Fiction - Family Life - General

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...

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...

This is the story of a family, a very extended and decidedly non-nuclear family with multiple explosive secrets. Family members interact with powerful governmental, financial, and religious forces at a time of seismic cultural shifts in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The...

The Season of Love series is about the challenges of honoring wedding vows when facing a difficult situation. Mayla, the beautiful bride to be, stumbles upon a family secret that challenges her perspective of the faithful promise to love and cherish. Mayla finds herself...

From the author of The Girls at 17 Swann Street comes a "masterful story of tragedy and redemption" (Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses) "written in soul-searing prose" (BookPage, starred review) about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love on the...

A compassionate portrait of a modern marriage, from one of our most astute writers on relationships and family life. 'Modern marriage and its compromises ... a terrific, compassionate, compelling novel' Daily Mail Over twenty years of marriage to Max, Prue has remained a busy,...

In wartime France an English SOE and a German Abwehr officer fall in love - with consequences neither could have foreseen... I thought loving someone was simple. It isn't. Glorious, yes. Painful, yes. Unforgettable, yes. Simple, no. It took me the war to find...

Three Legs in the Evening comes from the Sphinx's riddle in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, in which Oedipus is asked what creature walks on all fours in the morning, on two legs in the afternoon, and three in the evening. The answer, which Oedipus gets...

Palace intrigue, defiant heroism, and a long-awaited love fulfilled from New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory in her Fairmile series. It is 1685 and England is on the brink of a renewed civil war. King Charles II has died without an heir and...

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023 - One of CBC Books Best Books of 2023 - One of the Globe 100's Best Books of 2023"To say Heighton is an immensely talented writer is true enough but insufficient ... As good a writer as...

Longlisted for the 2023 Republic of Consciousness US and Canada Prize - An Oprah Daily Best Book of 2023 - One of the Globe and Mail's Most Anticipated Titles of 2023 - Listed in CBC Books Fiction to Read in Fall 2023 - A...

Now in paperback! Can we alter our dreams and stories from the past to create a better future for our children? Zane and Skye are two misfit teens drawn together by their love of music and their loneliness, both part of Seattle's grunge scene...

A widow visits a spiritualist community to attempt to contact her late husband. A grieving teenager confronts the unfairness of his small-town world and the oncoming ecological disaster. A sexual assault survivor navigates her boyfriend's tricky family and her own confusing desires. A mother...

"Three siblings, reunited in their home town, are struggling to deal with the fallout of a car crash that almost killed their father. This, on top of everything else life is throwing at them. Josh is trying to save his marriage and hard-won TV...

"Readers will be eager for more." --Booklist"An insightful and empathetic view into the daily struggles of living with obesity. A solid entry for titles with plus-sized heroines." --Library JournalPearl and Ruby's choices drove them apart.Finding their way back to each other might be the...

A CrimeReads Best of 2023 Notable Selections A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Thriller of 2023 "[A] a powerful tale of guilt and betrayal...Tell Her Everything...is about a doctor who betrays the principle of empathy. But it is through the empathic act of writing - of...

Set in the 13th and 14th centuries in Spain and in Muslim Al Andalus, this fascinating political novel follows three families of different faiths. They escaped from Cordoba during the conquest of that Muslim city by Ferdinand III of Christian Castile. Traveling on dangerous...

This lighthearted and humorous board book is the perfect gift for dads who enjoy relaxing with a brew. "Pilsners, porters, Irish stouts. Pour them in his cup. Ambers, ales, and lagers. Daddy drinks them up." With Daddy Likes Beer, Dad time means beer time!...

A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother's secret life in an emotional and immersive novel by Zhang Ling, the bestselling author of A Single Swallow.There was rarely a time when Phoenix Yuan-Whyller's mother, Rain, didn't live with her. Even when Phoenix...

"Bursting with humor, banter, and cringeworthy first dates, Sonali Dev's The Vibrant Years is a joyful and fun read, but it's also very much a timely tale about a group of underestimated women demanding respect and embracing their most authentic selves." --Mindy KalingLiving on...

