Fiction - Family Life - General

In this uplifting story about friendship, love, and growth, one woman must untangle herself from a past that's holding her back in order to move forward into the life that will set her free.Penelope Auberge is at her breaking point. With an overbearing mother,...

Cranky, aging newspaper publisher Anne Canfield is determined to live forever, no matter what. Young, brilliant writer and teacher Indira Anand thinks she wants to die. But the winter morning Anne saves Indira Anand from drowning, everything changes. That evening, Anne stumbles and falls....

Of Fathers & Gods is a debut collection of short fiction that delves into the relationships between fathers and their children: the good, the bad, and the awful. In these emotionally charged stories, a young expectant father, on the edge of homelessness, loses his...

In this award-winning novel that Maureen Corrigan of NPR's "Fresh Air" deems “exquisitely crafted...witty, nuanced, and ultimately moving,” a wise, septuagenarian woman who has lived life on her own terms finds herself thrust into the center of her family's various catastrophes. A Best Book...

A mother defeated by anxiety. A daughter determined not to become her mother. Can one month in Europe reunite them? Anita Lorello is paralyzed by grief. When her husband dies in an accident the night before a long-awaited retirement trip, she's devastated by the...

'Angelica had always known her lack of high birth, fortune or influence debarred her from being presented as an eligible young woman worthy of marriage. To cap it all, being an actress assured she was utterly beyond the pale of respectability.'Nightly at the Covent...

It's so kind of our neighbours to throw this party welcoming us to our new home. My husband and I finally moved to the right place. A happy, safe street where nobody knows about my mistakes. But I soon learn their smiling faces hide...

Rooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving World War I, Like the Appearance of Horses immerses us in the intimate lives of a family whose fierce bonds have been shaped by the great conflicts of...

Preorder the next Primrose Woods story now!Primrose Hall is more than Jackson Moody and his fianc馥 Pia's home - it's the heart of the community.The Sunday craft fairs in the renovated stables are a popular draw for the locals and tourists alike, enticed by...

In this moving new novel, a slight Midwest youth deals with a rough high school and a vanishing factory town through a devotion to his running sport and his caring family. Aided by a spunky girlfriend, a humble-wise coach, loyal teammates, and his earned...

Ardy is done. She's had it up to here. Something has to change. For better or for worse. The realization comes while she's on her hands and knees cleaning up someone's vomit. Her job sucks.A life-altering event moves her from the Midwest to the...

The Bucklin family loves each other too much to stay away. . . but not enough to behave Being rich is fine, but when wealth comes from striking oil, it's a slippery mess for a family who doesn't know what to do with it....

Henry James (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916) was an American-born writer who traveled Europe for much of his younger life. Born to a wealthy family that emphasized education, James was tutored by teachers from all over Europe during his adolescence and briefly...

John and Dot Peerybingle's marriage is threatened by a wide difference in their ages. Worried that Dot might be unfaithful, John consults the spirit of the Cricket on the Hearth whose chirping Dot has said brings luck. The cricket assures John that all will...

A tender, slyly comical, and shamelessly honest debut novel following a Japanese widow raising her son between worlds with the help of her Jewish mother-in-law as she wrestles with grief, loss, and--strangest of all--joy.Shortly after her husband Levi's untimely death, Kyoko decides to raise...

A darkly humorous family saga set in Nova Scotia about a young woman coming of age in a family that believes it's cursed, for fans of Emma Straub and Lesley Crewe. Kitten Love's family is haunted by the memory of her teenaged aunt, Nerida,...

Love books? The Bordeaux Book Club is seeking new members!When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it's not the 'good life' she'd imagined, as three hours of digging barely yields a single...

"Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life.""--Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom...

From New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel, a beautifully repackaged and updated edition of "one of her best" (RT Book Reviews) historical novels. Emily Emerson is used to being alone; her dad walked out on the family when she was a just a...

Rooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving World War I, Like the Appearance of Horses immerses us in the intimate lives of a family whose fierce bonds have been shaped by the great conflicts of...

Looking Up From The Bottom is the story of a family that was almost permanently torn apart by regrettable errors in judgement that set off a dismal chain of events. A three-person family can be likened to a tripod - the family members holding...

Does the love for a wife and the jealousy of an infant, warrant murder? After ten years of bad dates and worse relationships, Stan is in heaven, for he has finally found his soul mate, Erica-a beautiful, caring woman who shares all his beliefs,...

"It was probably because I was so often taken away from Cambridge when I was young that I loved it as much as I did . . ." London, Florence, Athens: Susanna, a precocious young girl growing up in 1950s Cambridge, would rather be...

From the acclaimed author of Dreaming in Cuban, a follow-up novel that tracks four generations of the del Pino family against the tumultuous backdrops of Cuba, the U.S., Germany, and Russia in the new millennium "A beautiful novel: hilarious one moment, haunting the next."...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's powerful meditation on faith, meaning and morality, The Brothers Karamazov is translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff in Penguin Classics. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose...

Bliss Broyard's fathers are charismatic, seductive, brilliant men who loom large in the world, and larger at home. Their daughters, hungry for attention and connection, veer wildly between naivet and cool indifference. In this powerful collection, Broyard's unsentimental prose captures the passages of daughters...

