Fiction - Family Life - General

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...

I use the wall as the tapestry to weave together times throughout history. Carruthers informed me. We are, after all, connected. Don't you think? By the gentle sweeping of a grandfather clock's pendulum, Christmas returns each year to provide us with some of our...

Synopsis Lies Deception Treachery Self-centeredness Hypocrisy Clearly, over the previous 10 years, Nhamo had demonstrated in no uncertain terms that he was no longer committed to his marriage. So, the question that begs is, why did Svorai allow herself to be humiliated in this...

Harboring a secret about the day that changed his life forever, eighty-year-old Walter tries to hide his struggles from his family. Suppressing the pain deep down in his soul, it only pulls him further away from them. Choosing to spend his days alone on...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Margaret Wilson OliphantISBN-10: 1978108818ISBN-13: 9781978108813Publisher: Createspace Independent...

Dangerous Hilarity came about because identical twin boys were playful and mischievous. One of them thought it was funny to play practical jokes and once almost lost his own life due to one of his jokes. Follow the Jackson family as they travel across...

Inspired by true events, the story follows one man's fall from grace and into the waiting arms of pride as he administers the deadly blows of offshoring. Corporate bottom lines are spared, but thousands of jobs are executed. He battles with betrayal, alienation and...

Elsie Stone misses her little sister Hannah who died nine years ago while the family vacationed in Maine. Now at fifteen Elsie wants to stand up to her father and take her mother away from the violence that rules their lives. She must take...

From India to America, a woman's search for family, home, and self becomes a journey of secrets and forgiveness in a powerful novel by the author of No Ordinary Thursday.At twenty-one years old, Gia Kumari finally leaves the Delhi orphanage where she was raised....

A life-affirming story from million-copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse about having it all, losing it all, and how new friends can show each other the way back to happiness.With kids to look after, an ailing mother and a neglected husband, life is full for...

A wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss--and attempting to reshape the narrative of her life--from PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Claire OshetskyMargaret Murphy is a weaver of fantastic tales, growing up in a world where the truth...

From the bestselling author of Daughter of the Reich, an historical drama about a bookshop involved in an espionage network in 1960s London."An utterly atmospheric and completely compelling read!" --Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of The Lost English GirlTwo courageous women. One astonishing secret....

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life's detours. Lark Smith has always had a plan for her life: find a fantastic guy, create a marriage as blissful...

A spellbinding locked-room mystery about a glamping trip gone horribly wrong when a powerful storm leaves the participants stranded and forced to confront long-held secrets and a shocking disappearance.Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race with their twelve-year-old son to set...

In the summer of 2020, with a heat wave bearing down and a brood of periodical cicadas climbing into the trees, Husha mourns the recent death of her mother while quarantining with her ailing grandfather, Arthur, at his lakeside cabin in remote Ontario. They're...

Audrey and Sharon is inspired by a real crime in 1957 in Upstate New York. A lovely, innocent high school girl named Audrey, raised in an extremely religious, Evangelical family, desires only to be accepted and to fit in. Sharon is the secularly raised...

Click: buy... a French chateau. Condition: 'may require improvement'...It seemed like a good idea. Selling everything we own. Just Mark and I, swapping our tiny little terraced London home - and the heartbreak of not being able to start a family - for an...

Three sisters. An inherited Nantucket restaurant. One year before they can sell.Mandy, Emma and Jill are as close as three sisters who live hundreds of miles apart can be. They grew up together on Nantucket, but Mandy is the only one that stayed.Jill lives...

Robert's father is in the late stages of dementia, in need of near-constant care. When his girlfriend's caregiver fatigue gets the better of her, she leaves him all alone in the world-except for his son. But while he's living in a trailer in Florida,...

In this deeply moving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a determined young woman must survive a series of abandonments to find a love that is worthy of her. When she is only six years old, Allegra Dixon's party-loving mother...

From the author of fiction favorite Sunday Brunch comes an inspirational novel about two bitterly divided sisters struggling to forgive each other and renew their faith in God. Everything is not always sweet on Magnolia Lane, where the Ledoux clan had always gathered under...

A passionate love affair. A happy young family. And a successful 30-year marriage.But which one will be destroyed by the truth? Sophie and her sister, Jess, grow up knowing that a few little lies are necessary: You look great. It was only a joke....

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick * A Marie Claire Book Club Pick for April * A Reader's Digest Book Club Pick for April * A LibraryReads Pick * One of Southern Living's Most Anticipated 2023 Releases * One of Today's Most Anticipated 2023...

Leo has long joked that, in the event of his death, he wants his best friend Garrett, a lifelong bachelor, to marry his wife, Audrey. One drunken night, he goes so far as to make Garrett promise to do so. Then, twelve years later,...

The brilliant second collection of stories from Germany's answer to Zadie Smith. Judith Hermann's first collection, 'The Summer House, Later', sold 250,000 hardbacks in Germany, and was shortlisted for both the IMPAC award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Judith Hermann's first book, 'The...

