Fiction - Family Life - General

This is a young adult novel aimed at highlighting the need to talk and communicate effectively with each other to help raise awareness to youth bullying, mental health issues and suicide. We follow the story of Bree, a teenager who appears to have it...

The 25-acre property in central New South Wales is Johnny Dedman's private retreat - where he goes to spend time alone, thinking, reading, immersed in nature, before returning to family, friends and his job as a driving instructor. And it's where he once watched...

When rich and more than adequately eccentric Aunt Muffin moves into the home of her nephew during the COVID-19 pandemic, the laughs and disruptions are viral. Underneath the humor, fear of the virus and human greed conspire to make the Button home in Louisville,...

I knew I could end up dead. In that moment, I vowed to get out of that relationship and never look back!Women have literally died at the hands of a predator they mistook for a prince. To leave an abusive situation requires a God-given...

In her seventies and widowed twice, Emily Thompson's saving grace lies in the ghostly presence of her soul-mate and father of her twins, Arthur - and with the roses he lovingly tended when he was alive; especially the striking whiskey rose.When he passed away...

In The Inheritance of Exile, Susan Muaddi Darraj expertly weaves a tapestry of the events and struggles in the lives of four Arab-American women.Hanan, Nadia, Reema, and Aliyah search for a meaningful sense of home, caught in the cultural gap that exists between the...

A family reunites after the death of its patriarch just as a hurricane tears through town in this "sparklingly funny novel about love, power, money, and adult siblings finding the beating heart of what matters most: one another" (People). On the night of a...

This classic novel, written in the midst of the Great Depression, translates the themes of Balzac to a Southern Appalachian setting. Lumpkin traces the path of the McClure family as they move from living as poor bootleggers in the mountains to living in a...

Author: Sarah Noel DeLeonISBN-10: 1662473583ISBN-13: 9781662473586Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/18/2022Pages: 30Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d

It was my seventh birthday when my parents went inside to get me ice cream and did not return.Join Rose as she goes on an adventure to find a family and ends up finding more than she ever dreamed possible. Just when she thinks...

She was determined to be the best wife, mother, and professional; something had to give... For weeks Woman of Valor topped Israel's best-seller lists, conquering hearts. In trenchant and colorful prose, Lihi Lapid tells a true-life story of women (and men) struggling to live...

An epic saga of upheaval, morality, and survival in a fictitious 1930s south-central Illinois community, Configurations is the story of the Macklin family's struggle to save their century-old, heavily mortgaged family farm. Each of the six family members deals with personal problems while living...

An Entertainment Weekly "Must Read," this masterful debut tells one family's tumultuous story of love and resistance during the Greek military junta of the 1960s.Named "a must read" by Entertainment Weekly, this masterful debut takes us to the poignant and powerful heart of a...

A single year can shape a person for life. For Michael Parisi, growing up in Staten Island, 1976 was such a year, with unprecedented highs, like celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of his nation, and devastating lows, like mourning the ...Author: Gaetano...

Author: Joe RegenbogenISBN-10: 1620067641ISBN-13: 9781620067642Publisher: Milford House PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/03/2022Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d

Author: Patricia JensenISBN-10: 1662426631ISBN-13: 9781662426636Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2021Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d

Author: Anthony TrevailISBN-10: 1631351516ISBN-13: 9781631351518Publisher: Strategic Book PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2014Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d

Author: ¬+ Suzanne Reese Description: Carmen Anderson has spent her entire adult life avoiding the place she fled as a teenager - Prosper, Arizona. But when her teenage daughter, Paige, begins to act rebellious, the devoted single mother makes an impulsive decision to move...

A novel about a father's emotional custody battle by a New York Times-bestselling author--the basis for the hit movie and "a great read" (Dave Eggers). For Joanna and Ted Kramer, building a life in New York City is tough but full of joy thanks...

You Ate It is a 4th wall, 5 course, 100 song story about big ideas, boy geniuses, girls of every persuasion, vineyards, pot farms, magical restaurants, sex and death, and coming to terms with one's gullibility. It will make your mind swirl, your heart...

"Delightful ... In Lara, Maum has given a little-considered daughter a more hopeful future." ―Mona Simpson, The New York Times Book Review"Maum's slender, intelligent Costalegre is about many things: art as spectacle and art as discipline; life as joke and life as tragedy; the...

A heartwarming, hilarious novel for anyone who has ever had a family, from the author of Lift and Separate.After a lifetime of marriage, Marcy Hammer is ready to get herself unhitched--just as everyone else in her life is looking for a commitment. Her new...

Lainey Byrne is a master at controlled chaos, juggling her hectic, demanding job, her chef boyfriend with his crazy hours, and her roiling family with all its daily dramas. But her life truly threatens to spin out of control when her aunt May, who...