A touching and emotional novel from the author of Richard and Judy pick YESTERDAY'S SUN. One woman who can't see her future Maggie Carter knows Victoria Park like the back of her hand. She can tell you what time of year the most fragrant...

Author: Kate HewittISBN-10: 179999998XISBN-13: 9781799999980Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/12/2016Format: CDWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Lindsay Nicole Snider was not yet nine years old when her father passed away. It was after his funeral that Lindsay's mother made the selfish and cruel decision to isolate her only child from her daddy's side of the family. Fifteen years later, following...

A beloved book from one of the greatest writers of science fiction ever, restored with its original ending that was changed by the original publisher.The Podkayne of Mars follows a teenage girl named Podkayne "Poddy" Fries and her younger brother, Clark, who leave their...

They've been trying to avoid each other.But this town has other ideas... When Berkley Carr opened The Love Shack Animal Haven, she thought she'd finally put her past behind her. But sometimes she feels the sting of the scandal from her youth, especially when...

Before. During. After. is a novella-in-flash which presents a sequence of life-changing moments for a cast of twenty interconnected characters. The book is set in a small town in the USA, and focuses on the lives of students, teachers and parents of the local...

Christian was the only son his parents had, but both died before he had the chance to know them. He grew up with friends who became part of his life for many years. They all had very tragic stories to tell and were all...

"I have no doubt that it will stand the test of time and become a classic in its own right." -Behind the BookshelfIt's Christmas Eve in western Kansas and a snowstorm is gaining strength as Bear Bailey, a devoted Great Pyrenees, tries to comfort...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics delivers a wise, timely, big-hearted novel of unplanned isolation and newly forged community.Where does one go, you might ask, when the world falls apart? When the immutable facts of your life--the mundane, the trivial,...

What happens when the man you love most in the world unexpectedly disappears and takes your small child with him? Emma Fedor's "wonderful, haunting, and original" (Katherine Faulkner, author of Greenwich Park) debut explores the fierceness of first love and how far one woman...

*The USA Today Bestseller* Raise one last glass with the Quinn Family at the Winter Street Inn. It's been too long since the entire Quinn family has been able to celebrate the holidays under the same roof, but that's about to change. With Bart...

A totally heart-wrenching but ultimately uplifting historical novel from bestselling author Pam Howes, about young women facing dark times together with friendship and courage. Fans of Nadine Dorries, Diney Costeloe and Nancy Revell will be captivated. Mersey Square, Stockport, 1959. Jane Wilson's parents met...

After Hurricane Michael destroyed her home and sense of peace, a good-hearted but wounded lady ends up in an idyllic town in Mississippi. Her life blossoms as she meets God's people, the salt of the earth. They give her the foundation to build again...

Carmel, a 40-year-old Irish woman, is living a life that's fine, not exciting or awful, just fine. She has a house, a husband, it's all okay. She never had kids, but that's just life, right? She knows she should be grateful. She's better off...

A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Seen on the Today Show"If you like Practical Magic... you will love Black Candle Women." --Jenna Bush HagerNamed a Best Book of the Month by: Shondaland, MS. Magazine, TODAY.com, Reader's Digest, Katie Couric Media, AARP Sisters,...

A family full of secrets...and one girl who must survive.Sixteen-year-old Alison Brennan's mother, Bernadette, is an agoraphobic hoarder, and her father Harry seems to have no past. Struggling every day, Alison seeks the help of a school counsellor.When an old homeless man is found...

Author: Kate HewittISBN-10: 1982530839ISBN-13: 9781982530839Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2015Format: CDWeight: 0.50lbs

Two Children. One Home. Nothing in Common. When eleven-year-old Phoenix finds his Mother unconscious from a drug overdose he has a choice. 'Never call the services, ' his Mum had always told him. They had already run away from social services once. Phoenix knows...

A stunning fable about life and death and what it means to choose. Cherrie Adams lovingly pays tribute to her late son, accompanied by full colour illustrations by Lucinda Gregory.'I want to go down there. I want to be a human boy.' A long...

Are you misunderstood?If you are, it may no bet the words you use but the way you move.Want to boost your confidence with the skills you already have?Reading other people's body language is an ability we learn throughout our lives. It's an automatic process...

Anne McClain Bradley has returned to Legend, Tennessee after a personal tragedy sent her successful, well-ordered life reeling. Midnight Shelby McClain has offered Anne the apartment over The Emporium, and Anne is cautiously hopeful that her heart, and her family connections in Legend, can...

"A witty, roller-coaster ride of uncertain identity set against the gritty certainties of New York City. In compelling, unadorned prose, Richard Wiley gives us a bewitching and ultimately moving tale." --Caryl Phillips, author of A Distant Shore and The Lost Child Dr. Ruby Okada...

Author: Rosanna ChiofaloISBN-10: 1496716388ISBN-13: 9781496716385Publisher: Kensington Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2018Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d

A sequel to his first book, Archie Stanley's Journeys II offers alternative family migrations that parallel the DNA-based migrations described in Journeys. These alternative migrations branch off from the main family migration pathway from Africa to North America, and could account for many relatively...