Family life fiction Books

"Every Moment Since is everything you want in a novel--a gripping story, nostalgia for lost childhood, exorbitant love, a deep sense of place, and page-turning tension." --Patti Callahan Henry, New...

The Abadi Family saga begins when a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story between a Palestinian and a Jew ends in predictable tragedy. The family flees to America to mend, but encounters only more...

Big-hearted, kaleidoscopic, and honest,The Enumerationsexplores the far-reaching legacies of mental illness and trauma, and the children left to pick up the pieces of their parents' emotional lives...

For fans of Tom Perrotta, Maria Semple, and Elinor Lipman, a dark comedy about family dysfunction fueled by bitter Trump-era politics, vodka, and a reluctant daughter’s guilt.Set against a backdrop...

A beautifully sinister, propulsive page-turning adult debut that explores themes of obsession, identity and privilege, about a woman who takes a job as a cleaner - but what she's really after is...

In a small town, secrets don't stay hidden for long. Another standout compulsive and thought-provoking novel from the author of the Richard & Judy book club pick, The Herd. The compulsive,...

'A beautifully written, gripping and moving novel about the lengths we will go to for the people who mean the most to us... I was utterly captivated, from start to finish' - Holly Miller *** If you...

'The novel Jane Austen would have written if Jane Austen lived in Brooklyn Heights' NEW YORK TIMES THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Searing, hilarious and poignant' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER...

Curtis Sittenfeld meets Katherine Heiny in this irresistible debut about mothers and daughters, the things we carry with us, and those we leave behind Los Angeles, 2001. Sonia is raising her...

When her life is unexpectedly upended, Anna escapes London - and her husband - for a remote cottage in the wetlands of rural England. She hopes the solitude might unblock the novel she can't bring...

'Elaine is not just a serious work of art, but an unexpected act of filial generosity' Guardian Standing by the mailbox in Ithaca, New York, Elaine thinks of her child and husband, an Ivy League...

On the eve of his wedding, young Alyoshka pines for an earlier love. Ilne chose to leave the nomadic Nenets community seven years before, moving to the city and taking his heart with her. Under...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER IF CATS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORLD WHICH HAS SOLD OVER TWO MILLION COPIES The fragrance of a single stem in a vase. The shimmering reflection of fireworks...

A death in the (dysfunctional) family - can they hold it together long enough to organise the funeral? A death in the (dysfunctional) family - can they hold it together long enough to organise the...

A bold and electrifying story of a family in which three generations of gay men in India fight for love and dignity against the currents of their times, from the critically acclaimed author of One...

A deeply satisfying novel of sibling rivalry, sexuality and spirituality. Breaking a long silence Oliver, a young Englishman, writes to his elder brother, Patrick. Oliver, the idealistic younger...

Bridget Jones is mad about the boy - the laugh-out-loud No.1 bestseller behind the hit new film starring Renee Zellweger and Leo Woodall. 'In an emergency, I turn to Bridget Jones' DOLLY...

Marian's the brightest star in the 8 new popular Penguin Picks June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday . . . And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a...

The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the depraved, delectable depths of weird fiction with nine books by nine pioneering women. A bad thing about dying is that I'm starting to feel...

The beginning of a gorgeous new family trilogy, a story of their love, life and home, of their beginning and their ending, over fifty years and three generations. Every family has a story to tell...

The critically acclaimed debut from poet Krystelle Bamford SHORTLISTED FOR THE SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FIRST FICTION ...

A swoony and spicy opposites attract age-gap romance, perfect for fans of Hannah Bonam-Young and Elissa Sussman. Sometimes love shows up where you least expect it - right next door. At 26, Sam...

From the NYT bestselling author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS and SANDWICH. One family, one year and a novel that reminds us what it means to be beautifully, messily human. The NEW YORK TIMES...

