Fiction - Family Life - General

From one of America's most beloved authors, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind of Harper Lee.Harper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon -...

Named a Best Historical Novel of 2024 by The Sunday Times, The Independent, and BookPage A Parade and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of June "This charming fable is at once a love story that skips through six centuries, and also a love song...

Author: Sue HalpernISBN-13: 9798228471528Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/24/2025Format: CD

The first in a nostalgic and heart-warming WWII saga series by bestselling author Maisie Thomas, that readers of Ellie Dean and Lesley Eames will love. Manchester, 1941 Kitty learned early on in her marriage that her husband, Bill Dunbar, isn't reliable with money. So...

Author: Amy PoeppelISBN-10: 1797188720ISBN-13: 9781797188720Publisher: Simon & Schuster AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Format: CD

From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a "dark satire about the inhuman condition" (The Toronto Star) 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....

It is the late 1800s and June Merriweather's new life at Bluster Hill is a tangle of a horrifying hurricane, a near deathly blizzard, a fascinating gatehouse, a group of new friends, and a handsome man from her past who is a constant challenge....

The BRAND NEW book club pick from bestseller Sian O'Gorman Three generations; Two families; One secret. After another relationship disaster Alice Littleton returns home to spend summer in Dublin's Sandycove with her Mum, Ciara and beloved grandmother Eva at their family deli and grocers....

In this gripping, family drama, the past collides with the present in unpredictable ways. When her father's former lover falls down the stairs on Halloween, Maeve finds herself torn between protecting her mother and seeking the truth. As Maeve juggles caring for her aging,...

From internationally bestselling author Christopher Ransom, The Turn is one man's hilarious and heartwarming odyssey through loss and addiction as he desperately fights to shoot par on the back nine of his life.After a divorce and the death of his father, Casey Sweet is...

Sally Osterhoff is a genius. When she grows up, she wants to be a mathematician, a teacher, and a carpenter; and she plans to swim in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. Her mother has other ideas, and will emotionally and physically abuse Sally to...

A dazzling emotionally-charged debut novel unfolding across three parallel timelines centered on an estranged older couple who are once again brought together to rid themselves of a century's old curse. When Benjamin lands in 1960's Nigeria hoping to explore his roots after the death...

Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, an elegy for what we have lost and a reproof of our society's inability to find common ground. Since the death of his brother, veteran dairy farmer George has been struggling to keep the family business...

A reissue of a hidden gem from the award-winning author of Sugar, this novel tells the story of a woman who uncovers the fragility of life and the enduring strength of family love. Camilla's childhood was immersed in love and chaos, and steeped in...

Jason Thunder still remembers that red lollipop-baby's first sugar high.That day, the candy was shared amongst the cousins, and he slept close to his parents. He must have been teething; his father's knuckle tasted like guitar strings, salt, and nicotine. Jason has been chasing...

A vital and honest book exploring the pain of the immigrant experience and the turmoil it can carry across generations, from the winner of the Desmond Elliott PrizeDEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE...

A laugh-out-loud summer rom com, perfect for fans of The Idea of YouDare to dream...George Fraser has a mission. Owner of catering firm Finger Food and black sheep of her family, she's determined to succeed in business where she's so far failed in her...

The emotional next book in the Victorian saga series from Fenella J MillerDangerous times, new fortunesLondon October 1843.Sarah Nightingale is a strong young woman who keeps her head high and faces every new adversity with courage. So when Daniel Cooper, a happily married man...

When Ginger is transported to a penal colony in Van Diemen's land for a minor offence committed in Scotland, he has to endure tremendous cruelty and hardship.What would break the spirit of many a man, however, only hardens Ginger's determination to escape from the...

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...

Return to the charming village of Avonlea in L. M. Montgomery's "Further Chronicles of Avonlea." Published in 1920, this collection of short stories immerses readers once again in the delightful and whimsical world created by the beloved author of "Anne of Green Gables." The...

By 1792, the idealism of the French Revolution has degenerated into a Reign of Terror. Ruthless mobs rule the streets of Paris, and each day, hundreds of royalists are sacrificed to the guillotine, with hundreds more condemned to follow. Their only hope lies in...

New York Times & USA Today best-selling author, Judy Angelo, presents: BABIES FOR THE BILLIONAIREAnya Peterson has alway been described as gentle, understanding and quiet. The last thing she'd be called is a bully. But when a certain handsome stranger walks into her life...

First published in 1876, Louisa May Alcott's "Rose in Bloom" is the sequel to her 1875 novel, "Eight Cousins", and continues to follow the life of orphaned Rose Campbell and her numerous relatives. In "Rose in Bloom" the reader reunites with Rose, newly grown-up...

"One of those rare novels that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf." James A Cox, The Midwest Book Review Meet Elizabeth. She's unruly--the kind of child...

This light-hearted mystery will be enjoyable for anyone who has watched Antiques Roadshow or been to a garage or estate sale. Malcolm McMaster buys a Picasso print, Les Demoiselles D'Avignon, at a neighborhood estate sale. Little did he realize what devious schemes lay in...

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new...

