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The broken bough (Hallam Family ; #1)
By Nicola Thorne. 2001
In the early 1900s pretty Cathy Read is widowed when her husband, Bill, is killed in an accident and soon…
life is a struggle. She has three young children to feed and clothe: Verity, Addie and Peg, so when Cathy's eldest sister offers to adopt Verity, she reluctantly agrees. Despite a new marriage to an old friend of Bill's, Cathy's hardships only increase with the addition of two more children and, eventually, the outbreak of war in 1914. During the war, Verity becomes a nursing sister, Addie a teacher, and Peg considers embarking on a career as a journalist. By the time of the Armistice, each member of the family finds her life radically changed by a world with strange new values. 2001. (Hallam Family ; 1)The cadence of grass
By Thomas McGuane. 2002
This is the story of the Whitelaws, a family whose values are as far-flung as the territory they helped settle,…
and whose most recent generations have pioneered the landscape of dysfunction. A novel charged with the relentless and often contradictory claims of blood, money, history and love. 2002.The butterfly box
By Santa Montefiore. 2007
Federica Campione adores her father. No matter that Ramon, a distinguished traveller and writer, spends months away from their home…
on the Chilean coast; as soon as he's back, his daughter has eyes for no one but him. As she grows to womanhood, Federica attempts to recapture that long-forgotten sense of security in the arms of the debonair Torquil Jensen. From the sanctuary of a seemingly perfect marriage, she embarks on a painful journey of self-discovery. 2007.The Blythes are quoted
By L. M Montgomery. 2009
Adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death - usually not the terms associated with L.M. Montgomery. In…
this her last work, Montgomery brought these topics to the forefront, in stories featuring a grown up Anne and her family around the time of the First World War. 2009.The book of essie
By Meghan MacLean Weir. 2018
"Both timelessly beautiful and unbelievably timely."'Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant. A captivating…
novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the story of the seventeen-year-old daughter of an evangelical preacher, star of the family's hit reality show, and the secret pregnancy that threatens to blow their entire world apart. Esther Ann Hicks, Essie is the youngest child on Six for Hicks, a reality television phenomenon. She's grown up in the spotlight, both idolized and despised for her family's fire-and-brimstone brand of faith. When Essie's mother, Celia, discovers that Essie is pregnant, she arranges an emergency meeting with the show's producers: Do they sneak Essie out of the country for an abortion? Do they pass the child off as Celia's? Or do they try to arrange a marriage and a ratings-blockbuster wedding? Meanwhile, Essie is quietly pairing herself up with Roarke Richards, a senior at her school with a secret of his own to protect. As the newly formed couple attempt to sell their fabricated love story to the media through exclusive interviews with an infamously conservative reporter named Liberty Bell, Essie finds she has questions of her own: What was the real reason for her older sister leaving home? Who can she trust with the truth about her family? And how much is she willing to sacrifice to win her own freedom? 2018.The bubble reputation: a novel
By Cathie Pelletier. 1993
Grieving Rosemary O'Neal is just emerging from isolation after the suicide of her lover when her oddball family and friends…
move in and complicate her recovery. Rosemary retreats into a backyard tent for privacy until a troubling turn of events brings her back into the family circle. Strong language. 1993.The bridge to Holy Cross
By Paullina Simons. 2003
This novel resumes the tale of Tatiana and Alexander as pregnant eighteen year old Tatiana leaves Russia thinking Alexander is…
dead. She begins her new life in wartime New York City where she finds work, friends and a life beyond her dreams. Alexander, an American trapped in Russia, has been arrested by Stalin's secret police as a traitor and a spy. Will the fate that once pulled them together so forcefully reunite them again? Sequel to "The Bronze Horseman" (DC33084). 2003.The bonesetter's daughter
By Amy Tan. 2001
San Francisco writer Ruth Young discovers a memoir by her Chinese mother, LuLing, while she is dealing with LuLing's failing…
memory. After deciphering the Chinese calligraphy, Ruth gains insight into her family heritage that improves her relationship with her mother. Some strong language. Bestseller. Winner of the 2003 CNIB Torgi Award. 2001.The bluest eye (Picador Bks.)
By Toni Morrison. 1994
This book chronicles the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in 1940s Ohio: Pauline, Cholly, Sam and Pecola.…
Pecola, unlovely and unloved, prays each night for blue eyes like those of her privileged white schoolfellows. She becomes the focus of the mingled love and hatred engendered by her family's frailty and the world's cruelty. 1994.Séparations et retrouvailles (Une autre histoire de famille. #3.)
By Claudie Durand. 2015
Vingt années se sont écoulées depuis que Justine et Pierre ont osé relever le défi de recomposer une famille avec…
six enfants. Après avoir vécu toute la gamme des joies et des peines, le couple peut maintenant aspirer à mener une vie paisible et heureuse dans sa grande maison. La retraite s'annonce pleine de promesses et les amoureux en dégustent chaque instant. Plusieurs petits-enfants sont venus combler le coeur des grands-parents, qui regardent d'un oeil attendri cette marmaille gambadant dans leurs plates-bandes ou leur salon. Mais les petites familles en arrachent... Les nouveaux retraités, déterminés à soutenir leurs proches, pourront-ils parcourir malgré tout le chemin de Compostelle, un audacieux projet pour leurs vieux jours ? Avant ce pèlerinage, peut-être devront-ils s'assurer que leur amour des deux dernières décennies se renouvelle. 2015.Tante Irma (Souvenirs de la banlieue. #5.)
