Fiction - Family Life - General

This is the story of the Bramble family--Margaret, Max, and Edie--three adult siblings careening through wildly different byways of adult life. Margaret, mother of three, is about to take her ailing father into the tumult and chaos of her already overcrowded home. Edie is...

Shoe on the Road is a collection of short stories examining the origins of deserted footwear. Inspired by real events, the stories deal with real-life issues-everything from drug abuse to poverty to physical and sexual abuse-that eventually lead to a shoe being abandoned in...

"In the world of people, one and one adds up to another one, the one of their relationship." The relationship dynamics of Myra Geller's family are complex, to say the least. Born to Orthodox Jewish immigrants and growing up in midcentury Montreal, Myra strives...

A bestselling Italian writer makes her American debut with this delightful dramedy of manners, family, romance, and fashion that is set on the island of Sardinia at the end of the nineteenth century--a dazzling and original literary blend of Jane Austen and Adriana Trigiani.In...

Knives Out and Ocean's 8 meets The Nest in this hilariously twisty novel by award-winning author HelenKay Dimon, about a woman who returns home from prison to her dysfunctional con artist family and tries to get them to go legit.One day a con man...

After an accident brings businessman Eric Larson and eccentric Eunice Parker together, the unlikely pair spend more time with each other than they would like while facing challenges beyond what they imagined. As Eunice comes to accept her terminal illness, they both wrestle with...

As seen on The Today Show! The Friends We Keep is the heartwarming and unforgettable New York Times bestselling novel from Jane Green, author of Sister Stardust and The Beach House. Evvie, Maggie, and Topher have known one another since college. Their friendship was...

A captivating life situation thriller by Tod. E. Miles. A novel about love, pain, betrayal, beauty, and brain.Set at Enugu the heart of the Eastern part of Nigeria, brings its flamboyant country decoration of life and challenges of survival. An African epic that captured...

What do you think will happen when you are waiting in the rain without an umbrella especially when there is heavy wind? What would you do? A Wait in The Rain is a story of love, addiction, trial, faith, family, betrayal, deceit, and a...

Emric is going on a weekend getaway! He has been anxiously awaiting the boys' fishing trip. Even the long drive to the old fishing shack will prove to be entertaining as he hopes to see woodland animals. Who will catch the first fish? Who...

When Hector Hawthorne, a polite man in his mid-thirties, introduces his invisible friend, Barney the cow, to his family, they don't know what to make of it. When they begin to worry, Hector decides to see Dr. Toofargone, the town psychiatrist, but Hector's mother...

Welcome to the guesthouse on the Green, where Mammy and her girls will make you feel part of the family. Settle in and enjoy your stay at O'Mara's, where stories abound, romance lurks and laughter sounds. Aisling and Quinn O'Mara-Moran. Their prayers have been...

Ten years ago, I survived a serial killer. They called me the lucky one, but they don't know the truth I've been hiding ever since... Then: We danced together that night, our dresses glittering in the swirling lights. We couldn't have known that for...

From the Orange Prize-winning author of A Crime in the Neighborhood comes a riveting novel about a therapist whose attempts to unlock the most difficult cases of her life--those of her son, and of her mother--reveal that the bigger the secret you're concealing, the...

The Starlight Hotel-Casino is the story of a troubled family business doomed to fail and the stressful dynamics among its members and key employees during the collapse. It describes the inner workings of the casino business and the demise of Reno as a major...

For eighteen years, she tried to believe she had made the right decision--for him. But if she never saw him again, how could she ever be sure? Melissa had clung to the thin thread of hope given by the adoption agency that someday her...

A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls.Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends beyond the...

What does the future hold for those born in the years of the Dragon, Tiger, and Goat?Author: E. M. TranISBN-10: 1638085420ISBN-13: 9781638085423Publisher: Platinum Spotlight SeriesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2022Pages: 500Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 8.81h x 5.85w x 1.32dLarge Print

"In this poignant story, Kimberly Young explores one woman's struggle to come to terms with a childhood trauma that threatens to cripple her just when her family needs her the most. In the Event of Death will challenge the way you think about death,...

Readers of Mad Honey will adore this clever, deeply touching, buoyant new novel from an award-winning author. When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly returns to his New Hampshire hometown - and all the ghosts he left...

From the bestselling author of 600 Hours of Edward comes the story of two small-town characters whose fates are inextricably linked.Hugo Hunter, a would-be boxing champion, is thirty-seven, soft around the middle, and broke--his glory days long gone. Raised by his beloved grandmother, he...

"Everyone has two sides, and you only know the person as they are in your presence. Outside your presence, it's only to your imagination." Janus is a thrilling ride of the unknown and a lot of missing pieces to a mysterious puzzle about Tebow...

