Fiction - Family Life - Siblings

From a National Book Award Finalist comes a novel about a modern American family and a man on a secret mission to uncover the world's hidden truths--until his two lives come crashing together.Someone is telling the story of the life of Charlie Barnes, and...

Two people search for connection in a world of fractured identities and aliases, global finance, big data, intelligence bureaucracies, algorithmic logic, and terror. Jeremy Jordan and Alexandra Chen hope to make a quiet home together but struggle to find a space safe from their...

From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes a friends-to-frenemies-to-lovers story... Add in a few secrets. Shake. Stir. Then read on a lazy summer day at the beach... Brynn Turner desperately wishes she had it together, but her personal life is like a...

"An honest, haunting portrayal of a beguiling, yet maddening family, who together come of age amidst the shifting morals of a country on the cusp of tremendous cultural change. With humor, compassion and a keen insight into the human psyche, Drinking Closer to Home...

The sequel to #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber's classic Someday Soon When stubborn but proper Texas postmistress Letty Madden hires a rough soldier, Jack Murphy, to help her find her brother for the price of one night together, she has no...

It is October 1957. A time of Eisenhower conformity, police and mob strongholds, and Red Scare paranoia. A relic of Hollywood's Golden Age, the aging Paradise Palms Hotel is on the brink of change. David Shapiro-eldest son of recently widowed Max Shapiro-has assumed a...

A fresh start. A sunny beach town. One summer to rediscover her life.**A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!**A new beach read series set in the beloved village of Summer Beach.When Marina Moore loses her job, she seeks refuge at her grandmother's beach house called the Coral...

"A fascinating glimpse into the women of an influential family on the front lines of some of the most important moments of that indelible time."--BooklistThe New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker returns to her most famous heroine, Mary Todd Lincoln, in...

The bond of sisters, the story of friends, the transgression of innocence, and the empowerment of hope... An inspiring work of realistic fiction portraying an Irish family and their struggle to overcome a devastating betrayal. Spanning the United States, Ireland, and England, this dramatic...

Think marriage means happily-ever-after? Think again... Selina and Lottie are complete opposites. Where Selina is poised but prudish, Lottie is quirky and emotional. Selina is the dutiful mother of three children and able manager of their stylish suburban home. Lottie lives with her eccentric...

THRILLINGLY DANGEROUS, WORRYINGLY LIKEABLE: SOME SIBLINGS ARE BETTER KEPT APART - NOW A FILM, DIRECTED BY SARAH LANCASTER Beautiful, brilliant, and inseparable, Josie and Jack Raeburn live a secluded, anarchic existence in their decaying western Pennsylvania home. The only adult in their lives is...

For her acclaimed collection of stories, Red Ant House, Joyce Carol Oates hailed Ann Cummins as "a master storyteller." The San Francisco Chronicle called her "startlingly original." Now, in her debut novel, Cummins stakes claim to rich new literary territory with a story of...

A vivid, unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood--an emotionally powerful and haunting tale of friendship that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture--from the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon Is Low.For two decades,...

The New York Times bestselling author of Big Girl Panties puts a modern twist on My Fair Lady in this funny, romantic confection in which a canny young woman makes over her awkward millionaire client . . . with some hot, sexy, and surprising...

The luminous first novel by Marya Hornbacher, the acclaimed author of Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, is a moving and passionate story of a death from despair -- and a stricken family's passage through grief toward the hope, solace, and understanding that...

Includes reading group discussion questions.Author: Tracey LangeISBN-10: 1250796210ISBN-13: 9781250796219Publisher: Celadon BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/14/2022Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Already a worldwide success in mass market and trade paperback formats, Susan Mallery's newest hardcover is an emotional, witty, and heartfelt story about a woman who takes a trip to California to figure out her life and get a break from her family...only to...

Every family has issues. Most can't blame them on extraterrestrials.Evie Shao and her sister, Kass, aren't on speaking terms. Fifteen years ago on a family camping trip, their father and brother vanished. Their dad turned up days later, dehydrated and confused--and convinced he'd been...

A compelling and heartfelt novel of family, love and finding yourself. Perfect for fans of Isabelle Broom and Cathy Kelly.One is trying to remember, the other just can't forget.When sisters Victoria and Lulu are involved in a devastating car accident, they wake to lives...

Tibbie Dyer, an impulsive, forty-three-year-old journalist, fears there is more to the story when Sandy, her gay, older sister, drowns in a boating accident off Cape Cod. As Tibbie hunts down the four survivors, she must confront her own strained relationship with Sandy as...

With a dramatic WWII love story woven throughout, JoAnn Ross's women's fiction debut is a generational saga full of sisterly affection and rivalry, perfect for fans of Susan Wiggs, Mary Alice Monroe and Lisa Wingate.When conflict photographer Jackson Swann dies, he leaves behind a...

Four sisters face new beginnings in this heartfelt modern take on Little Women by New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra. Amy March is more like her older sister Jo than she'd like to admit. An up-and-coming designer in New York's competitive fashion industry,...

From the author of 'A Man without Qualities, ' a novel about spirituality in the modern world. Agathe is the sister of Ulrich, the restless and elusive "man without qualities" at the center of Robert Musil's great, unfinished novel of the same name. For...

For readers of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner comes a "pacy Lebanese mystery. A man is haunted by his father's disappearance in this acclaimed debut novel set against the backdrop of Middle Eastern politics" --The Guardian Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his...

When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they...

On the shores of Cape Cod, the Bailey sisters reunite with their long-lost father for a summer of hope and forgiveness in this heartfelt novel from the author of the "sharp and evocative" (Kirkus Reviews) Mystic Summer, The Lake Season, and The Summer House,...