After one night's deadly mistake, a man will go to any lengths to save his family and his reputation. Neurosurgeon Eitan Green has the perfect life -- married to a beautiful police officer and father of two young boys. Then, speeding along a deserted...

Author: Victor M. MedinaISBN-13: 9798904199982Publisher: SpinesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/08/2026Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

Author: Virginia BeaneISBN-13: 9798240941993Publisher: USA Publishing HubLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2026Pages: 232Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Author: Virginia BeaneISBN-13: 9798240941917Publisher: USA Publishing HubLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2026Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d

Author: Kimberly ThomasISBN-13: 9798235376076Publisher: Kimberly ThomasLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/08/2026Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d

Author: Jane CorkishISBN-10: 1966903111ISBN-13: 9781966903116Publisher: Meridian Book PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/05/2026Pages: 220Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

*Finalist for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers* "A powerful, funny, brilliantly plotted novel, as beautiful on the line level as it is emotionally complex." --Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise A queer Palestinian refugee plans...

In Married with Children, Adison Taylor returns! She and John juggle his school, their two beautiful girls and life in general. Laughter and mayhem follow Adi wherever she goes, and the same holds true in this second installment in the Adison Taylor series. Go...

Boys with Cars is a story of friendship, love and loss. It tracks the lives of two best friends; Veronica Stanford and Adison Taylor. They meet in the third grade and form a strong bond. Veronica (Ronnie) has a drug-addicted mom who abandons her...

A woman returns home and begins unraveling long-buried family secrets in this captivating novel of time travel, love, and legacy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm series. In her mid-thirties, newly single and at loose ends, Matilda Frost has...

The latest story by Harlequin Romance author Elle Brown, a fake-dating, F1 billionaire romance set in Italy at Christmas! Driven home--as his holi-date! Dating is strictly off businesswoman Valentina's agenda. Certainly no fake dating charismatic F1 driver Aurelio. But it would distract from her...

The latest story by Harlequin Romance author Susan Meier, a secret baby, forced proximity romance set at Christmas! Festive countdown to family-ever-after? Billionaire Nick has secluded himself in his mountaintop mansion since a devastating loss. Then Adeline, the woman he once had an intoxicating...

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...

A literary novel about grief, inheritance, and the quiet ways the past shapes the structures we build--and the ones we must rebuild. In Restoration, an American architect travels to rural England in 1984 to restore a centuries-old barn, only to discover that the project...

Author: Earl HamnerISBN-10: 0795353286ISBN-13: 9780795353284Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2021Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.40d

When their traditional business - selling saris - is increasingly sidelined by the new fashion for jeans and stitched salwar kameez, the Banwari Lal family must adapt. But instead of branching out, the sons remain apprenticed to the struggling shop and the daughters are...

From the bestselling author of The Power comes a part memoir, part speculative novel, following a writer wrestling with grief even as a new species is discovered, forcing humans to reconsider what it means to share our planet.They came from nowhere, and now they...

Out of necessity Shelby Matthews, a beautiful, blonde mother of three grown children becomes an eighteen-wheel truck driver, finding out that leering eyes and cat-calls from the men aren't as dangerous as the vindictive and territorial behavior of a female co-worker, Betty Burton. On...

"[A] blistering novel" of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge that offers an intimate look into the tragedies unfurling at the US-Mexico border (Publishers Weekly).The promise of a new beginning brings Casimiro and Nopal together when they are young immigrants, having made the nearly deadly...

Author: John UpdikeISBN-10: 0679444599ISBN-13: 9780679444596Publisher: Everyman's LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/1995Pages: 1568Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.42lbsSize: 8.22h x 5.46w x 2.28dReview Citation(s): Entertainment Weekly 02/13/2009 pg. 60Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 96

Other families pass down their stories, Kate Earnshaw's family passes down painful riddles without answers, and where secrets disappear from one generation to the next. Kate's father's suicide has left many unanswered questions, including what to do with the abandoned family ranch on the...

Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell a feel-good colourful and comic saga set in post war London from Sunday Times bestseller Pip Granger. "Packed with sharp authentic detail this tale told through a child's eyes brings to life a colourful world...

Author: Julian BarnesISBN-10: 1420535390ISBN-13: 9781420535396Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2026Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsLarge Print

Author: Madeline CashISBN-10: 1420535404ISBN-13: 9781420535402Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2026Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsLarge Print

Author: Steven RowleyISBN-10: 1420531530ISBN-13: 9781420531534Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2026Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.51lbsLarge Print

Author: Daphne ReddISBN-13: 9798950405068Publisher: Ink House PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2026Pages: 512Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d

Author: Danielle SteelISBN-13: 9798217510139Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2026Format: CD