Fiction - Family Life - General

Immerse in a world where Mark Twain's adventures meet urban life. Discover loyalty, honor, truth, purity, and real love amidst life's dire struggles in these riveting stories. Adopted, penned by Charles Lee Knuckles, is a compelling narrative that encapsulates the essence of childhood heroism,...

A BRAND NEW romance from international bestseller Mandy BaggotThings aren't going well for travel writer Orla Bradbee.With Christmas fast approaching, her boss is insisting Orla must travel to a rural village in France to interview a man who doesn't speak. But with trouble at...

This is a story of DESTINY while facing challenges, struggles, and fears. It is a story of exploitation and manipulation where the effects would have lifetime effects. It is a journey requiringpatience, obedience, and perseverance. It is seeking, finding and believing for a foundation...

An exhilarating debut novel about a child whose literal enlightenment sets the stage for an exuberant tragicomedy of marriage, religion, and parenthood. On an otherwise ordinary fall day on a university campus in Chicago, the toddler son of an ambitious divinity school professor named...

The BRAND NEW instalment in the Skylarks series from bestseller Helen RolfeA hidden secretLive every day as if it were your last - that's the motto Bess has lived by since her father died unexpectedly. As a critical care paramedic, Bess sees every day...

East LA to Encino is a gripping exploration of the profound impact of family trauma, offering an unfiltered glimpse into one woman's journey toward redemption and healing. Elizabeth Dillon, the indomitable survivor, bares her soul in a roller coaster of raw, unvarnished emotions, from...

Perfect for fans of The Rehearsals by Annette Christie and What Might Have Been by Holly Miller, All the Other Me is a poignant story of what it means to come to terms with who you are--and who you can be.Isabelle Duprees is one...

Perfect for fans of The Rehearsals by Annette Christie and What Might Have Been by Holly Miller, All the Other Me is a poignant story of what it means to come to terms with who you are--and who you can be.Isabelle Duprees is one...

The #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box and master of the holiday novel reimagines the biblical story of Joseph and the coat of many colors in this inspiring modern story of family and forgiveness that will "move [you] to tears and laughter" (Kirkus...

In this hilarious, heartwarming tale, mother-daughter skiing champs face the bumps in their own relationship when an avalanche in a Swiss village forces them together. Alpine skiing G.O.A.T. Claudine Potts and her daughter, Wylie, have been bred for gold medal glory. They're skiing their...

In this hilarious, heartwarming tale, mother-daughter skiing champs face the bumps in their own relationship when an avalanche in a Swiss village forces them together. Alpine skiing G.O.A.T. Claudine Potts and her daughter, Wylie, have been bred for gold medal glory. They're skiing their...

A poignant story that rings true for today's predicament regarding elders and their families. It has a strong emphasis on community and communal living verses living alone as we age. Lets the reader come inside this home, allowing a peek into the "attic" of...

The book tells about the story of a young girl and her life experiences through adulthood. It embarks on this heartbreaking story of survival and the determination of a young girl to achieve an impossible dream. Follow Sonya as she struggles and crawls out...

The final part of Hugh Walpole's The Herries Chronicle prequel, this historical romance novel completes the family saga. First published in 1944, the final book in The Herries Chronicles series aims to bring the period drama to a close. Although the author, Hugh Walpole,...

Comedic and tragic, Judith Paris is the second volume in Hugh Walpole's family saga, The Herries Chronicle. Judith, daughter of Francis Herries and Mirabell Star, is an ambitious woman with a love for the Lake District's gorgeous scenery and a burning desire for more...

The final instalment in Hugh Walpole's tumultuous The Herries Chronicle, the family saga has entered the early twentieth century. Judith Paris' granddaughter, Vanessa, regales the passionate woman's story, beginning with her hundredth birthday in the 1870s. The dramatic Lake District setting welcomes you back...

The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who, "affronting her destiny," finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. The novel's...

Doctor Pascal, is many of the old books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using the original text...

A New York Times Best Thriller of 2021An Amazon Best Book of the MonthAn Apple Best Book of the MonthA tale not just of profound misunderstanding but dynastic wealth and dysfunction, of how money and power can warp a community...[A] shocker of a finale....

"I couldn't put down The Absent Woman. I relished every scene, every word. It's one of the most compelling novels that I've read..." Ella Leffland, author of Rumors of Peace and The Knight, Death, and the Devil. Virginia Johnstone doesn't need a rest, she...

Linda vanishes with her three sons, to punish Jack's infidelity. When tragedy strikes could they discover that only forgiveness can bring healing?Author: Lesley BeiroISBN-10: 1699065039ISBN-13: 9781699065037Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/11/2019Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.67d

Veronica thinks she's happy. But with fight after fight, night after night, she knows that something isn't right anymore. Then her husband busts her researching witchcraft--and her picturesque suburban life is turned upside down. As her marriage falls apart, she knows that for her...

This book is dedicated to military families that move thousands of miles each year. Rylan, a five-year-old, has been living in Anchorage, Alaska, with his family for four years. The family moved there soon after Rylan was born in North Dakota. Rylan loves riding...

After serving seventy years in prison for the murder of her sister, Eula, Della Lee has finally returned home to the Texas town of Puerto Pesar. She's free from confinement--and ready to tell her secrets before it's too late.She finds a willing audience in...

Hearts and dreams evolve in the shadow of the once-magnificent Penn Station.Vera Keller, the daughter of German immigrants in turn-of-the-century New York City, finds her life upended when the man she loves becomes engaged to another woman. But Angelo Bellavia has also inadvertently opened...

