Fiction - Family Life - General

When Jack Parker's father dies Jack knows one thing: Tom Parker was a good man. Beyond that, decades of distance and silence had kept the two men from truly knowing each other. Jack attends the funeral with the hope he can shovel some dirt...

Finalist for the Desmond Elliott Prize A "superb debut"* novel--based on the story of the author's grandmother--following an aristocratic woman who abandons her family and her money in search of a life she can claim as her own. (*The Guardian) Enid Campbell, granddaughter of...

Agnes Grey exposes the harsh working conditions of a young governess who's hired by multiple families, including the overly critical Bloomfields and the delusional Murrays. While on assignment, Agnes endures consistent cruelty, forcing her to look inward for strength and encouragement. Agnes is a...

For fans of THE ROSIE PROJECT and THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME, a broken man and his damaged robot build an unlikely friendship--with some assembly required. Ben's really great at failing at things--his job, being a husband, taking the garbage...

Can Alfie and George save Christmas?The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a fifth book Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventuresWhen a new family moves onto Edgar Road, Alfie and George can't wait to welcome them - especially when they...

An American Family. A world war.A first love. A small hotel.It's the summer of 1941. Europe is at war, but New York's Thousand Islands are at the height of the tourist season. Kennet Fiskare, son of a hotel proprietor, is having the summer of...

Sometimes just A Memory to Cherish isn't enough...Beth Cassidy is out to prove something. To the town and herself. When she decides to run for mayor, the one thing she doesn't count on is bad-boy Mac McKenna showing back up in her life. Mac...

"Finally settled into her adopted island home, Annie is looking forward to writing her next mystery, making soap for her new business, and starting renovations on the Inn she plans to open by the summer. She's also enjoying spending more time with local police...

A Quiet Life is an uncanny blend of the real with the imagined, of memoir with fiction. A Quiet Life is narrated by Ma-chan, a twenty-year-old woman. Her father is a famous and fascinating novelist; her older brother, though severely brain damaged, possesses an...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the acclaimed author of Circle of Friends - In a small town on the west coast of Ireland, an unlikely cast of characters come together at a newly opened inn. This "delightful [novel that] radiates the warmth...

Sometimes is very, very hard to forget or forgive...Bree Stuart wants nothing more than to pack up her parents' cabin on Lone Elk Lake and get it ready to sell. One less reminder of her past.Jason Cassidy is thrilled to see his friend, Bree,...

Welcome to Pecan Valley, where the town may be small but the townspeople will always lend a helping hand or a shoulder to lean on. Where good times, good humor, and good people will always lead to happily ever after. Life for Felicity, and...

There are men born gifted: physical perfection, superior intellect, charm, wealth, but also with a sense of entitlement for control over their lesser fellow beings--smaller and weaker ones, women, in particular. Should a woman make the mistake of disagreeing or refuse cooperation his rage...

Inspired by true events, All Sorrows Can Be Borne is the story of Noriko Ito, a Japanese woman faced with unimaginable circumstances that force her to give up her son to save her husband. Set in Hiroshima, Osaka, and the badlands of eastern Montana...

In the wake of a major loss, five sisters agree to meet on the regular to keep it real. But secrets they never saw coming will challenge them and everything they counted on . . . Savvy and decisive, Burgundy Reeves feels blessed with...

After almost drowning in the community well, Columbus Daniel gains a sixth sense that provides him a closeness to nature. As he grows from age three to twelve over the course of Adventures of Columbus Daniel, the young boy explores the world, finding mischief,...

FIRST LOVE NEVER FADES . . . It's been a long time since widow Fia Thomas felt the spark of physical attraction. But from the moment she meets Elliot Ross one stormy night, she yearns for a fresh start, for him to make her...

The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, written by Therese Anne Fowler, a New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil...

A Man to Hold On to Therese Matheson doesn't know if she'll ever get over losing her husband in Afghanistan. Surviving Paul's death has been hard, but raising his sullen son and his thirteen-going-on-thirty daughter alone has been even harder. All they need is...

As a young man, Harvey Beam got the hell out of his hometown, confirming his suspicions that you can successfully run away from your problems. But after forging a big-city career in talkback radio, Harvey is now experiencing a 'positional hiatus'. The words aren't...

A child kidnaped, a mother grasping onto hope.Carol is alone and Becca, her adopted daughter, is abducted. Everyone tells her Becca is dead, but after the appearance of a mystical dime, she is convinced her daughter is alive and needs her.Carol's search takes her...

"An engrossing novel...a perfect example of doing the wrong thing for all of the right reasons." - The Authors Show From Susannah Marren, author of A Palm Beach Wife, comes her next book set in the exclusive, glamorous world of Palm Beach. Marren follows...

"When Lauren and Ryan's marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot...

A heartfelt story about family, forgiveness, and starting over when the happy ending ends--and handling it all with a little bit of grace. Family is everything--Grace Adams McHale's mom must have said it to her a thousand times before she died. Before Grace's dad...

Marin County, California, summer, 1979. When young women start turning up dead on the mountain behind the home of Rachel and her devoted eleven-year-old sister, Patty, their father--a larger-than-life, irresistibly handsome (and chronically unfaithful) detective--is put in charge of finding the "Sunset Strangler." Watching...

Summer in Maine means breezy, sun-kissed beach days, golden evenings, and, in bestselling author Holly Chamberlin's irresistible novels, a time for self-discovery and surprising connections...Like Elin Hildebrand's Nantucket novels, Holly Chamberlin's Maine-set summer reads are perfect for the beach--heartwarming, engaging, and emotionally satisfying. In...

