Family Drama Books
There’s nothing hits home quite like a home hit by tragedy, conflict or drama. These are the great hand-picked books that tell those stories.
Featured Books
Books of the Month
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How Hard Can It Be? Allison Pearson October 2017 Book of the Month An absolute belter of a novel, amusing, poignant, and hugely entertaining. This is a follow-up to the bestseller I Don’t Know How She Does It, however it could be read without prior knowledge... Format: Hardback - Released: 21/09/2017 
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Autumn Ali Smith October 2017 Book of the Month | Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017. From the imagination of the peerless Ali Smith comes a shape-shifting series, wide-ranging in timescale and light-footed through histories, and a story about ageing... Format: Paperback - Released: 31/08/2017
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The German Girl Armando Lucas Correa October 2017 Debut of the Month This ambitious and powerfully moving debut tells the true story of one of the lesser-known tragedies of WWII, when Jewish passengers aboard a transatlantic liner expecting to be given refuge in Cuba were refused... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2017
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The History of Bees Maja Lunde October 2017 Debut of the Month An outstanding feat of literary fiction in which three individuals - oceans and centuries apart - are indelibly connected by their devotion to beekeeping. This is speculative fiction at its smartest, and comes with... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/09/2017
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The Resurrection of Joan Ashby Cherise Wolas October 2017 Debut of the Month Surprising, vivid, and eloquent, this is a truly beautiful debut. Joan Ashby is a talented, award winning writer, and while marriage and family press pause in the story of her career, words demand access... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/09/2017
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My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent October 2017 Debut of the Month Make no mistake, this debut novel is startling and often painfully uncomfortable, yet it is a stunning, actually breathtaking piece of literature. 14 year old Turtle is strong, capable, different, she is also suffering…... Format: Hardback - Released: 29/08/2017
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Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan Where Jennifer Egan's previous book A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD was all brevity and ellipses in the way the varied short stories moved between genres and came together to form a whole, her much-awaited new opus is what one... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2017
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Uncommon Type Some Stories Tom Hanks A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories that are surprising, intelligent, heart-warming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is... Format: Hardback - Released: 17/10/2017
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Why Mummy Drinks Gill Sims This is a superb observation of modern parenthood that is a total joy to read. Gill Sims has been sharing the lives of Peter and Jane through the narration of their long suffering mum via her hugely popular blog and... Format: Hardback - Released: 19/10/2017
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Groomed Casey Watson Another fascinating and eloquent tale from Casey Watson, specialist foster carer to children who have difficulties settling in care. Writing under a pseudonym, Casey’s tales of her foster children highlight problems within our society today and the relevance of them... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2017
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The Stolen Bicycle Ming-Yi Wu A beautifully written, rather special novel, detailing the highly personal journey of a family through turbulent times in Taiwan’s history. A stolen bicycle sits centre stage in this story, in fact the bicycles of Taiwan are hugely important, which sounds... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/10/2017
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Secrets of a Happy Marriage Cathy Kelly A gorgeously warm, loving, and occasionally tempestuous tale set within a large family as they learn to cope with grief, new loves, and family revelations. Bess has found love in her sixties, Jojo is desperate for children, Cari is focusing... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/07/2017
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A Pug Like Percy Fiona Harrison Ahhh, who could resist Percy the Pug! A lovely, heartwarming story set from the point of view of an adorable little dog. Percy, abandoned at an animal rescue centre soon finds a new family, however happily ever after may be... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/10/2017
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Homegoing Yaa Gyasi Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel -... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/10/2017
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Invisible Women It's Time to Talk About You! Sarah Long Sharp, irreverent and very funny, perfect for women who won't put up with being told to step aside! If you love Dawn French, Sue Townsend and Veronica Henry, this book is for you! Format: Paperback - Released: 05/10/2017
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The Break Marian Keyes Amy's husband Hugh has run away to 'find himself'. But will he ever come back? The Break is a story about the choices we make and those choices make us. It is Marian Keyes at her funniest, wisest and... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/09/2017
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The Dancing Barber AC Michael Set in 1963, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and the Ukraine, this initially appears to be a story about everyday life for a family who have not had an everyday existence. The author states that the background to this tale is... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/09/2016
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Keep You Safe Melissa Hill With clever writing, this provocative tale is just so, so readable. Rosie can’t have her childhood vaccinations due to a medical condition, while Clara’s parents have decided not to vaccinate for personal reasons. When measles strikes both girls, is anyone... Format: Hardback - Released: 21/09/2017
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Cruel to Be Kind Cathy Glass Cathy Glass excels in opening a viewing portal into the world of foster care. She has looked after more than 150 foster children, each new book, written under a pseudonym tugs at heart strings, and Cruel to be Kind is... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2017
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Behind Her Eyes Sarah Pinborough February 2017 Book of the Month. Oh my word, this book is devious, twisted, and an absolute knockout! The story, revolving around love, passion, suspicion, and deceit, kept me teetering on a razor sharp wire of... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2017
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The One That Got Away Annabel Kantaria Another fabulously captivating and dramatic tale from Annabel Kantaria. 15 years after Stella and George last saw each other they meet at a school reunion, and a blazing attraction quickly begins to menace the order of their lives. Annabel Kantaria... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2017
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Practical Magic Alice Hoffman Everyone needs a little magic in their lives... and for the Owens sisters, magic is inevitable. Practical Magic is the beloved novel by Alice Hoffman, inspiration for the classic film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. Format: Paperback - Released: 19/10/2017
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City of Friends Joanna Trollope The day Stacey Grant loses her job feels like the last day of her life. Or at least, the only life she'd ever known. For who was she if not a City high-flyer, Senior Partner at one of the top... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/2017
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Barbara Taylor BradfordAllison PearsonErica JamesVictoria ClaytonElizabeth NobleCharlotte BinghamJojo MoyesNicholas EvansSidney SheldonJoanne HarrisKate AtkinsonMaggie O'farrellElizabeth BuchanAdriana TrigianiSally BeaumanAlice HoffmanAnita ShreveMeera SyalMonica AliAndrea Levy
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