Saint-Jory -- our home -- is situated at the bottom of a slope at about five hundred yards from the Garonne. Screens of tall poplars that divide the meadows, hiding the river completely. We could see nothing. And still the cry rang out: "The...

The Golden Honeymoon is a collection of short stories written by Ring W. Lardner. The book features a series of humorous and satirical tales that explore the complexities of love, marriage, and relationships. The stories are centered around a couple named David and Esther,...

Commended by judges of the prestigious Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, The Current is the story of a man's obsession with overcoming the forces of nature. At all costs. When the president of a sinking tropical island calls on the world's most ingenious entrepreneurs to...

Nothing says "oops" like your naked ass skidding in the salmon mousse. . . A year ago, pastry chef Serafina Wilde's seemingly perfect life fell to pieces. So now, when her eccentric Aunt Pauline calls from Santa Fe needing her help, Sera jumps at...

Author: Alvaro CamblorISBN-10: 1923289209ISBN-13: 9781923289208Publisher: Clark & MacKayLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2024Pages: 118Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.25d

"The story of two women in early nineteenth century America--one typical of her time, one extraordinary for it--who transform each other's lives"--Page 4 of cover.Author: Kelly O'Connor McNeesISBN-10: 0425264580ISBN-13: 9780425264584Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2014Pages: 369Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.34h x 5.17w x 1.02d

A mother and daughter try desperately to reconcile just as a decades-old secret threatens to shatter their relationship forever in this powerful story from the bestselling author of The Echo of Old Books.For social worker Mallory Ward, working with at-risk youth is a calling....

Secrets implode and generations of lies boil over into deadly consequences when a suspicious fire breaks out Christmas Night on Cape Cod. This enthralling debut novel of abortion, adoption, and long-buried truths will captivate readers who loved Lessons in Chemistry and Where the Crawdads...

A mother and daughter try desperately to reconcile just as a decades-old secret threatens to shatter their relationship forever in this powerful story from the bestselling author of The Echo of Old Books.For social worker Mallory Ward, working with at-risk youth is a calling....

SCOT ON THE TRAIL!Brooke Sinclair's dream of being a published author derailed when she was expelled from the University of Edinburgh seven years ago. Now a ghostwriter, she sticks to other people's stories. But when her college mentor, Mhairi McCallister, needs a cowriter for...

Ace of Cups. A new love interest will bloom in twenty-year-old Lacy's life. She flips a second tarot card. Ten of Swords. Lacy's mind wrestles with keeping the family business afloat while preventing her grandmother from drinking herself into an early grave. She flips...

The resort town of Weneshkeen, nestled along Michigan's Gold Coast, has become a complex melting pot: townies and old timers mix with ritzy summer folk, migrant cherry pickers, wily river guides, and a few Ojibwe Indians. As the summer blooms, these lives mingle in...

A propulsive novel of rupture and repair in the digital age, delving into a hidden world deep under the ocean--from the New York Times bestselling author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World Spin. "Everything gets fixed, and we all stay broken." Anthony Fennell,...

"Stirring and mysterious...Fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark." --Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing In an English farming village, a love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect...

From Lynn Steger Strong, critically acclaimed author of Flight, a sophisticated and layered novel about sisters, betrayal, love, and climate change, for readers of The Dutch House and The Most Fun We Ever Had."With surgical precision, Lynn Steger Strong dissects and then elegantly reconstructs...

A sweeping historical novel in the vein of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell set during the time of the Tudors' ascent. The Pretender tells the story of Lambert Simnel, who was raised in obscurity as a peasant boy to protect his safety, believed to...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mercy Street, a tense, propulsive family drama set in Shanghai, where a fractured American family faces its complicated past. Four years after their bitter divorce, Claire and Aaron Litvak get a phone call no parent is...

For everyone who loved The Bear! An utterly winning, crowd-pleaser of a novel about a disgraced celebrity chef, her striving prot?g?, and their path through the kitchen to redemption.Regina Benuzzi is Queenie B--a culinary goddess with Michelin Star restaurants, a bestselling cookbook empire, and...

In this unforgettable novel from the award-winning author of Brass, twins growing up in America in 1999 unravel larger truths about identity and sibling bonds when one gets wrapped up in the war in Kosovo Growing up in Connecticut, adopted twins Drita and Petrit...

Author: Richard TISBN-13: 9798891575592Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/23/2024Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Unraveling the tangled roots of her family takes her places she never expected.Veronica Stratton, a specialty food broker with a business riding close to the margins, visits her parents in idyllic Estes Park for Christmas. With the holiday comes a DNA test from her...

Winner of the Prix Goncourt A powerful autobiographical novel of loss, the incandescent love that remains, and the small decisions that define the course of fatePaced and structured with the inevitable suspense of a countdown, Brigitte Giraud's tense and haunting novel follows one woman's...

The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a sixth book! Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures - this time with a puppy in tow... At Christmas time we all need a friend... Alfie and his kitten, George, have always known...

Following an ethnic slur from a co-worker, Joe flees to control his temper only to notice the ramshackle village that has befouled Il Prato, the beautiful meadow pioneered by his grandfather. Although others of different ethnicities followed Carlo there to develop fine farms, this...

The English-language debut of one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Brazilian literature, The Tokyo Suite is a gripping exploration of the complexities of modern family dynamics and the tensions hiding just under the surface of ordinary lives. It's a seemingly ordinary morning...