Fiction - Family Life - General

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Canadian government advertised homesteading in the Canadian West as a means to a prosperous future. Free land? Who could resist? Never mind the land wasn't the government's to give away, homesteaders had strict and financially...

In the shadowy corners of the British countryside, where whispers of the past linger in the air, a tale of romantic conflict and societal norms unfolds with haunting precision. This historical fiction novel, steeped in gothic literature, draws readers into a world where religious...

When the deepest scars come from those who claim to love us most...In the lush farmlands of coastal California, a generational saga unfolds when young Meadow is left in the care of her grandparents Pete and Janie. Behind closed doors, her Aunt Betty's "discipline"...

"The rare kind of book I can't believe doesn't already exist . . . [a] clear, clever voice and incisive social commentary elevate the book's irresistible will-they-won't-they romance to a once-in-a-lifetime read about truth, art, vulnerability, and all the sticky places they intersect. BAD...

Released just two months before his death in 1908, Memorial de Ayres was Machado de Assis's final novel. Written in the form of a diary, it follows the day-to-day happenings of a retired diplomat, Counselor Ayres, during the waning years of the Brazilian empire.Ayres...

Maggie Brandt is finishing her third season as a small-scale organic vegetable farmer in rural Colorado when the Great Recession of 2008 hits. After months of unemployment, her husband, Fish, takes a job with an oil and gas company, a decision that rocks Maggie...

A Marsh Island (1885) by Sarah Orne Jewett is a a gentle yet vivid tale of life in a small New England coastal community. Told through rich, naturalistic detail, the novel follows the intertwined lives of islanders who live in harmony with the rhythms...

Secrets don't stay buried in Martinsville-and Matt Stevenson is about to dig up more than he ever bargained for.After his Denver law firm collapses, Matt Stevenson heads home to Martinsville, Tennessee, craving rest, redemption, and a new path forward. But what starts as a...

A dazzling novel in stories from a master of the form that follows the Royal family across generations of obsession, betrayal, and reinvention. For fans of Mary Gaitskill and Lauren Groff. In postwar Paris, a boy is seduced by his mysterious nanny into a...

A tense, propulsive drama set in Shanghai, about a fractured American family, secret lives, and the unbreakable bond between two sisters, from the New York Times bestselling author of Mercy Street. ​ Four years after their bitter divorce, Claire and Aaron Litvak get a...

“The Man of Property, ” the first novel in John Galsworthyâ€(TM)s celebrated “Forsyte Saga, ” introduces readers to the wealthy and influential Forsyte family. At the heart of the story is Soames Forsyte, a man of unwavering conviction in the importance of property and...

This Valentine's Day Coloring Bookhas 33 coloring pages for kids Hearts, Sweets, Cute Animals and More make your child happy with the bookProduct Details: size: 8.5 inches 70 page age 4-6 nice cover Author: For Valentine's DayISBN-13: 9798590488827Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/04/2021Pages: 70Format: PaperbackWeight:...

This book is a fictional story about a teenage girl that has endured neglect and traumatic experiences prior to moving in with her father. She reflects on the initial traumas and then over her dysfunctional ways of coping through it and how it dramatically...

Diva Queen Bootcamp: How a Drag Queen Saved My Daughter's Sass is a heartwarming and hilarious tale of transformation. Follow Tiffany, a spoiled princess, as she embarks on an unexpected journey of self-discovery under the guidance of the fabulous Lady Luscious. Through the art...

A searching, buoyant novel about queer love, mothers and daughters, and making a life in the face of the only constant: loss.Every story is a love story. In a Barcelona redolent with Almodóvar vibes, the love is between women: overlapping and messy attachments between...

Michaelo O'Dell is hit by a car, and when he doesn't die, he is surprised and pleased. But he can't seem to move, frozen in the crash position. He can't concentrate, or control his anger and grief, or work out what to do about...

CROWNED BY THE FRENCH ACADEMYMadame Desvarennes has built her great business in the old mansion on Rue Saint Dominique -- first a bakery, then a flour-milling empire that has made her among the most wealthy and respected business owners in Paris. Everything she has...

Martha's Lady is a novel written by Sarah Orne Jewett that tells the story of Martha, a young woman living in a small New England town in the late 19th century. Martha is a hardworking and independent woman who takes care of her family's...

Second Chances is introduced by a timeline of events following the life of protagonist Jeff Savage, who graduates from Stanford, enters the Air Force, plays for the New York Yankees, builds a family, and finds happiness in life's changes.This timeline documents the events that...

E.M. Forster's "Where Angels Fear to Tread" explores the complexities of social class and family dynamics in early 20th century England and Italy. This classic of British literature delves into the lives of the English middle class as their paths diverge and intertwine across...

June folds socks. She comments on Dallas. She shops in the supermarket. She sits in the pub. Frank sees her but he doesn't know why; nobody else does. Set in Airdrie, Scotland in the 1980s, Frank is a touching, bittersweet and gently humorous novel...

Anthea Granger inherits a mansion in the small seaside community of Charlotte Cove. For well over a century, the Granger family has owned the property. The community believes the house is cursed. It is on the day she is to move in that she...

It's 1994. Peter Franklin has been having nightmares about his experiences in World War Two. His son, Richard, doesn't know about this since he's been keeping his distance from Peter for more than twenty years. Richard's wife, Jennifer, has never understood why her husband...

Myna's a selkie, though she doesn't know it. With her firstborn pronounced dead and taken before Myna can see her, it takes the birth of a second daughter, years later, to begin to mend Myna's broken heart. But then her firstborn returns, and shares...

