Fiction - Family Life - General

In Battle for Life, Sam Silver is a sixty-year-old lawyer balancing work and his family after having moved back to his hometown to care for his ailing parents. Now, his ninety-year-old father Max has asked Sam to accompany him to Washington, D.C. for a...

A young girl lies huddled in a cardboard box, shrinking away from the social workers who have come to rescue her from a homeless camp. She doesn't speak and affection seems alien to her as she has no apparent ties to anyone. Placed in...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A romance like no other . . . this book has it all' NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A brilliant read and a perfect ending . . . best read of the year' NetGalley Reviewer The brand new seasonal novel from the author of the...

What lies ahead for the Railway Girls this Christmas...? The brand new festive novel from much-loved saga author Maisie Thomas, available to pre-order now. __________________________________________ Readers LOVE the Railway Girls: 'Make yourself a cuppa and find a comfy spot on the sofa because you...

"A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth."--Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake"Poignant and emotional, with touches of both humor and sorrow. . . . This book makes you think about what it means to be...

Angry and betrayed, Jonny disappears from his job in Michigan in 1929 and drives his T-model Ford west, hoping to leave his troubles behind. He arrives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with nothing except a few clothes and his last paycheck. His admirable work ethic leads...

"A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ." --ABBY JIMENEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly The romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer she gets unstuck with the help of someone unexpected from her past, by...

'Very highly recommended.' Louise DouglasAD 61Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King Prasutagus by defiling his daughters, his Queen, Boudicca, is determined to regain her land.Iceni slave Brea remembers little of the time before...

About the BookThe instant attraction and love that Matthew Baldwin and Chloe Singh feel for each other during their first in-person meeting at the beginning of From Across the Pond fuels the rapid development of their relationship. The couple's past romantic relationships with their...

Emily's Tears tells the story of a family ripped apart by DHS and the corrupt actions of the State. Emily, the young adopted daughter, never knew her foster parents because her adoptive parents did not divulge any information about them as she grew up....

"The novel is a quiet but strong tour de force." Marly Swick, author of Evening News: A Novel1992. Tyler Manning-- high school teacher, part-time farmer, bachelor of 38--is planning his first day of summer vacation when a strange car approaches his Kansas farmhouse. By...

A Bonfire of the Vanities for our times, by an author who "knows her way around 21st-century wealth and power" (The Wall Street Journal). Since he married Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to all the...

"[The Starlet in Cabin Number Seven] feels like catching up with old friends as the narrative amiably revisits the highlights of Lake Arrowhead.... A light and engaging read, with an enticing mountain setting." -Kirkus"[Braun's] storytelling skill and pacing are engaging and evocative, making this...

A chronicle of the decline and fall of a powerful family that's ruled by greed and destiny Set in a fictional province in the Philippines, the novel tells the story of the Arguelleses, the Visbales, and the Monsantillos--and their eventual downfall.The three families are...

The first time I lost all memory of Tucker, we had just met. We were seventeen, stuck in the disco room of the children's hospital, both of our heads covered in electrodes wrapped in gauze. Not exactly attractive.Except we were-attracted, that is. I never...

Imagine if one moment of indiscretion changed the entire course of your life, catapulted you into single parenthood, and required that you give up all of your youthful dreams. What would you do? For Mary Watson, the feisty protagonist of No Love Is Greater...

"A fantasy that hews uncomfortably close to today's reality, where facts and the truth are selectively recognized at increasingly subjective whims . . . . The specifics of Mania are the stuff of bleeding satire, but the novel's guiding concept cuts close to the...

A woman has no choice left but to enjoy the adventure of life--and its surprises--in a funny and emotionally moving comedy of errors about the gifts of growing older.Olivia Strauss is turning thirty-nine. No major milestone. She still considers herself young. At least young...

Qu'est-ce qui peut inciter sept générations de Blanchet à choisir un métier triste à mourir aux yeux du commun des mortels? Quelles sont leurs motivations fondamentales? La morosité ou la vitalité? L'appât du gain ou un souci insatiable de servir le prochain?Le respect de...

'I loved joining Koo, Lulu and Beth on their hen adventures - this is an uplifting and wonderful story about the power of female friendships, love and self-discovery' DONNA ASHCROFT'Koo, Lulu and Beth, three very different women, wake up in a strange hotel room...

A couple determined not to end up like their divorced friends try a radical experiment--and get in way over their heads--in this hilarious, heartfelt novel from the author of We're All Damaged. New York Post's Best Books to Read in Our Age of Social...

There are things in life you oughta know if your heart is going to survive.Her husband held all the cards-money, fame and power-but a shocking revelation destroys both Megan Fisher's self-esteem and her marriage, and now she must figure out a way to take...

Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Woman's Hour 'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly 'Heart-warming, emotional and simply wonderful . . . If you think family sagas aren't for you, you've never read...

Immerse yourself in a sweeping family saga spanning decades and including many famous names, including Benito Mussolini and King Victor Immanuel II. In New York Times bestselling author Kent Heckenlively's fiction debut, The King of Italy, we first meet Vincenzo Nicosia as a young...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this captivating novel from Danielle Steel, a wildly successful, unmarried wedding planner leads her clients to happily ever after. Faith Ferguson is New York's most in-demand wedding planner, an arbiter of taste for elegant affairs, lavish ceremonies,...