In Catherine Lowell's irresistibly clever (Vogue) debut novel--" a] piquant paean to the Bront sisters (The New York Times Book Review)--the only remaining descendant of the Bront family embarks on a modern-day literary treasure hunt to find the family's long-rumored secret estate, using only...

Set in an idyllic village named Avalon, a warm and wonderful new novel from Ireland's #1 bestselling author. #1 international bestselling author Cathy Kelly's writing is "warm, lyrical, and fascinating" (Marian Keyes) and "rich with the emeralAuthor: Cathy KellyISBN-10: 1451681402ISBN-13: 9781451681406Publisher: Gallery BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Audrey Moretti always knew she wanted to be a police officer, but she never expected it would take her on the most harrowing venture of her life-the search for her sister on September 11th, 2001...Audrey has made it to the final weeks of the...

A Sarah Selects Book Club Pick!"As sophisticated and delicious as lobster bisque." --Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author A shimmering summer read set in Maine about family secrets, marriage, motherhood, and privilege, from the bestselling author of Two Truths and a Lie...

Finding Grace intersects the journeys of many characters that brings gales of laughter and tissue-filled tears, weaving its way to a heart-warming, satisfying conclusion.Author: Gary Lee MillerISBN-10: 1631956590ISBN-13: 9781631956591Publisher: Morgan James FictionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2022Pages: 282Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d

Time heals all wounds. . . or does it? Asia Butler and her sister, Ivy Butler Morelli, have not spoken in fifteen years. The two endured brutal emotional abuse from their mother, Veronica, and want only to forget the past . . . and...

Howards End (1910) is a novel by English author E.M. Forster. Inspired by his interactions with the famous Bloomsbury Group of writers and intellectuals, as well as by his personal experience growing up with a large inheritance on the family estate of Rooks Nest,...

Germany, 1940. While struggling to survive at an orphanage, young Didi crosses paths with a rebellious, quirky girl who will either help her escape a life of abuse and uncertainty or lead her down an even darker path. Fast-forward to 1970. With help from...

How can you choose what is right for you when your decision will break the heart of someone you love?Having abandoned her childhood dream years ago, Johanna Thatcher knows what she wants from life. Discovering that her fianc was cheating on her only convinces...

From Mariah Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of The Chesapeake Diaries series, comes the next book in her popular Hudson Sisters series, which follows a trio of reluctant sisters who set out to fulfill their father's dying wish and discover themselves in the...

"Pearson delivers a poignant debut that explores the faith of one African American family. . . . The writing is strong, and the story is engaging, and readers will be pleased to discover a new voice in Southern inspirational fiction." --BooklistChristy Award winner!To hear...

Meet the Calhoun family in these two classic stories celebrating the power of sisterhood, family and love. Courting Catherine Catherine "C.C." Calhoun is doing everything she can to keep from having to sell the family's generations-old mansion at all--but especially not to hotel magnate...

"A brilliant and absorbing drama."--Good Housekeeping (UK)A fresh and exciting new voice in contemporary fiction, Katherine Webb debuts with a haunting novel about a secret family history. Already a sensation in the United Kingdom, Webb's The Legacy is a treat for every fan of...

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALISTLONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD"A brilliant debut novel." --Joyce Carol OatesA brother and sister's paths diverge in the wake of political upheaval: one forced to leave, one left behindOn a small Pacific island, two siblings tune...

Step into the vineyard with Susan Mallery's most irresistible novel yet, as three women search for the perfect blend of love, family and wine.Mackenzie Dienes seems to have it all--a beautiful home, close friends and a successful career as an elite winemaker with the...

The House Behind the Cedars (1900) is African-American writer Charles Chesnutt's debut novel. Inspired by his own experience as a Black man capable of passing for white--which Chesnutt consciously chose not to do--as well as by Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, The House Behind the Cedars...

He's been obsessed with her in every lifetime. Will recognition come too late?She recalls the past...Margaret Holt is just an everyday, average mother of three-with one exception; she has the ability to remember her past lives. When Gabriel James moves in next door, she...

Is it too much to want the dog and the guy?I've never been one to take life too seriously. I've always been kind of a whirlwind free spirit--Dawn Vasquez, the girl with the sunny disposition and the flighty personality. But then an adorable golden...

Like most boys, Jason Blake wants to please his father and older brother. But this erratic father and hyper-competitive brother challenge beyond the norm. To find his way, Jason tries on different roles: schoolyard bully, football player, actor, student. At 20, Jason escapes his...

A brilliant literary debut about belonging, family, and love, and the enigmatic nature of identity. Beside Myself is the disturbing and exhilarating story of a family across four generations. At its heart is a twin's search for her brother. When Anton goes missing and...

When she discovers her son has designs to sell her home out from under her, Miss Amethyst-ninety-three years old and as sharp as ever-isn't about to let her legacy go. She pins her hopes on her granddaughter, Little Am, a good-natured child who has...

With precise plotting underpinned by a wise understanding of human nature, George Eliot's most autobiographical novel gives a wonderful evocation of rural life and the complicated relationship between siblings. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of The HoursMichael Cunningham's best novel in more than a decade.-Megan O'Grady, VogueIt's November 2004. Barrett Meeks, having lost love yet again, is walking through Central Park when he is inspired to look up at the sky; there he sees a...

A WOMAN'S WORLD BEST NEW BOOK WINNER OF THE DAILY MAIL FIRST NOVEL COMPETITION "As convincing as it was gripping, a fabulous debut thriller."--Sunday Mirror If your whole life is a lie, who can you trust? Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has...