Author: T. D. FuhrISBN-13: 9798233402531Publisher: T.D. FuhrLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/10/2025Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d

Author: Julie HoustonISBN-10: 1835610250ISBN-13: 9781835610251Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2026Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Available in English at last, the international bestseller from one of Japan's most acclaimed authors, a touching tale of a broken family contending with the pain of the past to live in the present, helped by the unforgettable dog who becomes their lifeline.Sakura is...

Available in English at last, the international bestseller from one of Japan's most acclaimed authors, a touching tale of a broken family contending with the pain of the past to live in the present, helped by the unforgettable dog who becomes their lifeline.Sakura is...

She has the money to live like a lady . . . but there are plenty who want it from her. When an enigmatic stranger steals her heart, can she know he wants her for the right reasons? Widowed at the age of twenty,...

She has the money to live like a lady . . . but there are plenty who want it from her. When an enigmatic stranger steals her heart, can she know he wants her for the right reasons? Widowed at the age of twenty,...

An uplifting new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have made her one of America's favorite storytellers.Author: Danielle SteelISBN-13: 9798217347605Publisher: Random House Large Print PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/2026Pages: 410Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.03dLarge Print

Author: Tom PerrottaISBN-10: 1668121972ISBN-13: 9781668121979Publisher: Simon & Schuster AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/28/2026Format: CD

Author: Amanda UmfressISBN-10: 4824135575ISBN-13: 9784824135575Publisher: Next ChapterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2026Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d

Author: Meg MasonISBN-10: 0063493136ISBN-13: 9780063493131Publisher: HarperLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2026Pages: 352Format: Hardcover

Four lives. Four perspectives. One web of memory, longing, and truth.Hilda, Rose, Jake, and Seymour each tell their story in turn: a sharp-witted matriarch defying age and irrelevance, a lifelong activist clinging to love and ideals, a fading veteran confronting the betrayals of memory,...

The current is threatening to pull them under.Berry thought she had it figured out--juggling her vice-principal role while raising her sixteen-year-old autistic son, Brody. But when a promotion opportunity collides with her family's deepest needs, she must confront whether she's been fighting the wrong...

A BRAND NEW utterly gripping and heart-wrenching Liverpool saga of love, betrayal and the power of a community standing together from the bestselling BEAMER STREET series! Perfect for the fans of Katie Flynn and Jean Fullerton. Beamer Street is a community bound by grit,...

Escape to the Lakes with million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland for a BRAND NEW uplifting story of friendship and second chances It's never too late to find yourself... When she unexpectedly loses her husband, Yvonne Kellerman's world turns quiet and grey. Five years on, her...

Let the Great World Spin meets The White Lotus when three passengers from wildly different backgrounds board a cruise ship bound for Bermuda shortly after 9/11 and learn en route that they can't outrun their regrets about the risks not taken.It's Sunday, September 16,...

What if death wasn't the end... but a chance to finally get life right?Daniel had everything-career, success, a family-yet his greatest failure was the one closest to home. When his heart stops unexpectedly, he's thrust into a realm beyond life, where he faces the...

From a New York Times bestselling author comes a gripping debut that defies all expectations--a story of feverish obsession, new motherhood, and a friendship pushed to the edge Emily is unmoored as a new mother in Manhattan--exhausted, broke, and slipping away from her well-meaning...

Fusing page-turning suspense with keenly observed humor, this homage to female friendship explores the hamster wheel of modern motherhood, and the consequences for jumping off.Kiersten Cleaver feels like she's flunking Motherhood 101. Exhausted by travel sports, homework, and her son's dyslexia, she joins forces...

In an opulent villa near the English channel lives a well-to-do family. A man--a husband, father, and employer--has been shot dead. The bullet is from his own gun, which he got from the Germans during the war. In this family, the father has a...

2024 SCWES BOOK AWARDS FOR BC AUTHORS WINNERAs the first month of 2016 rolled into the next, the death count continued to climb...Evann has no excuse to be living among the city's destitute. When he reached into the medicine cabinet for that first dose...

"A vivid, unflinching, and tender exploration of family trauma." - Kirkus ReviewsIn Clovis, New Mexico, dirt is more than just clay and dust - It's memory. It's trauma. It's the foundation where love and loss collide, where family ties strangle as much as they...

Family connections are not necessarily in blood. This is Olivia and Sienna's story that moves from trauma to survival and the events that change everything for them.Author: Erica BraunISBN-13: 9798299215373Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2025Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d

One book club. Five women. Real confessions.And in Mountmooke Bay, no secret stays buried for long.What starts as a fun night of wine and romance novels turns into a storm of anonymous stories, bold truths, and unexpected desire. These women didn't mean to rewrite...

Unlock the artistry of craftsmanship with "Forge Work," a timeless exploration of the creative process that celebrates the beauty of hands-on learning and the mastery of artisan skills. This extraordinary book, long out of print and now republished by Alpha Editions, invites readers into...

This is the journey of five young adults who meet in a mental hospital and form a deep bond through their shared experiences with mental health struggles. Each of them has a different diagnosis-OCD, severe depression, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder-representing key aspects...

When cute and sexy Curt Wilde is dumped by his boyfriend, Bradley Goode, he begins to understand The Freaks in his life. Nothing's going right for Curt. Bee Breen, his best friend, is on a rampage about Tommy Trap, her boyfriend, and Lead, Curt's...