Two women's decision to save a child during WWII will have powerful reverberations over the years. Chiara Ravello is about to flee occupied Rome when she locks eyes with a woman being herded on to a truck with her family. Claiming the woman's son,...

When Roxy Burke left home for Nashville, she swore she wouldn't come back until she was a star. But it's desperation that drives this prodigal back to her family, and no one is prepared for what happens next.Roxy has crashed and burned. She's squandered...

You wake up every morning and expect your day to be like every other day. You don't wake up knowing this day will be different. There is no sense of dread. In a heartbeat it changes and your life crumbles around you. Kit Bennett...

"Graceland is a sparkling, warm-hearted, witty debut. I so enjoyed joining these three generations of women on their action-packed road trip to Memphis!" --Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling authorHope Robinson can't seem to please anyone lately, especially not her mother, the flamboyant...

Don't miss this gripping novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author! A loving marriage... Golden couple Annie and David Crayce have it all. A perfect marriage, three beautiful children and a thriving family business. Life couldn't be better. Until the unthinkable happens... A long-buried...

Maria decided that she was going to sing, but her voice stopped her from singing well. She asked for 1 wish, the question is will her wish be granted?Author: David G. EvansISBN-10: 8844046342ISBN-13: 9798844046346Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/2022Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Family.A beautiful, devoted wife, a loyal son, and a billionaire status lifestyle.It's more than any one man deserves.And that's exactly why the enemy within is set to destroy it all.The Devereauxs are not a religious clan, but soon they will learn that love, forgiveness,...

Coy the Coconut Tree is an adventurous book for ages 5-8 years old.Coy's intention is to do big things, grow up quick and rule the world.But with his parents' knowledge, he realized that he had a lot more to learn.Its cultural, inspiring, and exciting!Author:...

Melisa was a fearless 7-year-old until one day when she was not. Her family, neighbors and friends couldn't understand the change in her. They made every effort to comfort her and make her feel safe and know that she is loved. Melisa was comforted...

The story of Isaiah's Farm is told in a series of letters from someone writing under a nom de plume to a newly discovered friend. In these letters, the writer reveals how Isaiah Wilson inherited a farm with a most agreeable neighbor, Claire. The...

The Cold Hard Light is a spare and bracing literary debut that tells the story of a new father who falls into the grip of obsession.The novel begins when the man who assaulted Andrew Harrison's sister is released from prison. Benjamin Williams was barely...

Unfazed by chaos and bad luck, Melvin Scott knows, Some things a man must do himself. No matter how dumb that man is. His wife disagrees. In debt over his head, he learns that a penny will grow to over $10,000,000 in thirty days...

Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...

Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...

Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...

Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...

Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...

A new love story from the best-selling author of AFTER. Packed with Anna Todd's trademark tension, THE FALLING is page-turning slow-burn romance at its best. Twenty-year-old Karina is proud of the independent life she has created for herself in Fort Benning, Georgia. And like...

Longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Longlisted for the 2023 Carnegie Medal for Excellence Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize Selected as One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2022! In this New York Times bestseller and Today...

I thought I knew my husband. I was wrong... I have the perfect life: a loving marriage, and an adorable little daughter, Mia, who is always full of smiles. But when my husband Keith is hit by a car, my whole world is turned...

Liverpool, 1911. The life of young Cari Maddox is already complicated enough. Holding together her fractious Welsh family...her suffragette's struggle for women's rights...her guilty secrets. And that's before the arrival of her deranged 'cousin', Tom Priddy. Then the plight of African Kru seaman, Amos...

I love my family. But can I trust them?Walking down an airport corridor I see her. My mother's sister. There is no mistaking we're related; we have the same long, black hair and brown eyes. But my aunt is the one person in the...

A heartfelt novel about self-discovery, grief, and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to start over.Rose Zadeh pleases everyone, except herself. Memories of her late Iranian-immigrant father, who valued hard work and family, keep Rose in a dead-end job as a Silicon Valley copywriter, and tethered to...

A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls.Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends beyond the...

From the internationally bestselling author who combines the warmth of Maeve Binchy with the emotion of Kristin Hannah comes a heartwarming novel about a mother and her daughter caught in an intricate web of secrets. When Briony McAllister takes a trip to visit her...

A feel-good story about new beginnings, letting go, and the adventure of a lifetime for one unforgettable dog and his human... When her cuddly canine companion Boomer is diagnosed with a rare heart condition, Jennifer Westbrook decides to take a leave of absence from...

Kasey Phillips thought her biggest problem was deciding whether to photograph Cody Tuggle's honky-tonkin' tour, until an accident on Route 58 claims the life of her husband. Hurricane Ernesto threatens the region. In a desperate race against time they search for Kasey's three-year-old son...

"Dazzling...as funny as it is poignant, nostalgic as it is sharp." --Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After A book editor spends one last summer on Fire Island in this sparkling and surprising new novel from the author of A...