Fiction - Family Life - General

"The Donut and the Hole" is a compelling novel about growth, self-awareness, and maintaining a strong commitment to your values. William Harrington prioritized pursuing a career that would bring him happiness - not a career that would please his father. His father, Greyson Harrington,...

This story follows the adventures of Jenny and her brothers Matt and Jon on a summer family trip to the beach. The children spend their days making dribble cakes by the shore, eating delicious pastries at the local bakery and exploring the beach's many...

"Second Chances" is a story of love, loss, and the special bonds we make in the least expected situations. Evie Barnes, an eighteen-year-old waitress from Roseburg, Oregon, lost her adoptive parents in a car crash when she was only ten years old. Following the...

Another story about Maggie Barnes and her family. By digging into online genealogy records and talking with their chatty Aunt Lillian, Maggie's children discover the World War II struggles of their paternal grandparents and their silent father, Ross. It's not a story to make...

Author: Donia BijanISBN-10: 1665142901ISBN-13: 9781665142908Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2017Format: CDWeight: 0.45lbs

A masterful debut that weaves together the lives of three generations of a Mexican American family bound by love, and a curse.The tight-knit Izquierdo family is grappling with misfortunes none of them can explain. Their beloved patriarch has suffered from an emotional collapse and...

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...

This book tells the story of a young baby boy who was left on the doorstep of a church in a basket with a note written to the pastor of that church. The pastor and his family soon adopted the baby boy, and raised...

In this tale of fresh starts in the Escape to France collection from bestselling author Fiona Valpy, Gina has lost everything. Can a crumbling old cottage offer her a new life, new love--and new hope?Revised edition: Previously published as The French for Love, this...

In this charming novel from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker's Gift, food was once the language of Evie's soul. Now, can she remember the recipe for happiness?Revised edition: Previously published as The French for Christmas, this edition of The Recipe for Hope includes...

Square introduces us to a good, faithful man who works too much while his family falls apart, his wife cheats, and his health declines. Everyone sees his value and he understands time when his health is in question. This story is an entertaining and...

Paternal PoiseBy: Tonya LockhartSequoya and recently-retired Maurice begin their journey where Dream Divine left off: on a plane to London. With Maurice funding a world trip, he and his daughter spend weeks in various cities, learning the culture and cuisines so Sequoya can develop...

The Farmers quit their jobs and move from New York City out to the country. But they have to share their rural paradise with wacky locals, marauding water snakes, and more hilarious gags and mishaps than they can shake a stick at..."Uprorious . ....

Selected as one of the San Francisco Chronicles' 15 best books of 2021 From critically acclaimed author Maceo Montoya comes an inventive and adventurous satirical novel about a Mexican-American artist's efforts to fulfill his vision: to paint masterful works of art. His plans include...

Wilbur is a nine-year-old child being homeschooled by a wealthy single mother. Sal is a forty-two-year-old flower photographer whose three-mile loop in search of new flowers takes him past a youngster he doesn't even register as sitting on his porch. As The Wilbur Stories...

Wilbur is a nine-year-old child being homeschooled by a wealthy single mother. Sal is a forty-two-year-old flower photographer whose three-mile loop in search of new flowers takes him past a youngster he doesn't even register as sitting on his porch. As The Wilbur Stories...

From Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, New York Times bestselling author and Russia's greatest living absurdist, comes an elaborate family drama, social satire, and burlesque of twists, coincidences, and hijinks. Kidnapped is a madcap crime spree that caroms from crisis to crisis, through lands real and imagined....

"A coming-of-age psychological thriller that brilliantly portrays how psychological disorders can affect lives and even destroy families ... this captivating story of crime and loyalty will play at readers' emotions as they experience the effects of mental illness on all who come in contact...

Praise for Walk Out the Door "Walk Out the Door is a vivid and visceral reading experience, and more than that, an education.Hard-hitting, engaging, empowering, Walk Out the Door is a fresh, unflinchingly realistic, and ultimately redemptive story of generational domestic violence. The situations...

What is the meaning of life when you can see the end in the one you love? Emily's life changes after she witnesses two men kill each other in her apartment leaving a duffle bag with 1.2 million dollars. With money no longer an...

Reading the Mind of Ben Davis is a collection of short stories in the life of a man whose family handles experiences beautifully, even when Ben's first thoughts are not always to do what's right. Though it is Ben's job to provide guidance and...

A fateful decision by those around them tests the love of two women. One is Chelsea, the lonely daughter of a wealthy physician. The other is the family's beloved housekeeper, Maria. They bond over Maria's succulent pupusas, sharing feelings, dreams and secrets with one...

Rahmique Jamingson Jr., a.k.a Rah, is a young boy born and raised from Camden, New Jersey, trying to figure out his way through life but hits some tragic struggles along the way. He is raised by a mother who struggles with a drug addiction...

Can someone be brought back from the dead? Could it change the life of the living?The Levi family is in their darkest hour. The sudden death of Nir, the middle child, launches a dark journey filled with moments of light and hope. An estranged...

The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground is a novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. His second novel, it was published in 1821 by Wiley & Halsted. The plot is set during the American Revolution and was inspired in part by the...

The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground is a novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. His second novel, it was published in 1821 by Wiley & Halsted. The plot is set during the American Revolution and was inspired in part by the...