Four women seek the ultimate revenge against the men who betrayed them. The gritty drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Nobody's Girl. SWINDLED... Val Thorn, Paula Richardson, Cheryl Cutter and Betty Grayson have one thing in common - they have all been...

*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,...

Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will leave them all forever changed.Celebrity cooking show host Marni McGuire has seen it all. She's been married--twice--and widowed and divorced. Now in her midfifties, she's single. Happily...

Winner of the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Awardfor best first novel, this exquisite bookconfronts real-life issues of alienation and violencefrom which the author creates a stunning testamentto the human capacity for mercy, compassion andlove."Author: Jane HamiltonISBN-10: 0385265700ISBN-13: 9780385265706Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1989Pages: 336Format:...

Joseph Daniels narrates his family's origins, beginning with their arrival from England among the 1820 Settlers that landed in Cape Town, South Africa. Starting with nothing except a plot of land and the promise of prosperity in the Dark Continent, his ancestors John Henry...

Jude is the owner of a unique antiques shop in Cambridge. She makes it her mission to match customers with the special something that they are missing, a talisman to bring them what their heart desires. Unfortunately, Jude's life is not overflowing with the...

Inspired by the author's ancestry, this epic novel explores love, tragedy, and resilience in the lives of a large family before, during, and after World War Two in Scotland. When a Royal Scots soldier is sent to Hong Kong to help bolster the British...

It's like you're in a story, walking through the forest, picking up breadcrumbs as clues. And the breadcrumbs are leading you to the truth..."All her life, Darby Coleman-Shields has felt like an outsider in her family. Her parents have often sided with her two...

Author: Hannah StottISBN-13: 9798887316154Publisher: Fulton BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2023Pages: 346Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d

Jennifer Johnson McCarthy has a stubborn streak a mile wide, and it puts into motion a series of events that will change her life forever. A spat with her husband on the beach in Destin, Florida. A near drowning. And a chance encounter with...

Shocking family secrets have the power to destroy--or unite--an estranged mother and daughter in an emotional and gripping novel by the author of A Gracious Neighbor.Mayree and Paula are a mother and daughter drifting apart, separated by grief and more, after the death of...

With echoes of Demon Copperhead and Plainsong, a poignant story about a troubled boy on the run, an aging rancher, and a woman at a crossroads, who find unexpected solace and kinship in the family they make. With his long hair and penchant for...

Joseph Daniels narrates his family's origins, beginning with their arrival from England among the 1820 Settlers that landed in Cape Town, South Africa. Starting with nothing except a plot of land and the promise of prosperity in the Dark Continent, his ancestors John Henry...

"Christmas with Grandma Elsie" is a part of the "Elsie Dinsmore" series written by Martha Finley. This beloved and enduring series of books, which were first published in the 19th century, focuses on the life, moral development, and adventures of Elsie Dinsmore and her...

Author: Brandon HobsonISBN-10: 143288946XISBN-13: 9781432889463Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/2021Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80dLarge Print

Imagine the look on your brother in-law's face when they see you reading this book If you're really looking for the top 10 ways to kill your brother in-law, stop what you're doing and seek psychiatric help immediately.For the rest of you, bring some...

The BookVoice Publishing Pocket Stories series continues with this heart-warming short story from John L. Lansdale. Emergency Christmas tells the story of the Albright family at Christmastime, and the guest who surprises them just in time for the holiday. Along the way, the Albrights...

Charles Pooter and his wife Caroline have just moved to a new home. Mr Pooter is a City of London clerk with Perkupps. The couple have a 20-year-old son, Lupin, who works as a bank clerk in Oldham. From the beginning a pattern is...

"It has made me better loving you... it has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter." --Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady As Tilly and Skeet prepare to embark upon a new future together, something devastating stops them cold. Would it ever come...

Janet Robbins has the perfect life, or so she thought. She has the best job ever as a stay-at-home mom. She keeps extremely busy with her children, Sarah and Michael, chauffeuring them to school and activities, volunteering in their classrooms and school, and helping...

"A triumph of storytelling. Henriquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams. This passionate, powerful novel will stay with you long...

'My favourite novel and one I wish I'd written.' ALAN BENNETTWinner of the McKitterick Prize for best first novel by an author aged over 40, and the Hawthornden Prize for imaginative literature.Everyone craves retirement from the Civil Service, don't they? That time for an...

Two broke strangers.Two broken hearts.Two happily-ever-afters for the price of one?Isla and Leigh are starting to think love is not worth it.Until they both see an ad in the gazette for a new dating service, which vows to help skint singles 'find love for...

Based on the whimsical advice of Aunt Beaners' Ouija board, the unconventional Jackson family abruptly uproots and moves west in 1960 to Scope Ranch in Keetley, Utah, near the mountain town of Park City. Unaware that Keetley is doomed to destruction, Simmy Jackson and...

THIS IS BOOK 4 OF THE SERIES. THE STORIE OF ELLIOT AND SCRAPPY. MORE FUN AND ADVENTURES WITH ELLIOT AND SCRAPPY AS THEY CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MOM'S EXCITING JOB. ELLIOT AND SCRAPPY GOES FISHING WITH THEIR FAMILY...