A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother's secret life in an emotional and immersive novel by Zhang Ling, the bestselling author of A Single Swallow.There was rarely a time when Phoenix Yuan-Whyller's mother, Rain, didn't live with her. Even when Phoenix...

A bighearted novel about motherhood, friendship, moving on, and love of all kinds.Ever since Beth Bailey was a girl, she's been in love with her best friend's older brother, Mark. She's continued to hold out hope that maybe, someday, he'll love her back. But...

A sweeping, emotional tale of hope and perseverance, Swan Light weaves together the stories of two people separated by a century but connected by family, purpose, and one extraordinary lighthouse.1913. Eighty-three-year-old Silvestre Swan has dedicated his life to the care of his Newfoundland lighthouse....

Unlikely road trip companions form an unexpected bond in an uplifting novel about the past--lost and found--by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he's roped into providing end-of-life care...

A thrilling story of wealth, power and the true cost of 'having it all'. Because sometimes the price of the perfect life...is death.In cosmopolitan Johannesburg, three high-flying couples form the core of the elite Khula Society: part investment group, part social club, with meetings...

Silence tore them apart. Can the truth bring them back together?"Marvellous" --Lesley Pearse"A hauntingly beautiful novel" --Imogen Clark"Gripping, heart rending and extremely satisfying" --Katie FfordeIn 1960s Glasgow, anti-nuclear activists Judith and Jimmy fall in love. But their future hopes are dashed when their protestors'...

In this dark and ethereal debut novel, a young woman tries to make sense of strange artifacts and unsettling memories in an effort to find her mother--missing since being accused of murder When brutish miner Hugo Mitchum is found murdered on the frozen shore...

This wry and visceral debut novel follows a young Turkish-American woman who, rather than grieving her father's untimely death, seeks treatment for a stubborn headache and grows obsessed with a centuries-old theory of medicine. "[A] humane and refreshingly astringent novel." --Lauren LeBlanc, The New...

Everything good in Joe Magellan's life--family, teaching career, sanity--has been undermined by his baffling compulsion: breaking the world record for flagpole-sitting. Through the years Joe has made seven attempts at the record, his best effort a measly eleven days. Oranges begins on January 20,...

A propulsive, kaleidoscopic novel about a fractured family and the persistence of hope. One night, seventeen-year-old Wolf steals his mother's car and drives six hundred kilometers in search of his sister, who left home ten years ago. Unlicensed and on edge, he veers onto...

Back in print, with a new introduction, the memorable debut by the author of The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee The grave we dug for my brother Little remained empty even after we filled it back in. And nobody was going to admit it. So...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LUCY HALE & KUNNAL NAYAR "A fun, page-turning delight." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds us...

"Smith's latest is as delicious as a slice of key lime pie - and gone just as fast." ―People "It's very different and it's very special and it's very good! I loved it." --​Dolly Parton A driving force in literature, Lee Smith returns with...

A father and his estranged daughter reconnect to try to understand a decades-old trauma in this haunting novel, part ghost story, part lyrical exploration of family, aging, and how we remember the past.At age 11, Helen disappeared in the wilderness of Mount Rainier National...

Finalist for the California Book AwardsLonglisted for the Dublin Literary PrizeLonglisted for the Joyce Carol Oates PrizeA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceAn Amazon Editors' PickPeople, A Best Book of the Year For readers of Less and The Wangs Vs. The World, a...

Devil Moon Over Philadelphia - A true story about this author's family, beginning in Scotland in 1778, their flight from religious oppression to Ireland, in search of a better life, survival from disease and famine, their immigration to America and their move to Philadelphia,...

Devil Moon Over Philadelphia - A true story about this author's family, beginning in Scotland in 1778, their flight from religious oppression to Ireland, in search of a better life, survival from disease and famine, their immigration to America and their move to Philadelphia,...