Fiction - Family Life - General

All the passengers plus the copilot had zipped off the delayed plane, with their luggage bouncing behind them, when Kylie, the flight attendant, and Landon, the pilot, heard a whimpering cry that drew them to seat 21D, where a tiny, blue-eyed, golden-curled girl huddled,...

A moving, page-turning story of two families in crisis and the unexpected places from which love can grow."The true mystery Lapid seeks to unveil is one of the most burning questions of our time: What does it mean to be a woman in today's...

From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere, exploring the ties and fractures of a close-knit Indian-American family in the aftermath of a violent encounter with the police.Pacific Hills, California: Gated communities, ocean views,...

From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compulsively readable mother-daughter story in which two women who share a difficult past must come to together to claim the future they deserve.Arden Moore enjoyed an affluent life...

"Kilt Trip left me with an incredible book hangover and lots of internet searches for plane tickets to Scotland." --Sarah Adler, author of Mrs. Nash's Ashes Addie Macrae has always followed her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet-sets around the globe, which means...

When the Silence Breaks, Even the Fading Embers of Life can Ignite a Roaring Flame - Discover an Unlikely Hero's Journey to Redemption.Dive into the captivating pages of Silence of Summer, a soul-stirring drama that unearths the extraordinary potential in the ordinary chapters of...

THE ENTIRE MACLEOD CLAN is haunted by secrets-and young Roger "Bud" MacLeod doesn't realize he carries the biggest secret of all. Growing up poor in Depression-era South Georgia is hard enough, but Bud is also cursed with a stutter and a birthmark that disfigures...

Black Cake meets Death at a Funeral in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about three generations of a Nigerian Canadian family grappling with their matriarch's sudden passing while their auntie insists that her sister is coming back--from an author with a "razor-sharp, smart, and...

A chilling and unforgettable story of a close-knit Jewish family in London pushed to the brink when they suspect their daughter is a witch.Hannah and Eric Rosenthal are devout Jews living in North London with their three children and Eric's father Yosef, a Holocaust...

"A riveting and exhilarating novel about making art and selling out...Senna is one of this country's most thrilling writers." -Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind A brilliant dark comedy about love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial- identity-industrial complex from...

The early 1900s were a time of great turmoil in both North America and Europe-two great wars devastated the lives of all. As if that were not enough, the Great Depression threw the world into chaos, the Spanish Flu decimated populations, and the Dust...

Two farmers. One market. Let the battle begin. Mia Pruitt and Dell Wainwright both have their reasons for needing to succeed at the Millertwon Farmer's Market. Mia's found herself after an adolescence of social anxiety, and she's ready to prove to herself and everyone...

When Forward sent me the manuscript of this collection of his poetry, he had this to say in the cover note of his email: "I started writing poetry for fun when I was at Makumbi Secondary School (Chinamhora) and continued so into my adult...

Skye knows it's now or never. It's time for her to reveal herself to the father she's never met.So she hops on a plane from Dublin to the English seaside town of Borteen.But between the father she's just getting to know and her worried...

When their hard-drinking, but loving, father dies in a car accident, teenage brothers Kyle and Klint Hayes face a bleak prospect: leaving their Pennsylvania hometown for an uncertain life in Arizona with the mother who ran out on them years ago. But in a...

New York Times bestselling author Mary McNear introduces us to Butternut Lake and the unforgettable people who call it homeIt's summer, and Allie Beckett has returned to her family's cabin beside tranquil Butternut Lake, where as a teenager she spent so many carefree days....

A moving story of the power of love and the miracles of life--chock full of Southern wit, sass, and charm Grace is an intelligent, (struggling-to-be) independent 31-year-old single woman living (in sin ) with the man she'd marry if they both weren't so commitment...

An enriching and deeply moving novel about love and loss, the bonds of family and friends, and coming home by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Life didn't turn out the way Jewel Sabatino planned. However long she's been gone,...

A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022 - Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, LitHub, Electric Literature, LGBTQ Reads, Latinx in Publishing*Recommended by The New York Times* In...

Krak, Poland, 1927: when Evette, a young Polish-Jewish woman meets the handsome and charming Frank, she falls in love instantly. But after he becomes abusive, she must leave him to raise their infant son with the help of her grandmother and friends.By 1938, Evette...

This is a story about a man named King who transformed an abusive childhood into a criminal enterprise worth millions. He left home with his younger brother when they were teenagers to escape constant hunger and violent abuse of their mother. They used what...

An irresistible and sweeping love story that follows two Portuguese refugees who flee religious violence and reignite their budding romance in Civil-War America."Vaz's work is gorgeous at every level--singing sentences and pull-you-in plot. She is the real thing, an American treasure." --Tayari Jones, New...

From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change--or even make our peace with--the path we've taken. Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather's military footsteps to...

Janet Wilson, an Ex-Military Police officer of the Canadian Armed Forces with remarkable martial arts training, now a Grade 7 teacher, is an independent woman who teams up with RCMP officer, Corporal Peter Duchesne, to work on an anti-drug program for the school.At the...

Tragic events cause Keatyn Rae Griffin to leave home and become bitter. Over the years, she's managed to push almost everyone out of her life. Everyone, including God.A turn of events causes Keatyn to travel home to Pensacola Beach. Home to the place where...

She never wanted to be Queen.She never attempted to start an uprising.She never asked to be raised in a society with no knowledge of present-day conveniences. Dionna is faced with decisions forced on her by the actions of others. She suspects the wicked Katz...

