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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The Weekends of You and Me Fiona Walker September 2016 Book of the Month. Jo and Harry are both recently single. Harry has an 18-year old daughter from a one-night stand long before he was married when he was a major part of a... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2016 
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The Day I Lost You Fionnuala Kearney September 2016 Book of the Month. A mesmerising and eloquently emotional novel exposing the complexity of relationships and the hidden, the things left unsaid and untold. I adored Fionnuala Kearney’s debut novel, so was very much... Format: Paperback - Released: 22/09/2016
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Cartes Postales from Greece Victoria Hislop September 2016 Book of the Month. Three years ago Cardiff born Ellie moved into a small block of twelve flats in Kensal Rise, London. Her life is dull. She does tele-ad sales for a trade mag... Format: Hardback - Released: 22/09/2016
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Undertow Elizabeth Heathcote September 2016 Debut of the Month. A tension-filled family drama, which encourages thoughts to twist and turn. The prologue sets questions in motion, trapping them in the back of your mind, ready to pounce. A chance... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2016
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The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick September 2016 Debut of the Month. Gosh, this is an absolute treasure of a debut… and it’s full of delightful, delicious quirkiness. 69 year old widower Arthur sets out to find the truth behind a charm... Format: Paperback - Released: 22/09/2016
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The Loving Husband Christobel Kent A darkly mesmerising tale exploring trust, love and deeply hidden secrets. Fran’s life is thrown into turmoil, causing her to question her husband, her love and herself, just what is the truth? The prologue emits chills of disquiet, certain words... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2016
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A Boy Made of Blocks Keith Stuart September 2016 Debut of the Month. A brilliant debut from a fresh and unique voice, ‘A Boy Made of Blocks' is a book that will make you laugh, cry and think to yourself ‘thank goodness, it’s... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2016
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The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 Years Old Hendrik Groen September 2016 Debut of the Month. Poignant, moving and funny, I chuckled my way through this delightful (but no longer secret) diary from the rather lovable Hendrik Groen. Hendrik has reached the age where his... Format: Hardback - Released: 25/08/2016
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Because of You Helene Fermont September 2016 Debut of the Month. An emotional, yet simply told relationship tale, spanning thirty years and two countries. 18 year old Hannah leaves Sweden for a gap year in London, we follow her across the... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/08/2016
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The Autumn Throne Elizabeth Chadwick The third and final volume of this magnificent trilogy of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine starts with her release from the Palace of Sarum, Wiltshire in April 1176 where her husband Henry II held her prisoner for plotting against... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2016
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The Summer Queen Elizabeth Chadwick Overflowing with scandal, politics, sex, triumphs and tragedies, The Summer Queen is the epic first novel in a magnificent trilogy unveiling the fascinating and misunderstood young queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine - history's most powerful woman. Format: Paperback - Released: 19/06/2014
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Can I Let You Go? A Heartbreaking True Story of Love, Loss and Moving on Cathy Glass One to tug at your heart strings, this is an emotional and thought-provoking read. Faye is 24, she has learning difficulties, lives with her Grandparents and is pregnant. Cathy steps forward to foster Faye until she has given birth, the... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2016
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Look at Me Sarah Duguid Two years after the death of a beloved mother, a stranger moves into the bereaving family home. Adult brother, sister and hippy dad take in grown-up Eunice, a half-sister/daughter who turns out to be both needy and insensitive to the... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2016
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And When I Die Russel D. McLean A Maxim Jakubowski selected title. A tense Glasow gangland thriller laced with family saga elements with pace and strong characterisation to boot, McLean's latest novel raises him a fair few rungs up the crowded McMafia steps.... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/08/2016
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Dragon Games Jan-Philipp Sendker A darkly captivating, tense, and beautifully written tale, that explores fear and the innermost thoughts and feelings of hearts and minds. This is the second in the ‘China’ series, and I really do recommend starting with the wonderful ‘Whispering... Format: Paperback - Released: 29/09/2016
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The Black Path Paul Burston ‘The Black Path’ is absorbing and clever, with several stories and strands weaving into one thrilling and dramatic tale. Helen fights a feeling of abandonment, her father Richard was murdered on the nearby Black Path when she was a child... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/09/2016
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The Bird Tribunal Agnes Ravatn A subtle, quietly sinister tale, where the tension slowly creeps and coils around the edge of your understanding. Allis removes herself from her previous life to become a housekeeper for Sigurd. On the edge of a fjord in a lonely... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2016
