she decides to use the money to bring her estranged daughters together and mend their relationship.But soon after arrival, Belle passes away...

10-year-old Henry Rowley's family life is about to change, big time. After his grandmother Belle McNally wins $109 million in a lottery, she decides to use the money to bring her estranged daughters together and mend their relationship.But soon after arrival, Belle passes away...