By Rosette Laberge. 2013
" Au sein de la famille Pelletier, les décisions des uns et des autres sont loin de toujours faire l'unanimité.…
Ayant besoin de tout contrôler, Sylvie ne manque pas de surveiller tout son monde de près. Les cachotteries de sa tante, les chums successifs de Sonia, le départ de Junior de la maison, le nouvel ami de Luc : tout est prétexte pour dire sans ménagement à ceux qu'elle aime qu'ils auraient dû agir autrement. Même tante Irma a droit à ses sautes d'humeur ! Entre une naissance impromptue et une autre attendue avec impatience, une visite imprévue et un voyage subit à New York, les Pelletier essaient de traverser les hauts et les bas de leur vie du mieux qu'ils peuvent. " -- 4e de couv.Ta maison est en feu: le cycle de Manawaka (Collection Coda)
By Margaret Laurence, Florence Lévy-Paoloni. 2009
" Un incendie ravage l'âme de Stacey MacAindra. Proche de la quarantaine, épouse d'un représentant sans envergure, mère de quatre…
enfants, elle est l'incarnation de la femme au foyer idéale. Or, elle est habitée par la conviction profonde que la vie a plus à offrir que ce rôle ingrat, cette routine aliénante. Prisonnière des contraintes sociales, Stacey se permet bien quelques écarts, de menus plaisirs, mais sa culpabilité la ramène vite à l'ordre. Elle brûle, rêve d'une autre vie. Pour échapper à la tristesse, à la monotonie des jours qui passent, à l'angoisse de voir sa famille s'envoler en fumée devant ses yeux, Stacey convoque des bribes de son passé. Après Hagar Shipley (L'ange de pierre) et Rachel Cameron, la soeur de Stacey (Une divine plaisanterie), Margaret Laurence donne naissance, avec la lucidité, l'ironie et la subtile poésie qu'on lui connaît, à une autre femme inoubliable, dont la voix peut à nouveau résonner en français après un silence de trente-huit ans. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The fire-dwellers.Tam-Tam (Romanichels)
By Pierre Gariépy. 2016
Valérie, atteinte de la fibrose kystique, est en attente d'une greffe de poumons pour pouvoir, enfin, retrouver son souffle et…
vivre pleinement sa puberté. Son père, seul face à la détresse de sa fille, prend soin d'elle et tente de lui faire oublier la maladie qui l'accable en lui racontant des histoires, mêlant réalité et fiction. À travers une succession d'événements, provoqués par une galerie de portraits plus grands que nature, le lecteur se trouve entraîné, pour son plus grand plaisir, dans une aventure fantastique dont la fin ne laissera personne indifférent. 2016.The blind miller
By Catherine Cookson. 1991
Sarah loved David Hetherington despite the social gulf between them, but marriage meant more than exchanging one way of life…
for another. Mary Hetherington was a mother who dominated her menfolk, and took against Sarah who brought life and laughter into her dustless world. Sarah, for her part, found that even the best people had their quarrels, and secrets they were anxious to hide. 1991.The blind assassin
By Margaret Atwood. 2000
Iris Chase is a lonely old woman who reflects on her life and on that of her long-deceased sister, Laura.…
Laura's novel, The Blind Assassin, won a cult following in the pre-war years with its sexual frankness, science fiction segments, and story-within-a-story technique. Spanning over decades, through war, turmoil and loss, the interconnected narratives spin a tale of devotion and deceit. Some strong language. 2000 Man Booker Prize. c2000.The blessing
By Jude Deveraux. 1998
When millionaire Jason Wilding returns to his hometown of Abernathy, Kentucky, he arranges under false pretenses to stay in Amy…
Thompkins's house. Before long he is surprised to realize that he loves Amy and her infant son, but she flees when she learns his true identity. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1998.The blind corral
By Ralph Beer. 1986
The Old West collides with the new in this story of family and territorial ties, set on a Montana ranch…
in the 1970s. Discharged from the army after an accident, Jackson returns to his home where his father and grandfather cling to their individualistic ways. His plans to return to the rodeo circuit and his girlfriend change when she finds someone else. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1986.The blind years
By Catherine Cookson. 1998
When Bridget Gether has a chance encounter with one of her neighbours it causes her to reconsider her future and…
call off her impending marriage to Lawrence. Now she finds herself in the middle of a storm caused by Lawrence and his overpowering family - the family that took her in when she was orphaned during the war. Now they are determined to protect their own interests, no matter what the cost. 1998.The black velvet gown: a novel
By Catherine Cookson. 1984
The blackwater lightship: a novel
By Colm Tóibín. 1999
Helen's brother is dying, and with two of his friends she waits for the end in her grandmother's crumbling old…
house. Her mother and grandmother, after years of strife have come to an uneasy peace. The six of them, from different generations and beliefs, are forced to come to terms with each other. 1999.