A short, claustrophobic, shattering novel about a woman unable to act to save a teenager in her care, by the mistress of sustained dread, Marlen Haushofer. Claustrophobic and shattering, this is the...

Celebrating 90 Years of Penguin Michael Joseph publishing the Mermaid collection: Fay Weldon's Down Among The Women with a foreword by Jenny Colgan \"Down among the women. What a place to be!\" So...

'Silvia is a character so vibrant, flawed, perceptive. The honesty of Maya Caruso's debut novel is equally hilarious and poignant.' - Melina Marchetta, author of Looking for Alibrandi At the heart...

A sweeping portrait of one Berlin family, spanning generations and two world wars Peter and Paul, the two sons of German businessman Harald Winter, are bonded together by a childhood trauma. But...

'The freshest, funniest new voice in fiction since Liane Moriarty.' Mia Freedman Meet three Mummy Bloggers - each of them followed, idolised, imitated, taunted and trolled online. Elle Campbell is...

Shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award How much should one person give to make the world a better place? How much can one family take? **The hilarious, thought-provoking...

'A warm-hearted and perceptive story that explores the meaning of family and the ties that bind us. I adored the vivid characters in this stand-out novel - young Alfie Bains leapt off the page and...

The Humpty Dumpty Club is distraught when their powerhouse leader, Joan Hargrove, takes a bad fall down the stairs, knocking her out of commission. Now, as well as running errands and shepherding...

It's late summer 1984, and Babs Dionne's hometown of Waterville, Maine is on the verge of collapse. A strike at the paper mill has dragged on for a year, pitting neighbour against neighbour, leaving...

VINTAGE VOYAGES: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Greene takes us on a wild, unconventional and enlightening voyage with an ordinary, retired bank manager...

The instant New York Times bestseller - a fiendishly clever, nostalgic, and tender novel about cherishing what we have while there is still time By her fortieth birthday, Alice Stern thought she's...

From the multi million-copy bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop comes a beautiful novel of desire, self-discovery and new beginnings in Paris and the French coast One night in a Parisian...

A powerful, poignant novel about three half sisters in post-war Japan, from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Snow Country With the Second World War only a few years in the past, and Japan still...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that...

From the two-time Emmy Award–winning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love,...

A stunning deluxe edition of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility featuring cover art by Anna Bond (Rifle Paper Co.), gold foil details, custom sprayed edges, full-color unique endpapers, and a ribbon...

A claustrophobic novel - like a pot boiling over - Piglet charts the gap between how people see themselves and want to be seen. Discover a deliciously dark and piercing story of food and secrets, a...

At her father's art exhibition, fourteen-year-old Tanja is introduced to Eg. Handsome and grey-eyed, he is a friend of her parents, a man who makes his living with words and sees something...

A New York Times Editors' Choice • A New Yorker Best Book of the Year So Far • A Most Anticipated Book of 2026: The Washington Post, Vulture, Lit Hub, The Millions, Chicago Review of Books In a...

Ernest Hemingway's last novel written before his death and his most autobiographical Hemingway's last major novel, set in the Gulf Stream islands, captures the struggles of adult personal...

The start of an exciting new series for fans for Richard Osman and Ian Moore, with a gardening twist! When Gill Swanley decides to take up gardening to fight the menopause she never expected it to...

A mortally funny debut novel of a mother's love that defies all odds, including death A mortally funny story of a mother's quest to save her son against all odds 'Transcendent and dazzlingly weird'...

Returning home might save the town-but could cost her everything. Orphaned as a teenager, veterinarian Charlie Anderson built a life on her own terms-far from the fractured family she left behind in...

Alice is only nine years old in 1910 when she is sent to the feared Coast Hospital lazaret at Little Bay in Sydney, a veritable prison where more patients are admitted than will ever leave. She is...

'Petronella McGovern consistently delivers smart, twisty page-turners guaranteed to keep her readers coming back for more.' LIANE MORIARTY 'The Last Trace has the winning combination of strong plot...