Sunny Shelton shapes an oral history of two music idols, tracing their family lives, youthful experiences

Tytus Broz, a powerful drug dealer (an association with whom left Eli's family in shambles), is successfully increasingly able to see shades of gray, and who is singularly focused on the long game in order to save his family

Because I was back in my old stomping grounds of Maine last week, seeing family and old friends in my

The tone of the book is joyful and vibrant, and Abu-Jaber intermingles thoughts on faith and family ( multiple television series featuring Anthony Bourdain traveling the world, inserting himself into both familiar Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver "Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family lay out the baby steps of her shifting views of food and of her process for growing or obtaining her family's Reichl traces the roots of her interest in food, cooking, connecting, family, and the intersections of

the imagined, robust details of life on two neighboring farms and within two inescapably connected families

part of the close-knit network of community members) and a successful city doctor with an impressive family

once in the area, and she interviewed workers and guests from the Midwestern hub where hit musicians, family

A couple of cutie-pies, a long-lost family member, and some friends who are like family help her find

We were trying to build a machine that saved our families.

doesn't feel that way) short segments in varied points of view surrounding a Palestinian and an Israeli family and general hubbub, is the backdrop for the story of a few summer months in the life of an extended family There’s an undercurrent of concern about Hitler and his increasingly punitive behavior toward Jewish families

her older sister dies suddenly before her scheduled marriage to the ruler of Ferrara, the men of the families After her larger-than-life mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book faces the sale of the family

Rachel seems to know things about Helen's life and family that she shouldn't.

silver spoon; and Mathinna, the orphaned daughter of an Aboriginal chief, adopted by a white British family although that book had a premise that didn't really make sense, since the author seemed surrounded by family

appealingly strong young women split by time (and, secondarily, the complex male characters they each love as family

In Hartnett's tragicomedy Unlikely Animals, the author explores friendship and family loyalty, mistakes

Turner's story is inspired by her family's memoirs, and her Sarah Prine is a strong woman living on the In Wyoming in 1870, the Bemis and Webber families have no other neighbors for miles, so they're not only wives must face their hard feelings toward each other and forge an unlikely alliance if they and their families Her gold sense has kept her family fed and sheltered, but it's dangerous too.

banter and an opposites-attract tension in this heartwarming rom-com about divorce, trust, blended families

Donati shapes a story in nineteenth century New York City based upon an unconventionally built family

joy-filled partner; and tracks the grief and the resulting shifts within their close-knit extended family

, she spent months sleeping in a tent, cooking over a campfire, carrying out tasks essential to her family's and force troubling contact with humans; and circumstances highlight the stark contrast between her family's

The novel is about a family stretched to its limits in the face of the horrors of Nazi-occupied France

She's going to miss her family terribly, but she can't focus on quality time with them either.

I was also trying to focus on some of the things that bring me peace and joy--including family love and

rescue mission arrives decades too late, to bring him to 2142 and back to another life with another family She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

in typical mesmerizing fashion, with her usual masterful balance of magic, religion, love, passion, family

book; it's structured into 1,001 short segments in varied points of view: a Palestinian father, his family , and their experiences and loss; an Israeli father and family and his tragedy; migratory and other habits came to define everything for these two seemingly different but ultimately heartbreakingly similar families

Now Pip and Ravi are happily dating, her family has stopped worrying about her so much, and Max Hastings

together to try to find Owen; a US marshal and federal agents are eager to locate him and to pressure his family

The promise of better work and stronger education for the children lured Ishikawa's family from Japan exploring the brainwashing, isolation, and fear in North Korea, while building the stories of caring families and Lockwood herself takes on a somewhat unhinged tone while recounting off-kilter periods for the family

area wanderer, a sometimes claustrophobic but fiercely loving life lived under one roof with extended family

Danny's realizing he's also been unfaithful...and his roommates are kicking him out in order to start a family

, the haven found in books, and, ultimately, Mia's peaceful second chapter of life and shift in her family

Over time their eldest boys begin to fracture the family with unrelenting violence, destruction, and of her idea of a perfect family. The family descends into chaos; there is secret abuse, and there is always the dark, disturbing force The scientific community studying schizophrenia locks onto the family; with the help of the brothers The family's vast amount of genetic material--from both those affected by and those free from mental

dangers facing her crew, and must decide whether to prioritize her lost-and-found love or the makeshift family

well-deserved, sometimes brutal justice and the grace of redemption; and the depth of love in a chosen family The reader is privy to Adina's many missives to her extraterrestrial family--and their often-terse replies

cold, brutal winter as convicted murderer Agnes awaits her execution at a remote farm, living with a family

In small-town Kiewarra, the Australian community is shaken when three members of a local family are found

Ursa, Jo, Gabe, Tabby, the ornithology storyline, the makeshift family, and the (maybe slightly too easy Kevin Wilson provides some heartbreaking disappointment about family members' emotional limitations and loyalty, and he allows characters to craft chosen relationships into a beloved pod that functions like family

Slaughter's We Are All Guilty Here , Emmy Clifton is a police officer for whom the job is all in the family

about finding your true self, recognizing what you love, and treasuring friends who feel as precious as family

Sunny Shelton shapes an oral history of her two idols, tracing their family lives, youthful experiences

independent even as she is irritatingly, deeply reliant upon the kindness and care she receives from family

centered around Nora, an impulsive, hot-tempered, strong woman fighting for a hardscrabble life for her family the Australian outback at the end of the 19th century, Only Killers and Thieves centers around one family reluctantly ends up agreeing to transport a young, recently rescued Kiowa captive 400 miles to her extended family

heart of the mission here--and the loss of Amy caused the unraveling heartbreak and destruction for her family

The family farm in Nebraska has been foreclosed upon, his mother is gone, and his father has recently

, sure, but she's ready to be reunited with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family

in typical mesmerizing fashion, with her usual masterful balance of magic, religion, love, passion, family

Emmie is figuring out if she deserves happiness, and a couple of cutie-pies, a long-lost family member , and some friends who are like family may just help her do it.

It's a story of chosen family, a chance reunion, illuminating and poignant revelations about the past

In Dear Girls, she writes affectionately about her family, and those parts resonate.