Family life fiction Books

When two enthusiastic little boys, Conway and Weston, ages five and three, make a late summer visit to Grandma and Grandpa's country home, they discover something fascinating, something wonderful. Children and dogs can talk to one another. Really talk!...

When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson can't cry. Over ten years, Alzheimer's had steadily eroded this erudite man into a paranoid lunatic. Surely one's own father passing should never come as such a relief. Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband...

Africaville turns history into an engaging family story, one that begins in Nova Scotia and then travels across North America. It's a gripping and moving book. Jeffrey Colvin writes with such affection and authority. I thought of the fine work of Esi...

Remigio Selmi lascia l'impiego nelle ferrovie per accudire un podere nella campagna senese che ha ereditato dal padre. L'inesperienza e l'ostilità dei contadini, avidi e violenti per secolare povertà, rendono Remigio sempre più inetto e timoroso. I suoi...

A collection of poems to suit every imagination, everything from nature antics to life as a baby to an aging adult to the end of time. Adventures of all seasons, winter, spring, summer and fall, will keep you amused, make you cry, shake your head and...

At only seven years old, Ava watches her mother drive away and never come back. Left on a family member's doorstep along with her two-year-old brother, Blake, Ava holds onto the faint hope that her mother will return someday.Yet, her hopes are...

The Condition tells the story of a proper New England family that comes apart one fateful summer. To their dismay, Frank and Paulette McKotch's daughter, Gwen, has been diagnosed with Turner's syndrome--a genetic condition that leaves her trapped forever...

"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...

Maurice, a small-town librarian, dies one Monday morning in a fiery car crash. Finding himself in a very unexpected afterlife, he befriends Kit, who knows more than he should about Heaven - and about Maurice's life on Earth.Meanwhile, Maurice's daughter...

If she could speak to them, she would say they have exploded her heart, released firecrackers through her senses. She wishes she could call the police, the ambulance, the fire brigade, to arrest and anaesthetise and waterboard the bastards. So what...

The remarkable life of Rita Valiquette is depicted in this book. Her story is shared through memories, stories, research, saved documents and foraged materials. It is a great view into her ancestors who immigrated to Canada, and a resource for those who...

Tragedy strikes the life of Claire DuPont when her husband of nine years is killed in a train accident on is way home from work, leaving her alone with two small children. One morning, six months later, she awakens to find him alive and there with her in...

Love comes in many forms and happens to the most unlikely people. Where will your admiration take you next?  The year was 1977, when a prominent Japanese-American from New York City, Sorano Tanaka, strolled into the Irishman's Pub in High Point,...

"I was only five when a tiger bit off one of my hands. My mother filled a glove with sand and sewed it to my stump. Every year, she cut the seam with a miniature pair of sewing scissors and stitched on a new glove." So begins "Threads," the first story...

This book is about a real corporation; how it started, how it was ruined, and the people caught in the tidalwave of lies as they crashed on the shore of the American dream. Most men do not start out to cheat and betray, but greed and power corrupt those...

With love in their eyes and hope in their hearts, a couple begins the joyous journey of parenthood and finds themselves drawn into the tumultuous waves of postpartum.People live within the ebb and flow of life - among the changing seasons of...

In A Slice of Life, Another Slice of Life, and The Rest of the Pie, average people face extraordinary circumstances, their own veritable moment of truth. They stand at the proverbial fork in the road faced with choices, whether their own...

She's a lawyer with high ideals and high-profile victories to her credit, the only African-American female in a prestigious southern firm who's won the respect and admiration of her colleagues. Young, smart, and attractive, with a bright future, a home...

These short stories are purely fictional. Although in some of these stories the plot bears a modicum of fact, it has been embellished significantly to generate more interest. The names of characters are fictional, and any resemblance to real characters...