Family life fiction Books

Every Now and Then is a dual narrative of events which come before and after Iris Lee, 47, discovers a valuable objet d’art – a French military medallion – in the pocket of her mother’s secondhand mink coat.  It’s...

ERIC BRASHER HATED ME AND I WAS CLUELESS AS TO THE REASON WHY. I think he would have invented a reason to beat me up if I had not accidentally given him one. I did not hate him, even though he constantly made me feel stupid, especially in front of...

When they were young, the sight of Michael and Sharon's love could literally stop traffic. Not many couples have a record of the exact moment they fell in love. But Sharon's powerful photograph-a black and white of their first kiss-launched her...

When their tragic past begins to resurface, can he help her remember the things she can't?

The Importance of Gratitude is based on my own personal experience of how important it is to practice gratitude on a daily basis. It is about research that has been done on the benefits of making gratitude a part of your daily life. It's also based on...

A graveyard, fresh dirt, bleak skies--these are the things that Alice is left to fill the void of the passing of her husband, John. Her memories alone of their love that started in a small village in Kerala, India, is not enough to comfort her in the...

Four women, four stories, and a chance encounter that changes everything.Still reeling from a recent breakup, Demi, a Greek-American banquet manager, joins her mother, aunt, and cousin on a trip to Greece, hoping to clear her head, heal her heart, and...

Suburban love is three family stories of everyday life in the suburbs and where true love awakens them from their suburban slumbers changing their lives forever.There are fascinating portrait of each family.All well educated hard working people with...

 How many grandfathers have dreamed of having this kind of loving relationship with their grandsons? And how many grandsons have wished for this same relationship with their grandfathers? Follow the precious interactions between Declan, starting at...

At 18, Joey Sheffield left home, putting a history of sexual abuse behind her. Fifteen years later, she's summoned home by her sister, Rosemary, to attend the funeral of the man responsible for the crimes committed against her – her father,...

"Comedic Couples" is a title that captures the humorous and entertaining dynamic between couples in various everyday situations. It brings to mind the lighthearted antics, jokes, and comedic mishaps that can occur between partners as they...

Rhone Horne, drummer for the band Embrace the Fear, bleeds rock 'n roll.Being the son of legendary drummer Sage Horne, the first time Rhone picked up his father's old drumsticks, he knew he was destined to follow in his footsteps. But filling such big...

Now that the foursome have moved to a larger, shared house up on The Downs, Aiden and Nicole's seafront apartment is empty. But not for long as Aiden's son, Harry, seeks a fresh start after his surprise divorce. He also undergoes a trial to become...

In the early days, when Ben first met Paula, it was a meeting oftwo worlds-one brimming with hope and unspoken dreams, andthe other, serene yet oblivious to the life-altering impact it wouldsoon encounter. Ben's heart was a canvas waiting for the touch...

When Rosie Fields's mother dies, she leaves Rosie lost, lonely and orphaned. Or so Rosie thinks…When a Google search on her childhood home, coupled with a letter divulging the truth about what really happened to Rosie's absent father, reveals that...

Bohaterka książki doświadcza głębokiego kryzysu, utraciwszy wiarę, że potrafi zbudować szczęśliwy związek. Nie ma pojęcia, gdzie tkwi błąd, który przywodzi ją ciągle do miejsca, w którym - pomimo obecności drugiego człowieka - czuje się samotna i...

"Who were you?" is a question that has plagued New Zealander, Ros Mathieson, since the death of her grandmother.Her gran never spoke of her early life in Scotland, but Ros wants to discover more about her past. Working as a journalist for the Wellington...

Lachend, dann wieder sich die Haare raufend, bewältigt Ulla ihren Job und den alltäglichen Wahnsinn in einem Haushalt mit zwei pubertierenden Töchtern, dem kleinen Kronprinzen Fabio und ihrem sizilianischen Ehemann. Als das Fest der Liebe naht und sich...

Ce roman nous plonge dans la campagne de la Petite-Russie au début du siècle dernier. Pierre vient au monde aveugle ; il est chéri et protégé par sa famille et il va apprendre les choses de la vie qui lui sont...

Zwei Zeitzeuginnen melden sich zu Wort: Das Kriegskind Margot Skorupa und das Nachkriegskind Dr. Ingrid Stockmann. Sie sind Mutter und Tochter. Margots Eltern waren Widerstandskämpfer gegen das Hitlerregime, die Mutter als Zivilistin und der Vater als...

Unterschiedlichen Facetten zumThema "Familie" spürt die Anthologie aus der Schreibwerkstatt der UDL in Geschichten, Gedichten und Bildern auf.Die Verfasser gehören verschiedenen Generationen an und haben teilweise in altersübergreifenden Teams gemeinsame...

Irgendwann kann sich vielleicht niemand mehr vorstellen, wie es einmal war. Als guter 74er Jahrgang haben mich die Trommel, Sternrecorder und Röststulle von der Herdplatte begleitet.Auf des Flämings sanft gewellten Höhen durfte ich in dörflicher Idylle...

Das Leben des Peter Bork erzählt die Geschichte eines Menschen, der durch seinen Fleiß aufsteigt und erkennen muss, dass in unserer heutigen Gesellschaft nur noch eins zählt:Immer höher, immer weiter, immer größer! Wer dann auf diesem Karussell nicht...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation, Note: 1, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (Betriebliche Finanzwirtschaft - Abteilung für Corporate Finance), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit...

1348. A bone-sculpted angel and the woman who wears it--heretic, Devil's servant, saint. Midwife Héloïse has always known that her bastard status threatens her standing in the French village of Lucie-sur-Vionne. Yet her midwifery and healing skills have...

"The Age of Innocence," written by Edith Wharton and published in 1920, is a captivating exploration of love, duty, and societal expectations in the Gilded Age of New York City. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel transports readers to a world of opulent...

Souvenirs des vacances en Ardèche d'une gosse de 8 ans dans les années 80, en tendre connexion avec la nature et ses grands-parents.

What is chutzpah? Dictionary.com gives as synonyms "nerve" and "audacity." The word is Yiddish, and its roots go back to Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus Christ. The dog in the book's title, Lady, has chutzpah. She is a canine force of nature.When...

The author, Judy Kay, has written a compelling family story that will keep you in tears (both happy and sad). You will laugh until your stomach hurts and feel the intense urge of sexy romance.  Mary Ann is a divorcee and mother of four...

Is it ever too late to run away from home?Mackie Kinsella, recently widowed, isn’t sure as she boards a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Boston. She is fleeing the land of silicone and sunshine and returning to Shoreham, a small seacoast town...

A reclusive man in his seventies takes on parenting and protection of an abandoned newborn baby he found in the bush. They become bonded and she grows to be intelligent, switched on, and articulate. But, he has to keep her existence secret for fear of...

A free black man in London wanders too close to the docks on the wrong day. A woman gives birth alone in a barn loft near an Australian outback crossroads. A mother removes her apron, walks away from her family, and tells her secrets only once. A woman...