Fiction - Family Life - General

Salty Saltzmanous's life was pretty dull. After years of hopping from trailer park to trailer park with his family, he thought he would get a new start in a little house deep in Mennonite country; but all that's there to do is work, drink,...

Affectionately called "Jaybird" by the father she adores, Josie Flint's idyllic childhood in 1960s Atlanta is defined by her role as the oldest of the three Flint sisters and crowned with the presence of her grandmother, Annie Jo- the maypole that centers the Flint...

The New York Times bestseller by the author of the forthcoming novel Alice & Oliver Winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters A New York Times Notable Book "One word: bravo."--The New York Times...

Amora Smith the eldest of her parents two children, struggles to adjust to her parents recent divorce. Her world comes crashing down when her mother begins dating the Pastor at a local church. Life comes at young Amora fast as she deals with the...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors and Breakwater Bay comes this heartwarming story of love, family, and redemption. Two young girls pledged to be best friends forever. Separated by circumstance and hurt, they are reunited years later as they struggle...

Wilson's ambition alone is exciting. . . . His] writing has a Houdini-like perfection, wherein no matter how grim the variables, each lovely sentence manages to escape with all its parts intact." --Boston GlobeThe eagerly-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Family...

A witty and irresistible story of a mother and daughter regarding each other through the looking glass of time, grief, and forgiveness.In two beautifully counterpoised narratives, two women--mother and daughter--try to make sense of their own lives by revisiting what they know about each...

"A funny, incisive, and keen novel of family, citizenship, and the fundamental American promise. . . . Sweeping yet intimate. Ridker's distinctive talent is his eye for both realism and comedy." --Sanjena Sathian, author of Gold Diggers A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a...

A harrowing and emotional novel set in rural Wisconsin--A Winter's Rime explores the impact of generational trauma, and one woman's journey to find peace and healing from the violence of her past. Mallory Moe is a twenty-five-year-old veteran Army mechanic, living with her girlfriend,...

O Pioneers! is a novel by Willa Cather that tells the story of a Swedish immigrant family in Nebraska in the late 19th century. The book follows the Bergsons, a family of farmers, as they struggle to make a life for themselves in the...

With incisive style, this tale reveals the story of a marriage that has long since lost its sparkle. Walter, the wisecracking paranoiac and Connie, teacher of the "backward class," are a couple who know a lot about sex but little about each other. The...

""The Romance of Certain Old Clothes"" is a short story written by the renowned American author, Henry James. The story is set in the 18th century and revolves around a family of sisters, who inherit a set of beautiful, antique clothes from their grandmother....

Eva's dad is dead. Her mother isn't, but ought to be, says Aunt Mathilde. Time to move on . . . Moving from Nova Scotia, Eva tries not to care. She's already dropped out of school and is washing dishes for a living. Despite...

In this dazzling debut, Lara Avery crafts a story about one woman's uplifting journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again...with life--perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You."In The Year of Second Chances, a young widow reenters the world after a...

Short stories depicting individuals trying to live with and without their dysfunctional families, clinging to whatever stability they can find. "Panning's style is experimental--changing points of view within a single story . . . The voices of Panning's characters are invariably riveting."--NewsdayAuthor: Anne PanningISBN-10:...

In Makuck's fourth collection of short stories he once again explores the fertile territory of small, rural American towns. With tenderness and clarity, he excavates the mundane surface of everyday lives to reveal compassionate characters who are unexpectedly vulnerable. The stories in Wins and...

A bold, unapologetic first novel about a pregnant mother and wife who abandons her family in search of an identity that is hers alone. "Deliciously, dangerously rogue." --Marcy Dermansky, author of Bad Marie Sonia, a young Brooklyn mother shaken by her unexpected (third) pregnancy,...

Anne Lamott's poignant first novel Hard Laughter, reissued in an attractive paperback edition."A moving and strangely joyful book, a kind of celebration, and it's written with an assurance far beyond the reach of most first novelists." --Anne Tyler, The New York Times Book Review...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are expecting a young orphan boy to help them with farmwork at Green Gables. But when a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead, immediately certain she's home, they get...

In Corporeality, Hollis Seamon's latest fiction collection, we meet the cat lady, the professor dealing with a plagiarist while coping with personal hardships, sibling rivalry of the unnaturally cursed kind, the dog that goes beyond everyday dog sense and scent to protect its owners....

The story's protagonist, Jude Fawley, is a working-class young man, a stonemason, who dreams of becoming a scholar. The other main character is his cousin, Sue Bridehead, who is also his central love interest. The novel is concerned in particular with issues of class,...

The Gates Ajar or Our Loved Ones in Heaven is a novel written by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The story revolves around a young woman named Mary Cabot, who is grieving the loss of her brother Royal during the American Civil War. Mary struggles to...

The road to higher ed is paved with good intentions. The desire for relevance--and to save his marriage--is ultimately what pushed Peter Cook to leave his beloved Alaska for the prestigious Parker College. Lured by the chance to work with his childhood political idol...

Charlotte Mary Yonge was a prolific English novelist in the 19th century. Yonge was born to a Christian family and her values played a strong role in her writings. Yonge's books earned much praise during her lifetime including from other esteemed authors such as...

"One of those books you're likely to remember all your life." --Alexandra Shulman, Vogue (UK) For readers of The Orphan Train and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society comes "not just a story of love but a story of loss, one whose...

