Fiction - Family Life - General

Gale's satirical novel, published in 1920, describes the awakening of a shy, overworked spinster who rebels against her exploitative family and achieves happiness on her own terms. Lulu's success makes her a rare figure in early twentieth-century literature, which usually punishes the women who...

Poor Folk is sometimes translated as Poor People, is the first novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, written over the span of nine months between 1844 and 1845. Dostoyevsky was in financial difficulty because of his extravagant living and his developing gambling addiction; although he had...

"Downton Abbey meets Gangs of New York...a gem of a novel to be inhaled in one gulp" (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) about a devoted maid whose secretive world is about to be ripped apart at the seams--a lush and evocative debut...

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,...

Set against the beautiful backdrop of coastal Maine, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin's heartwarming novel tells of friendship, family, lessons learned, and newfound love--all under a summer sky . . . Every June, the quiet beach town of Ogunquit is overtaken by wealthy families who...

A skinhead book about a youth who has a family and needs to get away from the poverty of the Manchester Council Estates. He finds work on a farm near Macclesfield and his life is complete, until tradgedy strikes.Author: Phillip LesbirelISBN-10: 1483998886ISBN-13: 9781483998886Publisher: Createspace...

Scandal is a novel written by the renowned American author, Willa Cather. The story is set in the early 20th century and revolves around the life of a successful actress named Myra Henshawe. Myra is a talented and beautiful woman who has worked hard...

Lynn Pinchas, a fifty-year-old gay man is approached by a younger man, named Mark, who appears out of nowhere and claims he is Lynn's son. Is this a scam? Apparently, Lynn's father had taken him to a female prostitute when he was eighteen to...

About the Book: Morals Stop Quarrels This amazing and funny book will take you on several adventures that I had over the years with my two sons, Kenly and Jordan. Kenly and Jordan attend public school in Georgetown, South Carolina. Being their father, I...

A captivating and intimate debut novel interwoven with folktale and myth, Wendy Chen's Their Divine Fires tells the story of the love affairs of three generations of Chinese women across one hundred years of revolutions both political and personal. In 1917, at the dawn...

This classic novel by the Russian author Ivan Turgenev depicts the intergenerational conflicts between a group of young radicals and their conservative fathers in mid-19th century Russia. Turgenev's masterful portrayal of the characters' emotional struggles and philosophical debates has made this work a timeless...

From the New York Times best-selling author of City on Fire, an intimate epic that plunges us deep into the lives of a teenage girl and her father as they navigate love, grief, betrayal, and redemption "Beautiful and daring." --Nathan Hill, author of Oprah's...

A prison escape, a bear on the loose, botched lyrics. What more could go wrong with Crow Valley's most anticipated night of the year? A year after forest fires ravaged the town of Crow Valley and claimed the life of Dale Jepson--karaoke legend, local...

'When Glass Breaks' is the heart-rending story of Ben Lindenheim, who became separated from his older brother during the Kindertransport, and who lived a life of heroism, trauma, adventure, love, denial, illness, family, failure and lies, but always in the hope of one day...

A heartwarming & hopeful story of being pregnant during the pandemic written and illustrated as a children's book so that you and your pandemic baby will have a memento of how strong you were to get through the journey together.Author: Corey Shane Tucker, Sheila...

A mysterious company called R.E.A. International has posted a job opportunity in the Want Ads. No one knows what this company does, yet many people from various backgrounds of employment, lifestyles, ages, cultures, and more all apply and gain an interview. An unlikely group...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Years ago, a reclusive mega-bestselling children's author quit writing under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly he resurfaces with a brand-new book and a one-of-a-kind competition, offering a prize that will change the winner's life in this absorbing and whimsical novel. "Clever, dark, and...

As the first painful waves of grief take root in green-fingered Frances' life without her famed husband Jack, seasons continue. Birth, growth, death and never-ending flux sometimes drag her, sometimes flow her through seasons of surprise as she navigates widowhood, romance and new grandmothering....

The start of a gripping WWII series by bestselling author Fenella J. MillerAs war rages, Barbara Sinclair is desperate to escape her unhappy home life. And with the threat of German bombs ever present, Barbara reluctantly agrees to marry John, her childhood friend, who...

Sweet Blessings is the first book in the Be Strong Enough Series Spin Off. Michael and Christine's Story.A captivating and bittersweet romance.Michael and Christine had it all. A great marriage, beautiful daughter, wonderful friends and, they were living their dream - working together at...

We've surely arrived at an age where cashing in on people's innocence and naivety has been a source of livelihood for some people. Such that they're willing to consume a standup man, ripping him apart from all the hard-earned living he earned for his...

Facing crocodiles...In the water...And in human form.Forced into servitude in Pharaoh's palace and maid to his favorite wife, Hagar has a better life, but she is never allowed the one thing she desires most - a man and a family of her own.After a...

"Women can be heroes, too." When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good...

One day, Lara sees her dreams break apart, slow down, and pause because she didn't tell the truth, which hurts her heart. She is looking for more information about her great-grandparents to learn of her family's heritage, which leads her in a new direction...