In this deadly-funny debut novel by renowned Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, five macho friends in Rio's Copacabana reflect on their hedonistic glory days--now supplanted by the indignities of aging--in what turn out to be their final moments. With uncanny insight into the less virtuous...

October 1918: En route from New York to Seattle, Jessica Layton stops for a visit in her hometown of Powell Springs, Oregon, and comes face-to-face with Cole Braddock, her first and only love from years ago. Now Jessica is a highly accomplished clinical physician...

WINNER OF THE CHRYSALIS BREW PROJECT 2023 NEW BOOK AWARD Benny Basilworth makes connections. A rare intellect, he sees things that others don't see and draws conclusions that others completely fail to grasp. He has the kind of mind that can make a person...

Siamese fighting fish, cockroaches, cats, a snake, and a strange fungus all serve here as mirrors that reflect the unconfessable aspects of human nature buried within us. The traits and fates of these animals illuminate such deeply natural, human experiences as the cruelty born...

This is a story woven from the lives of three people: Andrew Lambton, a builder of bridges, Jozsef Lambton, an obstetrician, and Claire Clark, a beautiful woman whose life is bound up in theirs. Jozsef Lambton has the best possible life. He has found...

Navsari, India. Penniless and trapped in a loveless marriage, Nirmala spends her days anxiously caring for her sick young son, Varun. Looming over Nirmala's impoverished home is an imposing mansion built by her grandfather, and from its balcony her cruel aunt scorns them, refusing...

Three spirited wives in nineteenth-century Utah. One husband. A compelling novel of family, sisterhood, and survival by the Washington Post bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow.1857. Three women--once strangers--come together in unpredictable Utah Territory. Hopeful, desperate, and willful, they'll...

An unusual inheritance leads to a life-changing journey in a novel of romance, secrets, and the treasure of found family.Blythe Harmon is on the fast track to a life she never wanted. On her thirtieth birthday, just as she's about to lock herself into...

From the authors of Tiny Imperfections comes a riotously funny, emotionally real look at race and religion, love and heartache, and the realities of parenting through it all.Self-appointed fixer of other people's woes Marjette Lewis is uncharacteristically determined to keep to her side of...

It was supposed to be a good day.On the one-year anniversary of her divorce, Alex Martinez is getting closure--and margaritas with her two best friends. But just before the celebratory meetup, Alex is clobbered by life once again. Damping the cheer is the diagnosis...

The old house hides her darkest secret--and there's no running away this time...Twenty years ago, Liz left Easthaven to escape the memory of one tragic night at Lakewell Manor. Only she and her best friend Tamsin saw what really happened, and in the aftermath...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hook, Line, & Sinker comes "a sparkling rom-com that will have readers hooked." (Publishers Weekly) The road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flamb馥d her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now...

Three generations of women strive for real freedom in this startling, provocative novel exploring sexuality, gender, and maternal ambivalence, from the acclaimed author of The Best Kind of People. "In the best books, characters feel like my friends, but with the mothers of The...

Celebrated hairstylist Marigold Bloom knows how to tease beauty out of chaos...until her own life becomes untamable. After losing her prestigious job in Chicago, Marigold returns home to Good Hope, Wisconsin. But her plan to lay low and consider her next move is complicated...

This heartwarming holiday tale from internationally bestselling author Fern Michaels epitomizes the magic of Christmas: a holiday homecoming, a bucolic setting, the remembrance of loved ones past and present, and the discovery of a future that, like the perfect gift, is as satisfying as...

RECIPIENT OF THE B.R.A.G.G. MEDALLION Two families bound by a blood oath.A dreadful curse and the casting of the evil eye that will shatter lives.And the dark family secret one woman will risk everything to keep buried.From two neighboring villas in the heart of...

First published in 1915, Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier begins, famously and ominously, "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." The book then proceeds to confute this pronouncement at every turn, exposing a world less sad than pathetic, and more shot...

She's a student from Finland. He's a dashing British Navy Officer. Can their love go the distance?When Kaisa is invited to the British Embassy cocktail party in Helsinki to celebrate a Royal Navy visit to Finland, she's not looking for romance. After all, her...

He hadn't counted on going in. He'd just been too darned lonely house-sitting the place while its owner studied overseas. He really resented the inane or gratuitously violent TV offerings. So, after his TV dinner, he'd just gone out, walking, till he got tired...

A single dad. A boy with autism. A teacher. Can they be what each other needs?After suddenly receiving custody of his five year old son, Ben must learn how to be a dad. The fact that he'd even fathered a child was news to...

This sequel to The Golden Age is an informative snapshot of the late Victorian era that captures the world of imagination inhabited by children. These stories are written with humor and wit as Grahame depicts a private, separate universe of five siblings whose concerns...

The most popular girl in 5th grade takes elementary school head on with the help of some challenging friends and learns how to define her own strength.Author: P. Nicole Lee Perkins, T. Charmaine PittmanISBN-10: 1986946177ISBN-13: 9781986946179Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2018Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight:...

A 11-year-old Californian boy, Kenneth Ha, writes about a memorable friendship over the generations. A story by a living teddy bear with a mind of his own and ability to talk - and a shocking truth in itself. It's about the loving relationship with...

This beautiful portrait of a family in a fishing village in Maine is "a fresh look at marriage, motherhood, and the wondrous inner lives of teenagers. A truly beautiful and unforgettable love story of a family on the brink" (Lily King, author of Writers...