Fiction - Family Life - General

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Empty nest, retired husband ... after thirty-three years of marriage as wife, mother, nursemaid, and family mediator, Lily Gold has had it There must be more to life than making beds and cooking dinners. A lot more, she discovers, when she decides she needs...

In this funny, surprising, and heartfelt novel, Mary Carter explores the unlikely connection between a rootless young woman and a troubled boy--and the life-changing adventure that ensues. . . Twenty-five-year-old Andes Lane has spent nine years moving restlessly from place to place as she...

An idyllic girlfriends' getaway is upended when lies and secrets come to the surface in this captivating women's fiction novel from the author of Some Women. On the surface, Sloane has the perfect life--an adoring husband, a precocious daughter, and enough financial security to...

From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. In Shock Induction, the best and...

From New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love...if they don't kill us first. *New York Times bestseller*It's Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down...

From "a highest-order storyteller of Southern noir" (Electric Literature), a queer coming-of-age novel about addiction, belonging, and loving a place that doesn't always love you back. When sixteen-year-old Shae meets Cam, who is new to their small town in West Virginia, she thinks she...

A Paris gallery owner finds herself in danger when a mysterious man begins leaving her messages, in #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel's thrilling new novel. As she approaches the milestone birthday of forty, delicate blond beauty Amanda Delanoe finds joy in...

Saylor Crawmore's ongoing anxiety has not only disrupted her life, but as Saylor fears, may have also affected her teenage children. Even though her husband scoffs at her concerns-tells her that their kids are fine-Saylor still wonders if her issues have caused what she...

Finding Isobel is a compelling story of self-discovery, forgiveness, and the enduring power of family. Isobel has always yearned to uncover the mystery surrounding her birth and why her adoptive parents have refused to share what they know with her. About to enter vet...

The next instalment in Georgina Troy's Sunflower Cliffs seriesSet sail for the breathtaking island of Jersey in this gorgeous, romantic series. Perfect for fans of Jessica Redland and Phillipa Ashley.When shoe designer Paige Bingham is jilted she decides to enjoy her honeymoon-for-one in Sorrento....

A mother and daughter in Appalachia unpack the traumas of the past in a powerful and reflective novel about family, healing, and moving on by the author of A Woman in Time.Jenny Caudill grows up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in a...

"Full of slow-burning intrigue, Strawser's second novel will appeal to fans of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies and Jennifer Kitses' Small Hours." --Booklist*Book of the Month Club SelectionAn innocent night of fun takes a shocking turn in Not That I Could Tell, the next...

Mia is telling me a story. It's about a princess, who lives in a castle, on a street that bears a remarkable resemblance to ours. About a kind old lady who's the queen. I'm distracted for a moment by her little hand softly slipping...

The BRAND NEW Instalment of bestselling author Jo Bartlett's Cornish Country Hospital Series. Perfect for fans of Grey's Anatomy!A fresh beginning...Esther Hamilton, is finally finding her feet after her split with her horrible ex, and is looking forward to her new single life. She...

There's no place like home...Although dog trainer Sally is relatively new to Wagging Tails, the team she works with have quickly become her family and the dogs her friends.But when Andy, the one that got away, turns up for a brief respite from the...

Thirteen-year-old Alice Truelove can't take another day of her father's cruelty.Better a life on the streets than being constantly blamed for her mother's sad death, or that's what Alice thinks as she packs up her meagre possessions. But fending for herself in the Black...

A brilliant, aloof lawyer, Phin Younger has focused solely on his career and on helping people less fortunate. Living his life without romance? He's just fine with that. Phin knows all too well how relationships make life messy and complicated. Until the day Emily...

The BRAND NEW instalment of the Cornish Cove series from Kim NashIt's never too late...After five husbands and five broken hearts, Lydia feels like she's always been chasing something. But now she's found her purpose, and having moved to Driftwood Bay to spend more...

Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents, a huge extended family that...

An author to watch!--Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach ReadThe first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black woman must rely on courage, laughter, and love--and the support of her two longtime friends--to overcome...

Author: Max PorterISBN-10: 166524996XISBN-13: 9781665249966Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2017Format: CDWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.80w x 0.60d

A portrait of a stolen childhood.Once upon a time, Avery lived in a place filled with family, magic, and love. It ended when her mother came for her. Ripped from the only home she ever knew, young Avery endures horrific exploitation, familial separation, and...

"Me and Dod" is a 1924 novel by Lady Greaves. It is a charming and heart-warming story told through the eyes of "Tuppie", Prince Lilywhite, which is believed to have been a Maltese dog owned by the author. This lovely tale is highly recommended...

What happens after you get what you've always wanted? In Colleen Faulkner's thought-provoking and emotionally compelling novel, a mother is reunited with the daughter who was abducted as a toddler--only to face unexpected and painful challenges . . . It's the moment Harper Broussard...

The Mage Sovereign was very old and would soon die. The sorcerer needed an heir and ordered the magic swans to find him one. They found 7-year-old Gene who had just had a fight with his 11-year-old sister Kate. The idea of becoming a...