As I hand my newborn baby to my mother, I see the softness in her face as she gazes down at the tiny, helpless girl in her arms. And I feel my heart shatter as I say the words that will change all our...

A witty, emotional tale of a baby, a bride-to-be, and a band of friends who are there for each other when things don't go as planned . . . New mum Sophie Drew is planning her wedding to Max--who is proving to be an...

Dot Markers Activity BookCars, Trucks, Planes & More This Dot markers activity book has 30 coloring pages with a combination of different artworksImages: 30 Images Page Size: 8.5"x11"Durable glossy coverLittle boys and girls love our Dot coloring books for toddlers.Coloring is a great way...

In this novel, you will read about a mother raising her family and slating her oldest daughter as the black sheep of the family. Despite this ill treatment, the child to the bitter end shows loving and understanding towards her mother. Author: Mary McArthurISBN-10:...

The "Last Best Class" of Fish River Community School had lost one of its members every year since the second grade. Waffle Houses were popping up throughout small-town Alabama with one corporate rule: "Good Food Fast." Struggling to cope with the tragedy that shadowed...

LOVE NEVER DIES. IT REMAINS BURIED UNDER THE HATE."God, this was so heartbreaking. When I read the description, I was expecting a to read about a fight to save a marriage and a family. You know, love transcending all and all that blah blah...

Jody catalogues her parental failures as she worries whether her ballet-crazed teen daughter will make it onto the stage. C.J. adopts his dead grandmother's dog, risking eviction but opening himself to the possibility of love. Brianna uses a spoonful of pudding as a weapon....

A #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller.In the final book in Amazon Charts bestselling author Catherine Bybee's Most Likely To trilogy, River Bend's rebel follows in her father's footsteps to become sheriff. But it might be time to forge her own path...Some kids inherit a...

"A storyteller at the top of her game." --Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author Life is in the telling. With its tree-lined streets, vibrant downtown and curbside planters of spring bulbs, Amberley, Massachusetts, seems a good place for Cate Saunders to start over....

"And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves."To the Lighthouse chronicles the lives of the Ramsay family and their close friends, from the tranquil and motherly Mrs. Ramsay to the tragic and...

'An evocative mix of history, food and storytelling.' EVENING STANDARD BEST FICTION 2021'a heart-warming, heart-breaking story of love, life, family and, of course, baking.' RUTH HOGAN Cyprus in the run up to the civil war of the 1970s... the threat of it hangs in...

Now in paperback from Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner and National Book Award finalist Andrew Krivak--a novel of one family, a century of war, and the promise of homecomingRooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving...

Red Stevens has died, and the older members of his family receive their millions with greedy anticipation. But a different fate awaits young Jason, who his great-uncle Stevens believed might be the last vestige of hope in the family. "Although to date your life...

Workaholic Henrietta Wegner can feel her edge beginning to dull in middle age. Once the company's hottest mergers and acquisitions executive, Henri can see the ambitious and impossibly young up-and-comers gunning for her job. When her boss makes it clear she'll be starting the...

Ahren and Akili becomes bosses for the day as they assist mommy and daddy in running their family business. This book is geared towards introducing kids to entrepreneurship as a future career choice.Author: Keshonda PiperISBN-10: 8378892727ISBN-13: 9798378892723Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/05/2020Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize:...

Sometimes good things are nearer than expected. Margery has a nothing job, a nothing marriage, and zero self-esteem. Angie has everything she could ever want, except a life of her own making. Talia is overwhelmed by her pregnancy, by handling her career, and by...

In The Dad Who Stayed Joey Robinson and his mom live in part of a house, in an early-1970s progressive university town. He never met his dad, who left before Joey was born. When he was old enough to wonder about not having a...

Dear Edie, I wanted you to know so many things. I wanted to tell you them in person, as you grew up by my side. But it wasn't to be...When Jess gives birth to Edie, it's the happiest day of her life. She knows,...

The Tailor's Daughter by Lois Baer Barr does more than transport readers to an earlier time. The novel immerses us in a rich, sometimes, strife-filled tale of day to day life we can all relate to. Immigration, the Great Depression, a life-altering flood, and...

As long as Carmel stays in London, nothing can happen to shatter her perfect life. But something is pulling her home. Should she resist?She has a wonderful marriage, a rewarding career and a great bunch of friends. As far as she's concerned, the sadness...

As someone raised in an orphanage, Carmel knows she should be grateful for a roof over her head and a respectable family, but she would love nothing more than to escape Birr, Co Offaly and get away from her husband, the monosyllabic Bill and...

In the summer of 1958, Spooner Hays, teenage son of Ivory, king of the colored community, is face down on the courthouse lawn in Delta County, Texas, drowning in his own blood. His white friend, Gray Boy Rivers, is in a jail cell thirty...

Solomon Foxly isn't a cuddly kind of fox. He's a feral carnivore, intent on taking down anything he can catch and kill. There is, however, a nobility to the little fox. He doesn't just hunt for himself but for his family. His mate, the...

For Josephine Evans, home was on the stages of the world where she spent thirty years establishing herself as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Josephine was the toast of Europe, and her fabulous apartment in Amsterdam's theater district was a popular...

A winning debut novel about a 1920s New England family and the secrets revealed when they reunite over one long summer. Spending the summer of 1928 in a big house on the Maine coast with his 10 older cousins and a gaggle of aunts...