Fiction - Family Life - General

From the author of The School for German Brides, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post-World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple...

Margaret Oliphant's novel 'A Country Gentleman and his Family' was originally published in 1894. When Mr. Warrender dies his widow looks forward to a fresh start. This story follows the three Warrender children; Theo, the heir, who falls in love with a widow with...

A suicide attempt by teenager Pamela Watkins leaves the young girl's family concerned regarding her state of mind and what could have driven her to contemplate such a drastic solution. No answers can be found from Pamela herself, who has withdrawn into doubts she...

The truth behind a teenage girl's disappearance becomes something to conceal in a gripping novel about justice, lies, and impossible choices by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.When nineteen-year-old Jill Moss goes missing near the Utah-Arizona border, everyone has an opinion. Only...

The fourth in a series, this book continues the story of Emily Conn, who is growing up in the hills of eastern Kentucky. Emily is the next to youngest child in a family of five daughters. She struggles to grow into her own person...

A laugh-out-loud, opposites attract romance about three of the world's most beloved C's: Christmas, Coffee, and Cats. Veterinarian and animal lover Kara Ingalls needs a Christmas miracle. Opening the Meow and Furrever Cat Café to find loving homes for adorable, adoptable cats was a...

"Inventive and thrilling. . . . I couldn't put it down." --Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half "It's a thrill to read this novel." --Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick Mirror The gripping story of...

A Far Piece to Canaan is a warm and nostalgic novel from an unexpected source: Sam Halpern, whose salty paternal wisdom made Justin Halpern's Sh*t My Dad Says a phenomenal bestseller. Inspired by Sam Halpern's childhood in rural Kentucky, A Far Piece to Canaan...

A funeral. Four clues. An adventure they never saw coming.As children, the four Baker cousins were inseparable, each sweltering Georgia summer spent playing at Gram and Gramp's lake house, immersed in an endless world of fun and make-believe.Now adults, Gram's death brings them together...

A funeral. Four clues. An adventure they never saw coming.As children, the four Baker cousins were inseparable, each sweltering Georgia summer spent playing at Gram and Gramp's lake house, immersed in an endless world of fun and make-believe.Now adults, Gram's death brings them together...

Is there any middle-ground for Christmastime, or must it be either a time of bliss or sorrow? Caitlin and Sarah McGrady are in the midst of their first Christmas together without their husband/father, and they will soon find out.Author: Joseph NicolelloISBN-10: 1621386554ISBN-13: 9781621386551Publisher: Angelico...

Bartlett's fictional story describes the career path of a country boy who, with his euphonium, climbs to the pinnacle of the brass band world. The setting is the German town of Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills. In full and instructive prose, the writer explores...

From the national Essence bestselling author comes an engaging tale about a family secret that sends one young woman scrambling to uncover the truth about her past. Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, whose bestselling fiction "tackles some of life's toughest situations" (The Florida Times-Union),...

How a loving and loyal service dog saved a veteran from the depths of depression.A war veteran's story of healing, recovery, and personal discovery.In this moving memoir, the return of a war veteran to civilian life is chronicled in a touching book that highlights...

This poem was written in honor of my uncles James and Leroy. Both of these men had, and continue to have, a great impact on my life. The emphasis is from the old saying: "Each one, reach one and teach one." I hope this...

What creates a family? Is it more than blood? Is it love, forgiveness, or trust? What brings people together to live, love, and learn together? Most families are created the same way, but not the Murphy Family. Brought together by love and forgiveness this...

The war year of 1942 was not the best of times for Anna Brendon Clark. Now a single mom abandoned by a philandering husband in Maryland to raise three small children, her only refuge was her family and friends in West Virginia, the world...

A laugh-out-loud, opposites attract romance about three of the world's most beloved C's: Christmas, Coffee, and Cats. Veterinarian and animal lover Kara Ingalls needs a Christmas miracle. Opening the Meow and Furrever Cat Café to find loving homes for adorable, adoptable cats was a...

Bret Lott's powerful, insightful stories illuminate the everyday episodes that move us -- husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and neighhors -- along the intricate paths of intimacy. A little boy's first bad dream brings his father back to his own childhood nights...

This is the story of a girl whose life starts with hardship and suffering.Hena was living in Afghanistan. Her parents separated, Hena lived with her stepmother. When her birthmother died she went to her grave and on the way back home a car hit...

Travis lives isolated in the Allegheny Mountains in the mid-1800s. He loves God, loves his family, and is well respected by all on the mountain. But one decision- for the right reason-causes his unintentional entry into the Civil War. While he fights to survive...

In the fall of 1950, Vicki Leigh Bayle learned that love and hate are drawn from the same well and that some of the people she loved most kept stores of each in equal measure. In the segregated context of South Florida, she learned...

Career-focused Noah realizes his family needs his attention more than his job does. When he realizes this just in time for Christmas, he decides to make it up to them. Through some surprise encounters and a series of Christmas challenges, he is inspired to...

This summer, escape to the Shores­--a Southern lake town full of elegance and glamour in a story about family traditions, friendship, and a love that can't be denied--for readers of Sunny Hostin's Summer on Sag Harbor Chareese "Reese" Devlin spent every summer of her...

A new collection of stories previously unpublished in the United States by beloved and best-selling author Maeve Binchy Maeve Binchy's best-selling novels not only tell wonderful stories, they also show that while times change, people often remain the same: they fall in love, sometimes...