Family ties are tested and transformed in this novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. With her wise, wry, and poignant novels of families and friendships, Terry McMillan has touched millions...

"Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys" is an 1871 novel by American author Louisa May Alcott. A sequel to Alcott's hugely successful "Little Women", this novel tells the story of Jo Bhaer and the children at Plumfield Estate School. It has...

The Other Two is a short story written by Edith Wharton, first published in 1904. The story revolves around a man named Waythorn, who has been married twice before and is now married to his third wife, Alice. Waythorn is a successful businessman who...

If you're one of those crying-to-your-shrink-cause-your-childhood-was-SO-hard type of people, you should probably read #1 New York Times Bestselling author Mick Foley's fiction debut, Tietam Brown, for a reality check. Even if you're not one of them, stop your whining and pick up the damn...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Many of the events described in this book (except for the murder and subsequent police investigation) have their parallels in this life. The writing of this book issomething of a catharsis in dealing with our pain.This is a fictional account of dishonesty, malfeasance of...

New boarders arrive and old sisters depart. Evelyn is not so sure she likes the new dynamics of Peerbaugh Place, her Victorian boarding house. Even though it had been hard adapting to strangers living in her home, she and the other women (from "The...

How important is truth? What is normal? These are the questions raised in The Gift Child, Elaine McCluskey's fictional oeuvre -- a funny, poignant, sure-shot novel, populated with a community of petty criminals, beloved broadcasters, undercover intelligence agents, and more. The novel opens with...

A rollicking, satirical debut novel about a gun-store-owning father and son forced to live together after a near-death experience--an unflinching look at the absurdities of contemporary capitalism and what it means to be a family in America today. "Honest, highwire, virtuosic writing that summons...

Sometimes, life is wonderful and will stay that way. Other times, it isn't so good, and that makes it seem as if we have to fix it. When Krithi Sridhar and her brother Rajesh were 7 years old, their mother left them without any...

To her one million Instagram followers, influencer Whitney Golden's life looks just about perfect. But her curated existence explodes when her teenage daughter Mia sues her for invasion of privacy. The monumental case throws their relationship into a tailspin and has mother and daughter...

From 'Morocco's greatest living author' (The Guardian) comes a heartbreaking novel about parents and children, the powerful pull of home and the yearning for tradition and family. Mohammed has spent the past 40 years working in France. As he approaches retirement, he takes stock...

Named a Best Book of the Summer by Harper's Bazaar and ELLE - Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner - HONOLULU Magazine's Book of the Year About Hawai i"Stunning . . . An intricately built novel that spans decades, moving in and out of a...

A young Yemeni Israeli woman learns of her mother's secret romance in a dramatic journey through lost family stories, revealing the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter--the debut novel of an award-winning literary voice. 1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to...

Mia is telling me a story. It's about a princess, who lives in a castle, on a street that bears a remarkable resemblance to ours. About a kind old lady who's the queen. I'm distracted for a moment by her little hand softly slipping...

There's no place like home...Although dog trainer Sally is relatively new to Wagging Tails, the team she works with have quickly become her family and the dogs her friends.But when Andy, the one that got away, turns up for a brief respite from the...

From the National Book Award Finalist Domenico Starnone comes a new novel about childhood, memory, obsession, and the fictions we live by.Children can be cruel, and children can love as passionately and obsessively as adults. These two observations combine, igniting the imagination of Italy's...

"This is the one: the next must-read, must-recommend, must-discuss, must-re-read novel. A miraculous literary thriller, shocking, daring, moving, haunting, infinitely rewarding-- as though Kate Atkinson and Ruth Rendell had joined forces."--A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window...

The Coleman Family of Nantucket is a piece of work. Samantha's father, Roland, is obsessed with image and money, so much so that Sam's career as a social worker who specializes in addiction recovery is a "stain" on the Coleman reputation. Now, Samantha is...

Due to a series of bad decisions, Harold finds himself fighting to save his legacy and his life. Winning either fight seems unlikely.The collision of two separate events from Harold's past is turning his life upside down: Harold is quickly approaching the age at...

'What is it like on the other side? Where do we go from here?' A question that many have asked over lifetimes; the fascination of what is beyond life. Intriguing. It is such a mystery when a soul living a human experience dies and...

Luke and Jen have a lot of history on that river, the Kissimmee. They've been each other's first everything and the river has witnessed part of it. The night Jen stayed over for his thirteenth birthday, Luke kissed her on the cheek. But a...

Lexie Trueblood lost her mother in a tragic accident when she was a toddler. Raised by her father, she never knew of her mother or her past until she receives a surprise gift inheritance of money and a house; her mother's childhood home. On...

This is a story about a very active family. Chris enjoys drawing and spending time with his grandsons who are the inspiration of the story.Author: C. S. RyckmanISBN-13: 9798385004287Publisher: WestBow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/27/2024Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.24d