determined rise to stardom, her religious faith, her reliance on and love for her friends, her deep familial

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

Twentysomething Mae is spending the holidays yet again with her parents' college friends and their families

Now William has uncovered a family secret that shakes him, and he asks Lucy to travel with him to investigate

ancient-feeling, dark fairy tale of a story that takes place within a small village and follows an extended family

She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

Zetian's spirit has been crushed by her family for years and her feet systematically broken in order

She brings along her family members' musical instruments, envisioning a sort of musical pilgrimage (this

young interior designer, returns to the childhood home where terrifying events exploded and led her family He's hardworking and loves his family, and he isn't planning on going anywhere. But competition for his business is pinching his ability to help support his family, and some old, bad-news

Alex shares stories of the brothers' young lives spent in the Netherlands, to their family's move to

There are looming and worrisome money troubles in one family with a newborn that kept me supremely nervous

Adunni experiences tremendous emotional, physical, familial, and societal hardships, yet she keeps her

struggles to determine which reality of the multiverse is true and how the hell he might get back to his family

reluctantly ends up agreeing to transport a young recently rescued Kiowa captive 400 miles to her extended family

A rebellious young woman who left her Amish culture behind and became estranged from her family has returned

It centers around one family’s conflicts with crooked and powerful neighbors; cruel and aggressive Native

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

father (Emily's grandfather), who demands details of Emily's career plans; reconnecting with dear old family

overwhelming emotions, the pressures of the world around him, and his reliance on his now-wife and family

The characters of Ursa, Jo, Gabe, and Tabby, the ornithology story line, and the makeshift family.

on-the-fly policing; varied and horrific atrocities committed against Indians; and petty vendettas between families

Ava's family is gone, killed by war.

different lives, trying on careers, love lives, travel adventures, fame and fortune, and a settled family focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family

But when one of their group, Gentleman, comes up with a large-scale con, suddenly the makeshift family's

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

Are Only Half the Story by Jewel I'm a fan of Alaska: The Last Frontier, which is about the Kilcher family on to yodel (her grandparents came to Alaska from Switzerland around World War II) with her extended family

No one can be trusted besides the younger brother sleeping at Jack's back, everyone else in his family

fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or as twisty as some other Bardugo novels, The Familiar

Her grandmother Vera lived with her family when Abriel was growing up, and she grew up hearing tales

She brings along her family members' musical instruments, envisioning a sort of musical pilgrimage, and

fairy tale of a story that takes place within a small Russian village and centers around an extended family with Cold, Wintry Settings to Read by the Fire. 03 Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Miryem comes from a family So Miryem sets herself the task of collecting the debts owed to her family, earning her the reputation

Life After Life, Atkinson focuses on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family full review of this book, please see Life After Life. 05 Blush by Jamie Brenner Blush centers around a family

From Lahmajoun Flatbread prepared after a Beirut explosion in 2020 to Ukrainian Borsch offered to families

Family, pain, love, music, influence, trust, wonder, brutality, invention, discovery, loyalty, and most

analyzed political data as a hobby and talked endlessly with June and Nora about almost everything about families

found that I missed a more narrative arc here--I would have loved spending more page time in her daily family

Sybil Van Antwerp has written letters her whole life--letters to dear friends and family, letters of

predict their future—their career, the number of children they'll have, important aspects of their family

worked, nor did she (nor her parents) particularly aspire to become members of an in-the-know stage family

And (this part of the storyline may feel familiar) climate change is causing weather patterns to spin A rebellious young woman who left her Amish culture behind and became estranged from her family has returned

As he becomes involved with the family whose daughter and ward died, Captain Jim's endearingly strong

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

time, illegal--relationship, one that is sure to at the very least cause a significant rift in her family

They are all we have of our folks and the family we were."

She lives in a town where she's never felt like she belongs, within a family where she doesn't feel that

fascinating story that offered satisfying character depth and various permutations of Cara herself, her family

having a young woman’s desire to gain acknowledgment for what should be rightfully hers taking the family

But things quickly take a turn as pirates and other dangers threaten the makeshift family on the Wayfarer

experiences as a neurosurgeon, in the war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended family

a rescue mission arrives--decades late--to bring him to 2142 and back to another life with another family