Fiction - Family Life - General

The Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea gives us a brilliant novel about an actor in the twilight of his life and his career: "a devastating account of a boy's sexual awakening and the loss of his childhood.... Seamless [and] profound ... An...

From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes an emotional, slow burn romance about a woman desperate to hide and the man who sees through her walls, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score. I wanted to lose myself in the...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Weird Sisters returns with a striking new novel about three very different adoptive mothers who face the impossible question: What makes a family? Though they look like any other family, they aren't one--not quite. They are...

Bernadette, Eleanor Oliphant, Rosie, Ove ... meet Amazing Grace Adams, the funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink--who finally pushes back. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled--the unhappiest age you can...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Today Read With Jenna Book Club Pick "I dare you not to fall wildly in love with Grace...It's a book about love, about grace, about even when we fall from those we love we can always find...

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.It's short notice, but you're invited to an O'Mara...

1972 - A time of war and Watergate, of Ms. magazine and consciousness raising. As the post-World War II era of peace, prosperity, and pointy bras gives way to the life-expanding changes of the women's movement, four women meet and over the course of...

In this acclaimed addition to Joan Medlicott's USA TODAY bestselling series, new joys overcome new troubles as the unforgettable Ladies of Covington embrace life in their small North Carolina mountain town. A dark cloud is hovering over the usually cheery farmhouse that Grace, Hannah,...

ARAB BOY DELIVERED is an intimate story set in the late sixties. As Michael maneuvers through the working-class neighborhood delivering groceries, he enters the homes and lives of his customers. He's confronted by the violence of racist bullies and falls for the radical college...

This sassy, shocking autobiographical novel from the author of Uptown Dreams captures the racial tensions, the hardships, and the bonds that formed between families and neighbors growing up poor in Harlem. You'd be angry, too, if you grew up poorer than poor in Harlem...

"Prepare to be astonished, prepare to be entertained. If you would know about the secrets of the human heart, its tragedies and triumphs, then read this remarkable collection of short stories by two brothers, Fred and Chris Belland. Ranging in locale from the U.S....

Maryanne has already overcome many obstacles in her life that have included living in multiple foster homes and an orphanage. Although she has matured into womanhood, she is still living in a Catholic women's shelter in Philadelphia. Determined to realize independence, she is diligently...

As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever . but will the Cuthberts send her back to to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected-a skinny girl with...

On the windswept Scandinavian land Islands, the festive season is snowy and chilly--yet breathtakingly beautiful.It's time for Alicia to enjoy her first winter back on her beloved islands with her family. But her estranged husband, Liam, springs an unwelcome and devastating surprise and her...

Richard and Michael, recovering alcoholics, struggle to gain custody of Richard's daughter from her grandparents after her mother's death only to discover they-and she-are fundamentalist Christians.Author: Catherine Marshall-SmithISBN-10: 1631521632ISBN-13: 9781631521638Publisher: She Writes PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/13/2017Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Bill Byrne is dead and his last request is for his estranged sons, Mike and Kyle, to bring his ashes to the Sturgis Rally in South Dakota. They have five days to travel two thousand miles and if they survive a renegade biker from...

For readers of J. Courtney Sullivan and Emma Straub, and for fans of Firefly Lane, comes a poignant and sweeping novel about life, love, and the ever-evolving nature of female friendship by the author of Waiting for a Star to Fall. The bottom of...

Finally Abby is thirteen. A real teenager who only wants to pierce her ears, have a boyfriend, and run her own life. But when her mother suffers a nervous breakdown, Abby faces a life far different from what she hoped for. Set in the...

Before Princess Margaret, before Duchess Meghan, there was Princess Louise: royal rebel.As the fourth daughter of the perpetually in-mourning Queen Victoria, Princess Louise's life is more a gilded prison than a fairy tale. Expected to sit quietly next to her mother with down-cast eyes,...

AmyBy: Wendy LuftWhen little Amy Miller is born, her parents could not be happier. Both estranged from their own families, they are thrilled to finally be making one of their own. But when tragedy strikes, life as Amy knows it will be thrown upside...

Thomas Cole and his younger brother, Andy, attempt to revive their broken relationship in the aftermath of their father's untimely death.When Cole travels back to his childhood home for the funeral Andy seizes on his older brother's return and proposes a weekend trip to...

New York Times Bestseller A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick "I dare you not to fall wildly in love with Grace...It's a book about love, about grace, about even when we fall from those we love we can always find our way home...You...

Salem is seven years old when his sister Maryam is murdered in his native Yemen. The honor killing comes after an innocent and joyful love blossom beneath a palm tree with a member of a hostile tribe. False rumors that Maryam is pregnant incite...

Amina: The Silent One is the story of a musical prodigy born in the slums of Mumbai and her journey into hell. Born to Jaffer and his wife, Amina is their third female child, and they want to get rid of her. But sage...

"Trust me, this is an invitation you want to accept." --Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of StrangersGarnet, a poet, resides in the fictional western New York village of Haven. Retired bookstore manager, she is a loving sister, bitter ex-wife, devoted aunt, failure as...

Before Princess Margaret, before Duchess Meghan, there was Princess Louise: royal rebel.As the fourth daughter of the perpetually in-mourning Queen Victoria, Princess Louise's life is more a gilded prison than a fairy tale. Expected to sit quietly next to her mother with down-cast eyes,...

