Family life fiction Books

Grace Nobel, at age thirteen, had known little else but frustration and hurdles to jump in her short life. Still, her passion for calling horse races never faltered. It kept her grounded. Throughout the years of missing her father while he was...

Twelve-year-old Roberto Morandi and his siblings work hard to keep their family afloat as their parents, Maria and Giovanni, struggle to survive financially in post-war Italy. When the financial stress threatens their parents' marriage, a family friend,...

Don't miss this much-loved Australian classic that will have readers reaching for the tissues and not wanting the last page to be turned. The sequel Forever More, is now also available.***In the 1960s the rural suburbs of Brisbane should have been an...

"An honest, haunting portrayal of a beguiling, yet maddening family, who together come of age amidst the shifting morals of a country on the cusp of tremendous cultural change. With humor, compassion and a keen insight into the human psyche, Drinking...

"[An] eloquent, sorrowful novel....Readers of both Pat Conroy, on one hand, and Carson McCullers, on the other, will relish Newton's flawed characters and piquant portrayal of small town life." --Booklist (starred review)"Under the Mercy Trees will take...

"Elegant and engrossing....Henderson is a talent to watch." --Danielle Trussoni, author of Angelology "This is not a book you'll soon forget." --Sara Gruen, author of Water for ElephantsThe gripping debut novel from Litpark.com founder and Pushcart...

"Moving and thought-provoking and informative and imaginative and beautifully executed. What a wonderful story!"--Mary Jane Clark "This book is a must for anyone touched by adoption, or India, or the delicate dynamic between adolescent girls and their...

"In this funny and engaging novel, Amy Stolls shows us that real-life romance is rarely as clear-cut as it seems. The Ninth Wife is a vibrant, nuanced novel about marriage, identity and the moment when we realize that the shimmer of fantasy pales next to...

Shep Knacker has long saved for "the Afterlife," an idyllic retreat in the Third World where his nest egg can last forever. Exasperated that his wife, Glynis, has concocted endless excuses why it's never the right time to go, Shep finally announces he's...

"Allison Winn Scotch is the real deal and The Department of Lost and Found is one you absolutely won't want to miss."--Johanna Edwards, author of The Next Big Thing "Funny, touching, tender, true....I loved it."--Pamela Redmond Satran, author of...

"Laurie Colwin was the best kind of master: human and humorous, full of wisdom and love." --Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of All Adults HereIn these fourteen tales, Laurie Colwin explores love and marriage, friendship and loyalty, and...

August Book Sense PickA fading aristocrat and self-proclaimed 'scientist of women.' A purring, voluptuous siren. A young shop-girl enduring the clammy touch of her boss and hating herself for accepting the modest banknotes he tucks into her pocket...

A family epic laced with authenticity, wit and unforgettable characters. Liz O'Reilly has a husband in Vietnam, 4 kids under the age of 12 (and one on the way), and a burgeoning crush on the family priest. An unconventional love story. It's Summer 1967...

On the surface, Brandon Willard seems like your average eight-year-old boy. He loves his mama, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and G. I. Joe. But Brandon's life is anything but typical. Wise beyond his years, Brandon understands he's the only one in...

"With a dazzling mix of directness and metaphor, Prose captures the centrifugal and isolating force of grief. . . . "[Goldengrove is] a moving meditation on how, out of the painful passing of innocence and youth, sexuality and identity can miraculously...

Carl is a sales manager in a multinational company. After losing his job, he ends up alone and in debt.He starts visiting dating sites to ward off his loneliness. Getting carried away when things go beyond his expectations, he soon falls into a downward...

      Two men from different culture once had everything one could ask for, were now broke and down.       Murphy Wayne Bower was white and from the United States. From whiskey and women, Murphy knew...

In The Prices We Pay, discover the truths of the world told through the eyes, hearts, minds, and experiences of nature and the animal world. Fly with the vulture and learn her mythology. Run with the coyote as she finds her self. Experience rebirth...

Unser Fellknäuel namens Schnucki sorgt für Wirbel. Wundern, Staunen, Lachen - all dies vereint diese liebenswerte Geschichte. Scheinbar nebenbei entdecken wir alle eigene Themen, die durch unser tierisches Familienmitglied ans Tageslicht kommen.Wie eine...

In dem Buch "Für immer Liebe" wird die Beziehung zwischen Zate und Hannah thematisiert. Es wird erklärt warum die Beziehung in die Brüche ging. Warum er nach all den Jahren immer noch um sie kämpft. Wie einige Songs und Team 7,7 entstanden sind und um...

Das Leben des pedantischen Buchhalters Wilhelm Petermann gerät aus den Fugen, als seine chaotische jüngere Schwester mit ihren drei kleinen Kindern, Hund und Katze in seiner Zwei-Zimmer-Wohnung auftaucht. Lydia, das verwöhnte Nesthäkchen der Familie, ist...