A grandmother spends a rainy-day rocking as she recalls her life and days gone by.She smiles and cries along with the rain as she remembers the good and bad.Rocking Ages is a story of remembrance which children can enjoy and to which most older...

With an increasing multitude of Greeks stomping around metropolitan New York, the author noticed many of them seemed to be employed as corporals of the service industry-park attendants, apartment painters, supermarket clerks, and, especially, dishwashers, waitresses, and short-order cooks. This circumstance led him to...

Moving from the Great Lakes to the jazz bars of Detroit and Chicago, Of Song and Water is a tale of singlehanded sailors and jazz musicians, of working-class dreams blighted by family duty, personal betrayals, and the untold violence between fathers and sons. The...

Discover the history of Queensland through the experiences of Billy, the realist and Gracie, the dreamer.Billy is the outgoing, optimistic young person taking an interest in those around him, establishing a long association with a priest mentor, becoming a champion boxer, itinerant labourer, Don...

Humor and heart collide when two fake dates accidentally ruin a wedding and must play matchmaker to fix it, perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Tessa Bailey.Author: Livy HartISBN-10: 1649376510ISBN-13: 9781649376510Publisher: Entangled: AmaraLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2024Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00dReview...

Guy Sutter Jr. thought he knew his parents. But as he flips through a seemingly innocuous Rolodex discovered among his late father's effects, he finds that the yellowing, typewritten cards recount moments of play, odd joy, sexual awakening, jealousy, and fear that comprise both...

A warm-hearted and gripping story of community, secrets and the family we choose that will captivate fans of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Jessica Redland.As young women, Lise and Emma had the kind of friendship people dream about. While Lise's own family was distant...

In a world at war, can a husband and father bring his family together again?-Separated from his family and forced to become a Nazi soldier, Aldous Schneider endures horrors under Hitler's rule for the sake of his wife and children, whose fates are unknown....

From the author of Outside the Limelight-named a Kirkus Best Book of 2017-comes a story about parenting, the performing arts, surviving high school and fighting back, in this gripping finale to the Ballet Theatre Chronicles.Katrina Devries, having navigated the cutthroat world of professional ballet...

Woman With An Issue Of Blood follows the lives of April Dixon-Power and Rosemary Lawrence who have gone through extraordinary tragedies and despair in their lives. These are their stories of hope and God's love and redemption.Author: Shalonda Grey DavisISBN-10: 8569326483ISBN-13: 9798569326488Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage:...

They've been trying to avoid each other.But this town has other ideas... When Berkley Carr opened The Love Shack Animal Haven, she thought she'd finally put her past behind her. But sometimes she feels the sting of the scandal from her youth, especially when...

Frightened that the grippe will steal away the life of her beloved cousin Marija, the only family she has in New York, Karolina steps out into the cold and unforgiving city streets to buy chamomile flowers, a tried-and-true remedy from her old life in...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic comes a "memorable...striking"(Village Voice) novel that vividly portrays an American family shattered by tragedy. Ivan and Polly Farrell have two bright and talented children. Eight-year-old Charlie has his father's scientific mind. Amanda,...

"The beauty of Love Medicine saves us from being completely devastated by its power." -- Toni MorrisonSet on a North Dakota Ojibwe reservation, Love Medicine--the first novel from master storyteller and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich--is an epic story about the intertwined fates...

Ten years after its initial publication, national bestseller Kebaya Tales: Of Matriarchs, Mistresses and Matchmakers returns with a brand-new story. This collection of short stories teems with fascinating characters, plot twists and turns, and cultural idiosyncrasies of the Peranakan community. Laced with humour and...

"Compelling. . . . What Miller offers. . . is a distinctive sensibility--a candid exploration of the frail and gritty truths about trying to love without harm or reprisal."--Boston GlobeIn this riveting collection of short stories, bestselling author Sue Miller writes compellingly about a...

Being the youngest child in a family of six, Lilly was reared alone in a small rural Mississippi community by her widowed mother, after the death of her father and the marriages of all her siblings. Having grown up without her father or any...

A whimsical and visually stunning tale celebrating human potential.Author: E. F. WintersISBN-10: 1940531012ISBN-13: 9781940531014Publisher: Kenspeckle Productions, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2014Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d

Mothers-in-law are famous for being difficult but when Nell marries Andy it's her father-in-law, Hal, who is the problem. A corrosive force in his own family, Hal is a truly ugly Australian who spreads his corruption whenever he gets the chance. Surviving Hal takes...

The Jacobs family has lived at Orley Court for generations. But when Vanessa Jacobs's husband dies and leaves the property to her, she finds costs spiralling out of control. In order to stay in their beloved home, she and her daughters will have to...

First in the USA-Today bestselling PACIFIC HORIZONS series!In these interconnected romantic novels, characters facing tragedy, heartbreak, and painful family secrets are drawn to the wild beauty of the natural world. Breaching whales and howling wolves refresh their spirits, but only human love can heal...

The life of Niels Larsen, a gifted young cellist, is unfolding as it should. He's about to complete his music studies at the University of Toronto, and is ready to commit to Aude, his long-time love and soulmate. His world is shattered when a...

She wants everyone to think she's got it together. So where did it all fall apart? Providence, RI. Amara Leventis craves validation. So when her best friend and roomie gets engaged, the twenty-five-year-old single girl fears she's losing her soulmate... and her apartment forever....

The life of Niels Larsen, a gifted young cellist, is unfolding as it should. He's about to complete his music studies at the University of Toronto, and is ready to commit to Aude, his long-time love and soulmate. His world is shattered when a...