In the early years, she was happy. Romilly loved her stunning house, her kind husband, and gorgeous daughter. Sure, life was sometimes exhausting--but nothing that a large glass of wine at the end of the day couldn't fix. But then a glass of wine...

A novel of a personal and intellectual quest in postwar Trinidad. In the post-war Caribbean colony, as an earlier generation thinks of returning to India, Foster, a young man, goes to England and Rufus his brother leaves for the United States, each in search...

A feel-good story about an inquisitive little girl whose mission is to solve the mystery of a vacation spot that her family visits during their summer vacation. In the process, she encounters new challenges but she is determine not to give up and everyone...

Where your heart is, there will your treasure be also. Matthew 6:21 A torn flyer from the 1939 World's Fair. Faded movie ticket stubs for Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. A bill of lading with my husband's signature scrawled at...

Two sisters must learn to make peace with the past--and each other.In the wake of the 2005 London bombings, Sara returns to her childhood home in Oxfordshire to find that her sister, Polly, has finally come back after being missing for over ten years....

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'So he rose and lighted one lamp after another, till he had lighted the whole eighty and the palace seemed to dance with brilliancy.'Beginning with the legend of King Shahryr, whose anger at...

An Oprah Daily pick for spring 2023David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction FinalistA woman growing up in a family of Russian immigrants in the 1910s seeks a thoroughly American life.Yelena is the first American born to her Old Believer Russian Orthodox...

In the barrio of Fresno, California, the Molina family is living out the Chicano version of the American Dream. Father William works on an assembly line while his wife, the well-bred beauty Rachel, stays at home to care for their three children--and to keep...

A peed-on stuffed unicorn, children who refuse to go to sleep, and a husband absent for five more days: not Ashley's description of an ideal evening. But maybe, with a little shift in perspective, she can still salvage the rest of her night... A...

In the spirit of Motherless Brooklyn or Remains of the Day, Allardice offers up a searing and memorable debut. When Paul McWeeney's older sister writes a book accusing their late father of committing the gruesome Black Dahlia murder, based on memories her new therapist...

A playful, big-hearted tragicomedy in the Russo/Irving mold, American Corporate chronicles the misadventures of middle-aged Jack Sullivan and his family as they bounce across the country in search of gainful employment, domestic tranquility, and a few people they can trust. It is a story...

From million-copy bestselling author Imogen Clark comes a story of three siblings and a suitcase full of cash. Will the unexpected windfall tear them apart?When their father dies unexpectedly, siblings Max, Ellie and Nathan can't even contemplate emptying his house--not least because he spent...

From million-copy bestselling author Imogen Clark comes a story of three siblings and a suitcase full of cash. Will the unexpected windfall tear them apart?When their father dies unexpectedly, siblings Max, Ellie and Nathan can't even contemplate emptying his house--not least because he spent...

A luminous, inventive, and deeply personal exploration of living in the liminal space between Jewish and Arab, ancient and modern, by a gifted Palestinian writer. Chosen by The New York Times as one of the best books of 1988, Arabesques is a luminous novel...

Will revenge ruin the one thing Noah James really wants in life? A family. Or will true love be able to clear the way for the biggest love story Belfast has ever seen? Noah James owes everything to his uncle, Reuben Standish. And being...

"A blistering thriller that follows a group of teenagers on an adventure through an apocalyptic America much like our own." ―Entertainment Weekly Bestselling author of Before the Fall and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Noah Hawley (FX's Fargo) returns with a chilling and prophetic allegory of...

Michael Tolkin's acclaimed second novel, Among the Dead, is an arresting examination of public and private grief in the wake of unspeakable disaster, a slow-burning tour de force of psychological fiction. When Frank Gale writes a passionate letter to his wife confessing an affair,...

In the early 1900's, the Wilson family, lived at a time of country unrest and poverty. Love and the help of neighbors and friends were their gifts. Michael and Rita were the Wilson's two children who adored their parents and wanted nothing more than...

Struggling with the emotional aftermath of her husband's death, Yvonne takes a sabbatical in an old French Villa. During the return journey to a demanding job, she enters the peace of the well-ordered Letour household only to find her presence creates chaos by arousing...

Dr. Regina Moss has built herself a successful career as a psychiatrist in Boston: she enjoys a lucrative private practice, hefty consultation fees, and a reputation that inspires colleagues and patients alike. Why then, is Regina haunted by her past? Why does her own...

Isaac Childs has the perfect life-until that life comes crashing down when his wife Ramie vanishes. WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Contemporary Fiction"Baer writes with guts and sensitivity -- the kind of suspense that turns a reader into a fan. I can't...

For fans of Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette or Camille Pagan's I'm Fine and Neither Are You, comes the perfect laugh-out-loud dramedy AND THEN THERE'S MARGARET about marriage, midlife and a controlling, manipulative and self-absorbed mother-in-law thrown into the mix. MULTI-AWARD-WINNING debut novel,...

In the stirring tradition of The Secret Life of Bees and The Poisonwood Bible, Amaryllis in Blueberry explores the complexity of human relationships set against an unforgettable backdrop. Told through the haunting voices of Dick and Seena Slepy and their four daughters, Christina Meldrum's...

As Tina is ironing, she questions things and then her mind wonders with each item she irons. What ever happened to perma-press? Tina asks herself as she is ironing a linen pair of capris, and is having difficulty getting the wrinkles out. She goes...