Ausgewählt wurden vorrangig Kinderspiele, die mit außergewöhnlichen Erlebnissen verbunden waren. Die Geschichten widerspiegeln, wie in der Zeit von Mitte der 1930er bis Mitte der 1940er Jahre Kinder ihre Freizeit verbrachten. Es wird an Kinderspiele...

"L'envers des meringues" évoque ces pâtisseries délicates à manger qui symbolisent aussi les robes des mariées amoureuses de ce qui gonfle et brille."L'envers" parce qu'on plonge dans une histoire sur les cassures provoquées dans les familles par...

Louise, septuagénaire atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer, est placée en Ehpad jusqu'au jour où elle est ciblée pour participer à un essai clinique. Au bout d'un long tunnel, peut-être, le retour à une vie autonome. Face à cette perspective inattendue,...

Après la première guerre mondiale, la vie dans cette ferme est difficile : 2 fils sont morts à la guerre et le troisième est à l'armée. La fille passe son certificat et prend sa place dans la ferme. Un troupeau de moutons va de fermes en fermes et le...

People in the village gossip about Grace’s son, Alfie.He’s a lonely boy full of secrets, lies, and obsessive thoughts.How far can a mother’s love go? Will she ultimately sacrifice her life for his?Set in Nottinghamshire, this family...

Sometimes what we can't see is standing right in front of us all along. Get the book from NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart that one reader called "A heartwarming story about how Luc, a gay man, comes to his happily ever after...

A Small Thing to Want, the debut short story collection by Shuly Xóchitl Cawood, chronicles the choices people make about whom to love and whom to let go, their yearnings that either bind them or set them free, and the surprising ways...

In this fourth adventure in the Deadly Odds cyberthriller series, reformed hacker Arnold Gold is plunged into a race against time when he's hired by a prestigious Seattle law firm to resolve a ransomware attack that threatens its very existence. But from...

With a lucrative freelance career and a loving family, Deborah Earle has a life many women would envy. But her daughter, Amanda, is heading to college soon, and Deborah worries about having an empty nest. She thinks another child might be the answer. Her...

Hope, healing, and happiness live here A grieving widow tries to find a new path forward. A young woman goes missing and a surprise visitor has nowhere to turn. Is a walk along the moonlit beach offering happiness or more loss? Lily is still making...

Motherhood doesn't always look like the sentiments from a greeting card.This collection of four short stories explores the reality of pregnancy and motherhood, from the uncertainty of waiting for pregnancy test results to the strange feeling of not...

'Hypnotic, chilling and harrowing. Spiers has delivered a fabulous debut thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.' J.A. Corrigan, author of THE NURSEAnnabelle seems to have it all. The perfect house, a successful husband, a...

In a departure from her popular crime series, Jennie Finch has teamed up with her cousin, Jem Cooney, to tell the story of promises, hope and Woodstock, the little underdog who achieved extraordinary things.  "Puppy Brain" is the tale of two...

Julie Foley is sixteen when she and her family are evicted from their humble mountain dwelling in the Mayo town of Attymass. Their crime is rental arrears. It's 1847 and the potato famine has impoverished Ireland. Corpses of men, women and children lie...

The great Deedee is a furry friend of two brothers. All three go on adventures and have fun in their imagination. Deedee is always there for the two brothers and always creating stories of fun. Deedee is their best friend in the universe.

FBI Thriller! ★★★★★Special Agent Jack Stone and his FBI contingent are hot on the trail of a neo-Nazi group whose terrorist plot includes bombing an elementary school. The FBI assault team raids their compound deep in the woods of Idaho, but after...

A Small-Town Thriller! ★★★★★A mysterious hitchhiker sets kind hearted Tonya Anderson on a collision course she couldn't have imagined. When she drives him to Flint River, Tonya inadvertently introduces havoc into her peaceful small-town community. Soon...

“Vivid descriptions of characters and the beauty of a remote region of Oregon are the highlights of this work of literary fiction with distinct messages of redemption, forgiveness, and tolerance.” –Sublime Book ReviewJoe Wallace returns...

This historical novel begins with the adventures of teenage brothers Adam and Henry Baird, as well as Adam's future wife, Catherine Malcolm. The three young Scots venture separately, and overcome great peril traveling to America in the 1860s, leaving...

Against a backdrop of pagodas and enigmatic customs, Lidia De Campos-a mature artist carrying a private burden—tours a Southeast Asian country recently reopened to the world after a long dictatorship with a disparate group of characters; along the...

Comic and sad, poignant and absurd, disturbing and tragic, Merigan is the unsentimental but compassionate tale of a people and a world in spiritual disarray and moral collapse. Set in an Ohio steel mill town between 1960 and 1976, Merigan tells the story...

 “यूँ न जा मुझे अकेला छोड़ कर...लौट आ, ना जा मेरा दिल तोड़ कर...उखड्ती साँसों को थोडा थाम ले..पास बैठी हूँ तेरे, एक बार तो मेरा नाम ले" ...An emotional heart touching story with POETRY that describes the mental status, feelings and dilemma...