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The Bertie Project A 44 Scotland Street Novel Alexander McCall Smith If you have been with this series from the beginning, and this is the 11th, you will be familiar with the characters who live around Scotland Street in Edinburgh. Mr McCall Smith is a natural storyteller who manages to subtly... Format: Hardback - Released: 04/08/2016
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The Light of Paris Eleanor Brown Two parallel stories, set in two time frames, where second chances and the links between two women flicker and burn with energy. In Chicago during 1999, Madeleine tells her own story as she flounders in a loveless marriage, she finds... Format: Paperback - Released: 14/07/2016
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A Family Scandal Kitty Neale An effortless and warmhearted read, focusing on the drama surrounding a family and their friends. If you are a fan of Kitty Neale, then this sequel to ‘Lost and Found’ will suit you down to the ground. Set in... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/04/2016
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A Suitable Lie Michael J. Malone Unsettling, thought-provoking, and absolutely riveting. He's not even 30, yet Andy is a widower, he has a young son and a loving support network around him. When Andy meets Anna, he can’t believe that he will get a second chance... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/09/2016
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At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier In her last novel, The Last Runaway, Tracy Chevalier returned to her American roots for the first time, setting her story on the Ohio frontier in 1850. At the Edge of the Orchard opens in similar circumstances: James Goodenough,... Format: Paperback - Released: 22/09/2016
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My Husband's Wife Jane Corry A thriller, full of family drama and suspense… this is a story that sucks you in and keeps you on the edge of tense uncertainty. The short prologue set my mind racing, the few lines on the following page, proceeded... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/08/2016
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The Ballroom Anna Hope A striking, eloquent and desperately beautiful novel, set during 1911 in a Yorkshire asylum. John, Ella and Charles find themselves at the edge of an impossible future, each decision they make, sets connecting wheels in motion. This is a fictional... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2016
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Set Me Free Hina Belitz A 17 year old Muslim girl relates this story of her childhood in Lahore, Pakistan, her flight to Clerkenwell, London, the loss of her mother, her arranged marriage at 16 and her extraordinary ability to pour out love. She clings... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/08/2016
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Cold Calling Russell Mardell A pointed, wryly amusing look at relationships in the modern world. Ray is a cold caller, he lives in London with his best friend Danny, and is still mourning the break up of his relationship five years on. Anya owns... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/03/2016
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Where's Sailor Jack? John Uttley An interesting, touching family drama focusing on two men in their sixties, their loves, their lives and their friendships. The first few pages provide a snapshot of Bob and Richard, of the twists and turns of fate as it walks... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2016
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Love in Lindfield David Smith Much more than just a romance, this tale runs alongside enticing snippets from the life of stained glass master Charles Eamer Kempe who was born in 1837. Kempe lived in Lindfield and associated with some of the most noteworthy people... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/06/2016
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The Forgotten Summer Carol Drinkwater Seductively beautiful and evocative writing ensures ‘The Forgotten Summer’ is hard to put down. A vineyard in France holds the key to secrets and lies that have been hidden in history. 48 year old Jane finds herself torn, she is... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2016
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The House on Sunset Lake Tasmina Perry September 2016 eBook of the Month. A stirring and intoxicating story of love and twisted secrets waiting… lurking. Spanning twenty years, this tale introduces Jim and Jennifer in 1995 when they meet in Savannah, before a... Format: Hardback - Released: 25/08/2016
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Modern Lovers Emma Straub A Maxim Jakubowski selected title. Summer might be fading over the horizon but Straub's new novel is a perfect summer novel for all seasons: witty, touching, humane and gently humorous. A tale of complicated relationships set... Format: Hardback - Released: 30/06/2016
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Florence Grace Tracy Rees A historical family drama to sink into, to feel a part of, to be surprised by. in 1860, Florrie, a 15 year old orphan, yet raised with love, finds herself departing the Cornish Moors for the centre of London society.... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2016
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The Unravelling Thorne Moore Thorne Moore delves deep into the dark corners of a mind disturbed by the wicked acts of childhood that refuse to stay hidden in this edgy psychological thriller. A simple, innocent moment unlocks memories that have long been buried and... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/07/2016
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Exposure Helen Dunmore A wonderfully tense and arresting Cold War relationship tale, stuffed full to the brim with suspense. Set in 1960, couple Lily and Simon become caught in an unbelievably powerful web of lies. Normal everyday life intermingles with the hidden, and... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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The New Mrs Clifton Elizabeth Buchan At the end of WWII Gus brings back an emotionally damaged German wife, Krista, to his family home on Clapham Common, London. In a bombed terrace his house remains unscathed yet possibly unstable. His two sisters are at home, one... Format: Hardback - Released: 11/08/2016
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