The heartwrenching new novel from bestselling author Kitty NealeCan she put right the secrets of the past? London, 1939. Winnie Berry has been the landlady of the Battersea Tavern for nearly twenty-five years, and the pub is like home to her - a place...

The Sunday Times bestseller is back, with his biggest adventure yet. The perfect read for fans of A Street Cat Named Bob.As the residents of Edgar Road know, Alfie is no ordinary cat. Since his arrival in the street, he's made every house his...

An injured army veteran. A near-fatal car accident. And a snow-capped Martha's Vineyard Christmas -- the kind that can mend any broken family.Andrew Montgomery is the black sheep of the Montgomery family.Seventeen years ago, Andy and his best friend, Kurt, took off for the...

"To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love." --People The beloved bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author brings us the story of Evie Decker, a shy, slightly plump teenager, lonely and silent. But her quiet life is shattered when she hears the...

From New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes the sequel to Falling Home, a novel set in the picaresque town of Walton, Georgia, where one woman is about to discover that the best journey is the one that brings you...

Amy White is one of the luckiest women alive.At least that's what she always told herself, because of her perfect marriage to husband Justin. Even after his untimely death, she still knew they'd had something special, something few ever get to experience.But when she...

A homecoming snares a young woman in a dangerous tangle of lies, secrets, and bad blood in this gripping novel by the bestselling author of An Accusation.Running from a bad relationship, journalist Jo Sharpe heads home to Arthurville, the drought-stricken town she turned her...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - The only hardcover edition of the "powerful and poignant" twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear (The New York Times Book Review). - EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS. - With a new introduction.This powerful novel centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who...

"Sharp, convincing."--The New York Times Book Review An unforgettable debut about a young woman's choice between the future she's always imagined and the people she's come to love. Charlotte, a gifted and superbly trained young musician, has been blindsided by a shocking betrayal in...

A stunning novel from the author of Bird by Bird When a divorc馥 returns to her small California hometown, she encounters vivid memories of her eccentric family and coming-of-age in the 1960s. "Anne Lamott is the two-way mirror of our hopes, insecurities, and cheating...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author tells the story of a lovable loser who's trying to get his life in order. Barnaby Gaitlin has been in trouble ever since adolescence. He had this...

"A big-hearted novel filled with wit and wisdom." --Susan Wiggs New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick weaves together the unforgettable story of four very different women whose paths cross, changing their lives forever... It's a long way from Fort Worth, Texas, to New...

Author: Holly ChamberlinISBN-10: 1432879820ISBN-13: 9781432879822Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/08/2021Pages: 771Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.30dLarge Print

From USA Today bestselling author Paullina Simons comes a fascinating novel of love, betrayal, and the price of passion.Nothing is ever as it seems...Larissa Stark is many things. Wife, mother, devoted friend, and unhappy. Her seemingly charmed life in a New Jersey suburb should...

Give this perfect blend of laugh-out-loud and heart-tugging moments to readers who like complicated, realistic relationships joyously rendered, like those from Jojo Moyes or Jill Mansell. -Booklist (Starred Review) From the author who brought you Dear Thing, Julie Cohen, comes After the Fall--a poignant,...

An American Family. A world war.A first love. A small hotel.It's the summer of 1941. Europe is at war, but New York's Thousand Islands are at the height of the tourist season. Kennet Fiskare, son of a hotel proprietor, is having the summer of...

You never know what you're really made of until you lose everything.Texas socialite Claire Massey is living the dream-designer clothes, luxury cars, stunning homes. But everything comes crashing down when her charming cattle broker husband is arrested for fraud. Suddenly she finds herself facing...

From the author of Refuge, a magical novel about a young Iranian woman lifted from grief by her powerful imagination and love of Western culture.Growing up in a small rice-farming village in 1980s Iran, eleven-year-old Saba Hafezi and her twin sister, Mahtab, are captivated...

Up-and-coming winemaker Cerise Desloires believes in soul mates. Trouble is, she's sure she's already found-and lost-hers. Now the young widow has inherited half the vineyard she considers her own, and she's got one chance to produce a vintage that could make or break her...

For years, Chelsea Maynard has longed to be a mother. She's imagined caring for a new baby in the lovely house she shares with her husband, Leo, fondly planning every detail. But after a difficult birth, those dreams of blissful bonding evaporate. Chelsea battles...

"Wharton has done nothing that equals this."―New York Times Book Review (1923)"Extraordinarily poignant...Heartrending, tragic, powerful, this is not to be missed."-Publishers WeeklyEdith Wharton's A Son at the Front (1923) is a stirring rumination of family, art, and the shortcomings of possession. The story, which...

What happens when the picture-perfect marriage dissolves? In her stunning new novel, New York Times-bestselling author Belva Plain penetrates a shattered marriage to explore one of the most provocative issues of our time. Once again Plain proves herself the writer who sets the standard...

Sometimes a song brings back a memory...Sophie Brooks runs the small art gallery in Sweet River Falls. She's thrown herself into keeping the gallery open. She owes her parents that much.But when Chase Green arrives in town, long-buried memories of the dreams Sophie had...

On a wild, windy April day in Manhattan, when Mary first meets John Keane, she cannot know what lies ahead of her. A marriage, a fleeting season of romance, and the birth of four children will bring John and Mary to rest in the...