Fiction - Family Life - General

The Weir, written in 1943, takes place on a small island fishing village in the years before World War II, set against a backdrop of handwork and struggle. Ruth Moore, one of the great regional novelists of the twentieth century, brilliantly and authentically captures...

Have you ever wondered what Heaven will be like? The lead character, Maggie, in Heaven Can't Wait or Can it? had to determine this for herself. Would she find "heaven on earth" when everything, it seemed, was going her way? Maggie and her friends...

Friends are supposed to be forever, right? Wendy ends up showing her true colors and this is the last straw in their friendship. Katie and Julie have always been there for Destiny, but they have become so distant lately. Linelle Destiny finds out that...

It takes an escapologist labrador...A darling white weather board cottage. In a eucalypt forest.With insecure fencing.Welcomes Millie the golden labrador home.But when she goes missing...Dignity goes out the window until she comes safely back to where she belongs.Author: Alexandria BlaelockISBN-10: 1922744336ISBN-13: 9781922744333Publisher: Bluemere BooksLanguage:...

Time; for better or worse, ultimately always begets change.Zeke's Kitchen, a well known Detroit, Michigan east side Soul Food restaurant has been devastated by the closing of nearby automobile plants that have fueled it's eatery for decades.The Woods family have owned and operated Zeke's...

Ladies' night at home + alcohol + scandalous secrets... what else could you want on a Friday night? Miranda, Gertrude, Lola, Shauna and Claudia are five friends living in Chicago. They meet up on Friday night to get their 'groove on' ready for the...

Before the High Line Park there was a train that ran through their lives... Salome and her mother Max live in a Manhattan loft surrounded by Abstract Expressionist murals and views of the West Side Highway. It is a neighborhood of meatpacking plants and...

In Memory of Lucy Ellen Bender Lucy was born on June 11, 1942 in Grantsville, MD, and went home on August 21, 2018 in Chattanooga, TN. She was an adventurous spirit who lived in Grantsville, MD; Meyersdale, PA; Morgantown, WV; Virginia Beach, VA; Rockville,...

For eighteen years, Sarah has been a devoted wife and doting mother. When her only child leaves for college, Sarah wonders how she will spend her days. But when her husband announces that he is leaving too, Sarah is forced to reexamine everything that...

Dana loses her way and is pregnant. She decides to relocate to heal and find her way again. She finds happiness and healing in Helen, Georgia. She meets a loving family and is making a new life when her past tries to steal her...

A cheating spouse sparks the creation of a monthly dinner club as the heroine attempts to have an affair of her own. After Mary Ann's husband cheats on her, the suburban mom decides to have her own affair. She starts up a neighbourhood dinner...

Sandi Ward's shrewdly observed, funny, and wonderfully touching novel tells of a fractured family, a teenage boy, and a remarkable cat whose loyalty knows no bounds . . . A boy and his cat. It's an unconventional friendship, perhaps, but for Charlie and Lily,...

I entered instantly into the piercing clarity of these pages, utterly absorbed'JHUMPA LAHIRI'Hypnotic . . . filled with unforgettable characters'SANDRO VERONESI 'An intense, moving book'DOMENICO STARNONE It is a June morning in Milan when Sandro abandons his flat, his job and the increasingly unfulfilled...

Experience the shifting landscape of post-World War I America in Louis Bromfield's "Early Autumn," a compelling family saga set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties. This meticulously prepared edition offers a glimpse into the social conditions and changing values of a nation grappling...

Grace S. Richmond's "Mrs. Red Pepper" offers a charming glimpse into the heart of family life and the everyday realities of marriage. This delightful work of fiction explores the complexities and joys of domesticity within a close-knit small town. Through moments of humor and...

Buddy was born with a silver needle in his mother's arm. Abandoned in the back seat after a car chase, the nine-month-old started a journey through a foster care system that could cause as much harm as help. Author Holly Schlaack knows Buddy's world...

An anthology of illustrated short stories and poems on the theme of honest hope that does not deny the hard things. Here are pathways through suffering. There is no point in pretending that all is sweetness and light but neither should we ignore the...

Author: Cena Christopher DraperISBN-10: 0871403048ISBN-13: 9780871403049Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1956Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d

What if revenge ripples and echoes through time? You can't choose your family or your destiny or your legacy. But once upon a time, a woman named Ava St. James had tried to build happiness upon the remains of her broken heart. For better...

Sixteen-year-old science-geek Eve returns from a service trip to discover she's pregnant. The unaware father Adam is still serving as a volunteer at the Dominican Republic orphanage where they met. They plan to exchange letters until he's back in Germany in mid-August, and can...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

After Molly's successful bid for DC statehood, she and Charles enter the exciting world of parenting and history changing national politics. Following in his parents' and his late uncle's footsteps Jonathan becomes a leader in an international student government program.Author: Chris Welsh-CharrierISBN-13: 9798218946746Publisher: Crescent...

A mother bestows a life-changing legacy on her five adult daughters in this profoundly moving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.After the unexpected death of their mother, Felicia Morgan Weston, her five daughters are summoned to a historic Connecticut farmhouse...

What happens when you have a relationship where manipulation and disloyalty are the norm? A relationship where the usual suspect is not the suspect? Feelings get hurt, hearts get broken, and there are reactions to every action. When it's all said and done...Who's to...