A Day of Rest takes place in France during the Middle Ages after a second wave of the plague had ripped through the country. A widow finds herself in a difficult situation and the Rouxs' come to her aid.Author: Joseph MazerolleISBN-10: 8835380790ISBN-13: 9798835380794Publisher: Independently...

The story follows three kids growing up in tough households. They have a friendship that is stronger than their families. As they go through their teens, they have girlfriends and all the struggles that go with balancing everything in their lives. They realize their...

Author: April DavilaISBN-10: 1665118342ISBN-13: 9781665118347Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2020Format: CD

This book is about a young family who experiences domestic violence. It talks about the perpetrator being the dad, and later in the book it will talk about the older two boys being perpetrators. This book is fictional; however, domestic violence does happen in...

Tall and thin, twenty-eight-year-old Bronwyn Palmer has become positively gaunt, a ghost of her former self. That self was--and still is--the wife of a rich, handsome executive with an ocean-view house and his own security staff.It was in that house, two years ago, that...

Children's book author Mort Lear dies accidentally at his Connecticut home and he leaves his property and all its contents to his trusted assistant, Tomasina Daulair. She is moved by his generosity but dismayed by the complicated and defiant directives in his will.Author: Julia...

The inner and outer voyage of Claire in East Africa towards her need for love, development and a future. Life itself comes as an albatross to her journey. Finally, Claire finds a cause for ascendancy to rise above.Author: Sandra Nadege, Akimana DivineISBN-10: 8815775358ISBN-13: 9798815775350Publisher:...

"A beautiful, poignant read . . . straight from the heart . . . heart breaking and heart-warming in equal measure. Once I had started reading it I couldn't put it down . . . beautiful." --Amazon reviewer, five stars A heartfelt novel of...

A Battle for Hope is the coming of age story of a young girl as she grapples with the challenges of growing up. On move-in day, eleven-year-old Leah discovers an old diary hidden in the window seat of her new bedroom. When a series...

Come and explore. Now is the time to take the steps and the necessary moments to delve into the history of your ancestry. This amazing journey of finding those who came before you, more often than not, will help you to navigate your own...

From the acclaimed author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Jernigan--and one of America's most talented, witty, and emotionally intelligent writers--come eleven "gripping, sophisticated, gasp-inducing stories" (The New Yorker) and a novella populated by characters who carry the full weight of the human condition. A...

Acutely observed, sharp and absorbing - an insightful exploration of the pain and beauty of mother-daughter relationships. The page-turning new novel from bestselling Australian author Fiona Lowe.How can you know so little about those you love?With a coveted promotion dangling within reach, the last...

90 Million Reasons is an uplifting novel about one woman's life who impacted everyone she encountered. Maisie always saw the positive, no matter the situation. Her faith and family were the most important aspects of her life. Coming over from a small town in...

Life was never going to be easy as a Communist in a Christian family, in a Christian town. But now arranged marriage looms and for Franklin, things are about to get even more complicated. Nisha is beautiful and she seems to like him, but...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and the Noel Collection comes A Christmas Memory, a poignant, deeply felt novel about loss, grief, the healing power of forgiveness, and the true meaning of the holiday...

The touching sequel to the beloved novel A Dog Named Christmas On Sunday, November 29, 2009, more than 12.5 million families fell in love with the television adaptation of the novel A Dog Named Christmas. Within forty-eight hours after the Hallmark Hall of Fame...

A thousand eyes were watching me. Nobody in the room was talking, and the only sound was a muffled cough from the darkness in the back of the auditorium. Why wasn't everyone whispering to their neighbors? Shouldn't they be playing on their cell phones...

Isla and Ben are devoted parents to their beloved daughter, Reese. She is their little miracle, the child they thought they'd never have until donors made her existence possible. But Isla has never told Reese about her biological parents. She wants to be honest...

"Two women from different generations of the same family fiercely fight for their futures while running a small bakery in Montmartre."--Author: Aimie K. RunyanISBN-10: 0063247712ISBN-13: 9780063247710Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2023Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00dReview Citation(s): Booklist 06/01/2023 pg....

For readers of Isabel Allende, Gabriela Garcia, and Julia Alvarez, the story of a woman who must fight for her love and her child in a Cuba suffocated by oppression A free spirit who spends time near the port of Havana, where her friend...

Families are messy because relationships are. The Strange family of Castle Cove, North Carolina is no different. Three brothers grow up with the same parents who love them equally and provide for them generously because they can, yet each brother turns out different. Harrison,...

Over the course of one fateful day, Trisha Donahue begins to reclaim her courage and discovers secrets in a familiar place. A surprising, quietly dramatic adventure story infused with Ellen Cooney's warm humor and wisdom. After years of skilled work and dedication, Trisha Donahue...

The #1 New York Times bestselling King of Christmas Fiction is back this holiday season with another heartwarming and wintery tale of rediscovering faith and love. A coming-of-age holiday tale based on Richard Paul Evans's own childhood that shows us how hope and acceptance...

A coming-of-age story set in the 1950's about a young girl living on a small working cattle ranch on the eastern edge of the Colorado Rockies. Josephine "Jo" Wilson has much to learn about her animals, herself, her family and friends and especially Misha,...

A Jamaican Family's Saga 2 is a continuation and climax of A Jamaican Family's Saga, the original work by Leonard Archie Wilson, a fictionalized biography of the life of Althea Ulrica Richardson, his actual mother. The matriarch is portrayed by Ulrica Richards, from her...