Fiction - Family Life - General

Winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel Winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel, The Golden Land digs deep into the complexities of family history and relationships. Etta Montgomery is a Boston-based labor lawyer coming to terms with the love and loss...

As America enters WWII, two women on the home front strive to stay strong in a heartfelt novel about hope, friendship, and family by the bestselling author of Yellow Crocus and Golden Poppies.Kay Lynn Brooke is a wife and mother in Berkeley, California, building...

From the author of The Astonishing Thing and Something Worth Saving comes a tender, wise, and insightful novel of a family cat, a second chance, and the love that persists through the deepest heartache . . . They say that cats don't like change....

From acclaimed author Craig Lancaster, a two-time High Plains Book Award winner, comes a story of family violence, dysfunction, and, perhaps, redemption, told across four timelines.More than a decade into the 21st century, Nate Ray is down and in the final throes before he's...

In a smoke-filled room in a seedy motel, Heidi Lonsberry cried out to Jesus to rescue her. The 31-year-old single mother on welfare, estranged from her mother and abandoned by her father, had a hard life. Addicted to the cocaine that was available down...

The year: 1967. The place: Hollywood. The script: impossible. * A blizzard hits America in July. Why? * She hates him. Can she get away with poisoning his coffee? * Why did the world's greatest theater director vanish? * Two small-town lawyers fake a...

In this uplifting story about friendship, love, and growth, one woman must untangle herself from a past that's holding her back in order to move forward into the life that will set her free.Penelope Auberge is at her breaking point. With an overbearing mother,...

Cranky, aging newspaper publisher Anne Canfield is determined to live forever, no matter what. Young, brilliant writer and teacher Indira Anand thinks she wants to die. But the winter morning Anne saves Indira Anand from drowning, everything changes. That evening, Anne stumbles and falls....

Of Fathers & Gods is a debut collection of short fiction that delves into the relationships between fathers and their children: the good, the bad, and the awful. In these emotionally charged stories, a young expectant father, on the edge of homelessness, loses his...

In this award-winning novel that Maureen Corrigan of NPR's "Fresh Air" deems “exquisitely crafted...witty, nuanced, and ultimately moving,” a wise, septuagenarian woman who has lived life on her own terms finds herself thrust into the center of her family's various catastrophes. A Best Book...

A mother defeated by anxiety. A daughter determined not to become her mother. Can one month in Europe reunite them? Anita Lorello is paralyzed by grief. When her husband dies in an accident the night before a long-awaited retirement trip, she's devastated by the...

'Angelica had always known her lack of high birth, fortune or influence debarred her from being presented as an eligible young woman worthy of marriage. To cap it all, being an actress assured she was utterly beyond the pale of respectability.'Nightly at the Covent...

It's so kind of our neighbours to throw this party welcoming us to our new home. My husband and I finally moved to the right place. A happy, safe street where nobody knows about my mistakes. But I soon learn their smiling faces hide...

Rooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving World War I, Like the Appearance of Horses immerses us in the intimate lives of a family whose fierce bonds have been shaped by the great conflicts of...

Preorder the next Primrose Woods story now!Primrose Hall is more than Jackson Moody and his fianc馥 Pia's home - it's the heart of the community.The Sunday craft fairs in the renovated stables are a popular draw for the locals and tourists alike, enticed by...

Welcome Ramadan is a story book for children aiming to introduce Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims, through a series of events and activates of a Muslim family preparing and practicing for the fasting of the month.Author: Bayu Parhara, Assel SallumISBN-10: 8709717617ISBN-13: 9798709717619Publisher: Independently...

In this moving new novel, a slight Midwest youth deals with a rough high school and a vanishing factory town through a devotion to his running sport and his caring family. Aided by a spunky girlfriend, a humble-wise coach, loyal teammates, and his earned...

Ardy is done. She's had it up to here. Something has to change. For better or for worse. The realization comes while she's on her hands and knees cleaning up someone's vomit. Her job sucks.A life-altering event moves her from the Midwest to the...

The Bucklin family loves each other too much to stay away. . . but not enough to behave Being rich is fine, but when wealth comes from striking oil, it's a slippery mess for a family who doesn't know what to do with it....

Henry James (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916) was an American-born writer who traveled Europe for much of his younger life. Born to a wealthy family that emphasized education, James was tutored by teachers from all over Europe during his adolescence and briefly...

John and Dot Peerybingle's marriage is threatened by a wide difference in their ages. Worried that Dot might be unfaithful, John consults the spirit of the Cricket on the Hearth whose chirping Dot has said brings luck. The cricket assures John that all will...

A tender, slyly comical, and shamelessly honest debut novel following a Japanese widow raising her son between worlds with the help of her Jewish mother-in-law as she wrestles with grief, loss, and--strangest of all--joy.Shortly after her husband Levi's untimely death, Kyoko decides to raise...

A darkly humorous family saga set in Nova Scotia about a young woman coming of age in a family that believes it's cursed, for fans of Emma Straub and Lesley Crewe. Kitten Love's family is haunted by the memory of her teenaged aunt, Nerida,...