Welcome to Peachtree Bluff: a sweet, cozy small town where family is everything. The "go-to for elevated beach reads," (People), Kristy Woodson Harvey, returns just in time for pumpkin spice season. The air is crisper, the water is calmer, but, when it comes to...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A most anticipated book from Harper's Bazaar, Goodreads, Woman's World, and more! For fans of Daisy Jones & the Six and In Five Years--a powerful and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back...

"What's next?"For Tony Truman, that question was a life sentence. From the dusty baseball diamonds of Queens to the smoke-filled hallways of the World Trade Center, and finally to the highest corridors of power, Tony spent eighty years trying to outrun the silence of...

"What's next?"For Tony Truman, that question was a life sentence. From the dusty baseball diamonds of Queens to the smoke-filled hallways of the World Trade Center, and finally to the highest corridors of power, Tony spent eighty years trying to outrun the silence of...

From the bestselling author of The Secret Midwife comes a story of selfless sacrifice, women's bravery and the importance of keeping memories alive.We'll make sure they never forget. We'll make sure that every recipe, every poem, every note is remembered, and never, ever forgotten....

Melissa Logan, newly married, gave birth to twin girls Kristen and Susanna. Susanna was placed up for adoption because Melissa was afraid she would have to raise them alone as her husband, Sgt. Lonnie Logan of the US Army, was serving overseas. Sergeant Logan...

A musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful novel of hope, perseverance, and love. A SWEEPING NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER'S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES. Song is a nobody--just a food delivery worker from a village in...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau and The Paris Daughter comes a novel that's Sliding Doors meets P.S. I Love You. A woman who lost her husband twelve years ago is ready to move on, but...

A propulsive and incisive novel: a frazzled mother of two's precarious situation is made more so when her idling car is stolen -- with her young daughter still in it -- and all her life choices, both big and small, are opened up to...

Abeni Anderson is the owner of a thriving business and has graced the covers of several renowned magazines. Success drives her in everything she does. Her marriage is strong, she's a devoted mother, and she maintains long-lasting friendships. Yet, something feels missing.Her world is...

From the bestselling author of Everything Inside comes a vivid, timely story, moving from Haiti to Brooklyn to Miami, of a woman whose sense of self and family are called into question when she gets caught in a random act of violence one sunny...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A beautiful American widow finds new life in France in this tender portrait from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Following the unexpected death of her beloved husband, art gallery owner Sabrina Thompson finds herself adrift in...

Number one New York Times best-selling author Richard North Patterson, author of more than twenty novels, including Degree of Guilt and Silent Witness, returns with a sweeping family drama of dark secrets and individual awakenings. Loss of Innocence, the second book in the Blaine...

Author: Chai RoseISBN-13: 9798233639524Publisher: CA PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2026Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Author: Naomi AldermanISBN-10: 0316594776ISBN-13: 9780316594776Publisher: Little Brown and CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2026Pages: 224Format: Hardcover

It's Life is a tender collection of short stories and poems inspired by the lived experiences of Grandma Joan. With honesty, humor, and heart, these pages capture the beauty of ordinary moments, the weight of hard seasons, and the quiet wisdom gained along the...

Who do you think you are? For most people, it is a passing question. For Daniel, it became a wound that shaped an entire childhood.In Who Do You Think You Are?, Larry Boles delivers a raw, intimate, and deeply human novel about growing up...

It is 1906, and Bridget Dutton and her family are confronted by the potential closure of their busy coach-change station and hotel. The building of the Etheridge Railway in the remote area of North Queensland threatens both their livelihood and their home.Faced with the...

What if every time you went to bed, you woke up in another life?For years, Ben has lived this way-one existence polished and perfect, the other fractured and raw. He knows the rules, knows the toll, and has accepted the weight of carrying two...

The timeless original classic that sparked the sensational series "Forbidden Love"-known as Amor Prohibido (Spanish), Amor Proibido (Portuguese), Zabranjena Ljubav (Croatian and Bosnian), Dragoste Interzisă (Romanian), Απαγορευμένος Έρωτας (Greek), and Забранена Любов (Bulgarian)-a global phenomenon beloved across continents!Step into the gilded salons and shadowed...

This Collector's Edition features marbled oceanic edges and endpapers, gold foil, and a reading group guide.A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club PickSoon to be a Netflix Film"Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive...

Explore the complexities of love and loss through an LGBTQ+ lens in this emotionally layered novel about family, identity, and long-suppressed truths.On the eve of their trip to South Africa, Lynne and her wife, Susan, await three guests in a Paris hotel: Nick, Lynne's...

In 1986, the days of big hair and shoulder pads, Elaine can choose The Good Life or risk following her heart.Socially awkward Elaine Richards has the university education, comfortable home, and credit cards her parents provide, but never filled in a resumé, operated a...

When an unexpected winter storm leaves Mistletoe Meadows in darkness, a young pastor and a widowed candle maker discover that sometimes the brightest light comes from the darkest moments...Pastor Mark Stevens never imagined his first Christmas in Mistletoe Meadows would involve a power outage,...

Doves in a Tempest - The Underground World is the sequel to the first volume subtitled The Valley of Horror. The summer of 1958 has come to a frightening end, the school year is starting, and the HI-Q gang is investigating the aliens and...

It's egg-hunt season, but Lexy Campbell is spending Easter hunting a killer! Not even Cuento's Easter bonnet parade can distract Lexy Campbell from conception woes and missing tourists Bill and Billie Miller. The Millers' vintage Mustang has been abandoned, its interior covered in blood....