Kandy Kane is a selfish elf with a candy cane problem. Most recently, Santa has given her the unenviable position of Elf on the Shelf after a fiasco with this year's candy cane stash. Now, she must navigate these new waters in a strange...

In this heartfelt story about how the places we run from hold the answers to our deepest challenges, the death of her grandmother brings a young woman home, where she must face the past in order to become the heir of not just the...

In this heartfelt story about how the places we run from hold the answers to our deepest challenges, the death of her grandmother brings a young woman home, where she must face the past in order to become the heir of not just the...

Surviving death twice, Lynzie is destined for mystery. In Lightning Vision, a lightning strike unveils a 50-year-old family secret.Twice in her life, Lynzie Spenser defied fate. Those close encounters with mortality were no mere coincidences but steppingstones to a destiny she could never have...

At the serene Blue Ridge Vista, The Knights - T, Buddy, Sal, and Ben - have formed an unbreakable bond. Once strangers, they've become brothers, watching over one another and their new home. But all is not as tranquil as it seems. An ominous...

Grouchy Bear was very lonely. It seemed his parents had forgotten him. Feeling all alone, he prays for a family to truly love him. One day, he meets some new friends that have a story like his. They found a family...is there one for...

On the outside, Samantha has it all: money, looks, opportunity, love. But on the inside, Samantha is different. She can't stop making bad choices. She's restless and often reckless. In The Wrong Life, we meet Samantha's family, friends, doctors, lovers, spouse, and her children,...

An epic tale of one man's strength, courage, and luck - plus a haunting family secret that spans an ocean and sixty-five years."Some people suggested that I was born under a lucky star. I wanted so much to believe this chisme from our gossipy...

Three wildly different sisters reunite for a destination wedding at an English castle in this heartfelt and rollicking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters."The sort of novel that simultaneously tempts you to devour it in one greedy gulp and...

As a longtime maternity nurse at a Northern Ontario hospital, Bets has experienced the daily creation of new families. Yet this sixty-something "matriarch" of the hospital has only experienced personal loss; most recently, her husband Raz. When she meets Hannah, a high-school student who...

"The Magpie Funeral is a story of seeking: family, culture, but most of all, understanding-to understand others, and to be understood. The characters that make up Adam Galanski's tender-hearted, quiet novella find themselves attempting to communicate to one another, but because of their language...

Is it harder to keep a secret when the world is watching - or to tell the truth when no-one is listening?Belle Simon was just 12 years old when she was one of six girls plucked from obscurity to star in reality TV sensation...

"The World After Alice is a lovely debut novel that glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight. There's a quiet beauty to Lauren Aliza Green's work, and I am now a fan."--Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful "A...

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Nightingale: an elderly woman recounts her Dutch family's survival during the final years of Nazi occupation, shedding new light on old secrets that rippled through subsequent generations. Eighty-year-old Mieke Geborn's life is one...

*Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Good Housekeeping, AARP, and more* From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding,...

Harry was just a year out of college when he tried taking census in New York City's Lower East Side during the summer of 1970. He was sweaty and he tied a bandana around his head to keep his long hair from falling over...

The movement of the ship seals his fate. He could be sailing anywhere, anytime, but he's not, he's going to the other side of the world. He could be anyone, but he's not, he's the son of a respectable London businessman. His crime? An...

An unexpected feel-good moment!Jules is thirteen and knows that his fate is sealed ... But Jules has a dream: to meet his lifelong idol, Roger Federer.For that, he is ready to brave all the tests. Alone with his father, Jules will try to get...

The book deals with the subject of Autism Spectrum Disorder. This somewhat fictional account tells the story of a man in his forties named Tim. He lives in Delaware and is struggling to make ends meet. The story explains situations of what led to...

Large Print Edition His heart broke when she died. Her life was robbed by loss. Betrayed by a mountain of lies, can two lost souls rebuild their stolen romance?Jackson Waller thought fulfilling his dream would set him free. Despite his excitement to be taking...

This somewhat unpleasant tale, published as a novelette in the "Smart Set" in July, 1920, relates a series of events which took place in the spring of the previous year. Each of the three events made a great impression upon me. In life they...

The adult debut from bestselling, award-winning young adult author Jaclyn Moriarty--a frequently hilarious, brilliantly observed novel in the spirit of Maria Semple, Rainbow Rowell, and Gail Honeyman--that follows a single mother's heartfelt search for greater truths about the universe, her family and herself.Twenty years...

At age sixteen, Anne is grown up... almost. Her grey eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love...

Crimson Hill comes from the fine old literary tradition of Great Expectations. There's the outrageous fortune bestowed upon the poorest family in town ... there's the envy of friends ... there's three generations overcome by poverty in the beginning and wealth in the end....

An out and back is a run that starts and ends at the same point. Along the way we are changed. In the end we are back where we started. Amber runs every morning, bakes home cooked meals, and keeps a spotless home. She...

Giving up her baby girl for adoption isnt the mistake Ally is running away from, but everyone else seems to think it is. As Ally tries to move forward in her life, her past keeps pulling her back, and she wonders if she will...