Paola ... Brod ... Suzanna ... Nigel ...It's their mother's funeral outside Florence, where they reunite at their childhood holiday home.So many conflicting memories were created in that beautiful but crumbling villa.They bring light suitcases, and hearts heavy not only with grief, but also...

A Horse Whisperer? That made no sense to Abe Cason. There were no whispers or words a horse could understand, all Abe could do is what he had always done, listen and respond, the rest was up to the horse. As for now Abe...

With "high-octane levels of emotion" New York Times bestselling author brings us another scandal filled story of friendship and romance (USA Today). Things are falling apart in the Richardson household. Angry arguments between Celine and her husband, Keith, have become routine. She resents that...

A pair of siblings escapes--along with a Siberian Husky--the strictures of their 1950s industrial Ohio town on the adventure of a lifetime. Talented high-school senior Donna Lane yearns to leave her Midwestern home in pursuit of a career in design, but she feels obligated...

"Rebecca Wells has done it again....A new book full of Southern charm and unique characters...impossible to put down."--Houston Chronicle"Wells weaves that magic spell again."--New Orleans Times-Picayune For Ya-Ya fans everywhere, New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Wells returns with The Crowning Glory of Calla...

Author: Jeremy D. HolmesISBN-13: 9798349245923Publisher: Jeremy D. HolmesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2025Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d

The author of My What If Year is back with a fun, witty debut novel that takes you inside the world of extreme wealth and charitable giving. Lucia thought she had it all figured out--until life in London as a new mom and expat...

"My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden." Death and the Gardener traces the final month of a father's life, a dying father in a dying world. His son Georgi, the narrator, reports both radically and gently from those end times. The...

The day after his thirty-third birthday, Murad spots a familiar face at a crowded intersection in downtown Toronto. Shocked, he stands silently as Sofi, a woman he'd fallen in love with almost a decade ago, walks by holding the hand of a small child....

Author: Lol? ?k?nm?d? ?kerstr?mISBN-10: 0063317028ISBN-13: 9780063317024Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 448Format: Hardcover

A mother's missing child, a search for identity, and ever-changing notions of "home" - class and race intersect with belonging in this stunning debut novel of mothers, daughters and best friends In June 2000, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when...

Fifteen-year-old Lizzie-the self-styled and aloof Miss Coolness-is packed up and heading out the door for a three-day weekend stay at her grandmother Mimi's place. Mimi lives in another town at the retirement community Wren Haven . . . the height of uncool. Why couldn't...

Bestseller Julie Houston's BRAND NEW warm, uplifting and funny novel about forbidden love, friendship and family is perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Fiona Gibson and Cathy Kelly. The Yorkshire village of Beddingfield is home to the wonderful women of the Allen family: teacher...

For the Ruin family in 1970s California, as described by the precocious young Inez, life is complex. Her father, Paul, is self-obsessed, intrusive, and brilliant. He's also twice divorced, leaving Inez to bounce between two worlds and embracing neither-that of Paul's bohemian life in...

A gripping and thought-provoking novel from bestseller Caroline Finnerty that asks the question: How far would you go, to protect your child? When Charlotte Daly wins a scholarship to the prestigious St Thomas's school, her mother Ali - who has struggled to bring Charlotte...

Anna and Richard, a long-married Manhattan couple, lost their adult son and only child to a violent mugging a year ago. Time heals nothing. As they struggle to navigate the very different ways in which they grieve their loss, they meet two young people...

FROM BACHELOR TO FATHER TO...HUSBAND? Rancher Braden Parker has just returned to Tenacity with a five-year-old daughter he didn't know existed, and he's terrified. After all, he'd spent years away from the End of the Road Ranch, avoiding his own curmudgeonly father! Instant fatherhood...

Fifty-three-year-old Grace Winthrop Hobbes is newly divorced with two college-age kids, an eccentric octogenarian mother, a stalled novel-in-progress, and a sex drive that is coming out of hibernation with a vengeance. Refusing to go gently into the dark night of abstinence and retreat, and...

Author: Satoshi YagisawaISBN-10: 0063445859ISBN-13: 9780063445857Publisher: Harper PerennialLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 224Format: Paperback

The BRAND NEW instalment in Georgina Troy's beautifully uplifting Hollyhock Farm series After an amazing year looking after Hollyhock Farm, on the beautiful island of Jersey, pregnant Lettie needs to step back from farming. The problem is, with her family overseas, there's no one...

Bestseller Julie Houston's BRAND NEW warm, uplifting and funny novel about forbidden love, friendship and family is perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Fiona Gibson and Cathy Kelly. The Yorkshire village of Beddingfield is home to the wonderful women of the Allen family: teacher...

New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin's beloved When Crickets Cry (with over 525,000 copies sold!) is now available in a stunning deluxe edition featuring a shimmering revamped cover, designed end papers, sprayed edges, author signature stamped into the case, and new bonus content.The...

The gorgeous and emotional new novel from Helen Rolfe, perfect for fans of Shari Low, Cathy Bramley and Lucy Diamond. When Mallory receives life-shattering news, she decides to use this summer to make sure her family and friends are prepared for whatever might come....