When seasoned combat medic Linus "Doc" Winehouse embarks on a seemingly routine mission in Afghanistan, he soon finds himself and his squad ensnared in the fiercest battle they have ever encountered. With unwavering determination, Doc fights relentlessly to protect his comrades, pushing himself to...

With "echoes of Of Mice and Men"(The Bookseller, UK), The Motel Life explores the frustrations and failed dreams of two Nevada brothers--on the run after a hit-and-run accident--who, forgotten by society, and short on luck and hope, desperately cling to the edge of modern...

Love books? The Bordeaux Book Club is seeking new members!When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it's not the 'good life' she'd imagined, as three hours of digging barely yields a single...

"Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life.""--Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom...

From New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel, a beautifully repackaged and updated edition of "one of her best" (RT Book Reviews) historical novels. Emily Emerson is used to being alone; her dad walked out on the family when she was a just a...

Rooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving World War I, Like the Appearance of Horses immerses us in the intimate lives of a family whose fierce bonds have been shaped by the great conflicts of...

Looking Up From The Bottom is the story of a family that was almost permanently torn apart by regrettable errors in judgement that set off a dismal chain of events. A three-person family can be likened to a tripod - the family members holding...

Does the love for a wife and the jealousy of an infant, warrant murder? After ten years of bad dates and worse relationships, Stan is in heaven, for he has finally found his soul mate, Erica-a beautiful, caring woman who shares all his beliefs,...

A piercingly original debut about the limits of forgiveness, from an award-winning Scottish poet * A Scotsman 'Best Book of 2023' * From an award-winning Scottish poet, an unforgettable novel about memory and radical forgiveness How far would you go to overcome the limits...

"It was probably because I was so often taken away from Cambridge when I was young that I loved it as much as I did . . ." London, Florence, Athens: Susanna, a precocious young girl growing up in 1950s Cambridge, would rather be...

From the acclaimed author of Dreaming in Cuban, a follow-up novel that tracks four generations of the del Pino family against the tumultuous backdrops of Cuba, the U.S., Germany, and Russia in the new millennium "A beautiful novel: hilarious one moment, haunting the next."...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's powerful meditation on faith, meaning and morality, The Brothers Karamazov is translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff in Penguin Classics. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his sons are changed irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose...

Bliss Broyard's fathers are charismatic, seductive, brilliant men who loom large in the world, and larger at home. Their daughters, hungry for attention and connection, veer wildly between naivet and cool indifference. In this powerful collection, Broyard's unsentimental prose captures the passages of daughters...

Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, NPR and THE ROOT Named A 2017 BEST SUMMER READ BYVogue - Elle - Harper's Bazaar - Glamour - Buzzfeed - In Style - Men's Journal -...

Part of the Open Door series of short books for emerging readers. Kate is finding it hard to come to terms with her husband's unemployment. She and Bill are struggling to pay the bills. They don't have enough money for the children's Christmas presents....

A touching and emotional novel from the author of Richard and Judy pick YESTERDAY'S SUN. One woman who can't see her future Maggie Carter knows Victoria Park like the back of her hand. She can tell you what time of year the most fragrant...

Now available in large print--the first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon's beloved series set in America's favorite small town: Mitford. It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village...

From the award-winning author of A Year on Ladybug Farm comes the continuing story of three women who learn what it takes to turn a house into a home. A year after taking the chance of a lifetime, Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget are still...

First in a brand new series from the New York Times bestselling creator of the Myth and Phule novels. A low-stakes con artist and killer poker player, Griffen "Grifter" McCandles graduated college fully expecting his wealthy family to have a job waiting for him....

Over the course of thirteen long days, twelve assorted passengers, three rafting guides and one stray dog will navigate the rapids of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon together. From their early-morning rise on the shore of the river to the adrenaline rush...

Margaret Stuart, the proud wife of a prosperous Iowa farmer, sets high standards for herself and others. Happy in her marriage, she tries to look the other way when her genial husband, Alec, takes to the bottle. When Elspeth, Margaret's sister, comes to live...

Acclaimed as one of the most original talents to emerge in the last decade, award-winning author Laurie R. King returns to Folly Island to deliver her most stunning achievement yet--a breathtaking novel of suspense that explores the very essence of good and evil. Allen...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE(R) IN LITERATURE 2013 Ten superb new stories by one of our most beloved and admired writers--the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize. With clarity and ease, Alice Munro once again renders complex, difficult events and emotions into...

Train to Bethlehem follows 9 orphans in 1935 on their way to locate their new families in a small town at the foothills of The White Mountains in Bethlehem New Hampshire. A train trip normally taking one day turns into a week as the...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes an exquisite love story about Queenie Hennessy, the remarkable friend who inspired Harold's cross-country journey. "This lovely book is full of joy. Much more than the story of a...

Set in Big Sky Country, a triumphant collection of stories written with a comic genius in the vein of Twain and Gogol--from from the acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts, "one of America's best short-story writers of the last 50 years"...

As the wounds of the Civil War are just beginning to heal, one fateful summer would forever alter the course of a young girl's life. In 1868, on the barren shores of post-war Outer Banks North Carolina, the once wealthy Sinclair family moves for...