Lilith: A Novel is a classic work of fiction by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth, first published in 1890. The story follows the life of the beautiful and mysterious Lilith, who is shrouded in secrets and darkness. Lilith is a woman of great beauty...

The Silver Cord is a play written by Sidney Howard, first published in 1926. The play revolves around the lives of a married couple, Robert and Christina, and their struggles with their son's impending marriage. The son, David, is engaged to a young woman...

The Last Asset is a novel written by Edith Wharton, an American author known for her works on social commentary and the upper class. The story follows the life of a young woman named Lydia, who is born into a wealthy family but is...

Birthright is a novel written by T. S. Stribling. The story is set in the American South during the early 20th century and follows the life of a young man named Peter Grimm. Peter is the son of a wealthy plantation owner who is...

When Lizzy is forced to move to the Adventist commune of Stillwater, she is sure the end times have begun. She's not wrong. Sixteen-year-old Lizzy is trapped, caught between her passion for science and the teachings of her Seventh-day Adventist father and Mennonite mother....

Ethan Frome is a novel by Edith Wharton, published in 1911. The story is set in the fictional town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, during the late 19th century. The protagonist, Ethan Frome, is a poor farmer who is married to a sickly and demanding woman...

An injured army veteran. A near-fatal car accident. And a snow-capped Martha's Vineyard Christmas--the kind that can mend any broken family.Andrew Montgomery is the black sheep of the Montgomery family. Seventeen years ago, Andy and his best friend, Kurt, took off for the army...

In this classic novel Richard Yates, hailed as a preeminent chronicler of the American condition and author of the acclaimed Revolutionary Road, weaves a masterful, unflinching tale of two families brought together by chance, desperation, and desire. Evan Shepard was born with good looks,...

When he was entering into his 100th year, instead of feeling happy, Sundar felt quite irritated and sorrowful. He requested his granddaughter Rupa not to make any arrangements for the celebration of his birthday. Without bothering with his protestations, Rupa made the arrangements for...

The islands of the Caribbean have long been steeped in mystery and danger. From the 1650s through the 1730s, literally thousands of marauding pirates, like Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham, used the island chain as a safe haven as well as a place to...

Gus Reppo's parents have everything figured out for their son, right down to the county where they hope he'll practice dentistry. And when they follow him to the air force base where he enlists--who else will make sure he's served adequate meals?--he realizes it's...

An injured army veteran. A near-fatal car accident. And a snow-capped Martha's Vineyard Christmas--the kind that can mend any broken family.Andrew Montgomery is the black sheep of the Montgomery family. Seventeen years ago, Andy and his best friend, Kurt, took off for the army...

Is it ever too late to overcome the adversities of our past? Set in the South during the 60s and 70s, The Art of Straightening Nails follows Robert Rhodes as he reminisces about his life. His childhood had not been a pleasant, innocent experience....

For fans of Alison Hammer and Caroline Leavitt, Kalyn Fogarty weaves an emotionally rich tale in her powerfully moving novel Everything's Still There, exploring postpartum depression, female friendship, and new motherhood. Professional party planner turned stay-at-home-mom, Brynn Hallman always imagined she'd be the ideal...

A story about Mops, the Mob and the FBI. Elaine, widowed the night her son was born, believes she will never be able to give her middle-school age genius son the opportunities he deserves, Then opportunity and romance show up the same day, only...

Reel follows two lives that collide at a Seattle punk show, and the strange consequences that arise. Timon serves as the hyperobservant western outpost of his family's business, verifying artifacts and losing himself in deafening music and isolation. Marianne fears stagnation, and has begun...

More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19-year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections...

""Love And Self Love"" by Louisa May Alcott is a collection of essays and stories that explore the themes of love, self-love, and relationships. The book is divided into two parts: the first part is dedicated to love and the second part to self-love....

A Tragedy of Error is a novel written by the renowned American author, Henry James. The story is set in the mid-19th century and revolves around a young woman named Catherine Sloper, who lives with her wealthy father, Dr. Austin Sloper, in New York...

Aleisha Turner was young and attractive, a mother of three beautiful children.Aleisha was also a heroin addict.An overdose sends the young woman's life into turmoil when her children are taken away from her. She finds herself in a Rehab center, the first step in...

The year is 1850, and Susannah Charlesworth loves the estate and open air life of the North Lincolnshire Wolds. She stands to become a very rich woman too - inheriting the estate, as well as her father's and uncle's wealth, one day. But then...

In a moving, unforgettable Southern saga of lost and found, a woman who was stolen as a toddler from a poor but loving family must journey through a maze of heartbreak before she can reclaim her true identity. Now in trade paperback for the...

Welcome to Charlotte, hometown of the Coach's Boys romance series. Settle back, put your feet up, and enjoy your visit. Who knows? You may want to stay for a while. Or forever because nothing is sweeter than small town romance.When she promised 'until death...

New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2018 - Amazon Editors' Top 100 of 2018 Rachel Cusk, the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of Outline and Transit, completes the transcendent literary trilogy with Kudos, a novel of unsettling power. A woman writer...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle comes "a novel you must read" (The Washington Post) about a mother who is trying to forget her past as a young ballerina in Paris who fell into a passionate romance with a Soviet...