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Family Life

Held by Anne Michaels

May 24, 2024November 20, 2023 by Alison Manley

A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling author of Fugitive Pieces and The Winter Vault.

Categories Fiction Tags Family Life, fiction, literary fiction

The Observer by Marina Endicott

October 30, 2023 by Heather McBriarty

A spare and powerful new novel from the award-winning author of Good to a Fault and The Little Shadows.

Categories Fiction Tags Family Life, fiction, RCMP

The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Diana Stevan

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets, and a life-changing journey.

Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fiction Tags Domestic Life, Family Life, fiction, relationships

What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Laurie Burns

This timely and surprising novel about a family’s search for answers following the disappearance of their mother from the New York Times bestselling author Nancy Jooyoun Kim.

Categories Fiction, Suspense Tags Asian-american Literature, Family Life, suspense

Snow Road Station by Elizabeth Hay

October 9, 2023 by Lindsay Gloade-Raining Bird

From the Giller Prize-winning author comes a novel, witty and wise, about thwarted ambition, unrealized dreams, the enduring bonds of female friendship, and love’s capacity to surprise us at any age.

Categories Fiction Tags Domestic Life, Family Life

Lump by Nathan Whitlock

August 28, 2023 by Michael Bryson

A dark, satiric novel about a woman whose attempt to escape crises in her health and marriage ends up causing more chaos.

Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humour Tags Family Life, fiction, Humour, Satire

Eyes in Front When Running by Willow Kean

May 29, 2024July 31, 2023 by Alison Manley

Eyes in Front When Running is a quick-witted family drama that uses humour to tackle heavy topics, such as the crumbling of a relationship, miscarriage, abortion, infertility, and postpartum depression.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction Tags Best Books 2023, Family Life, fiction, Humour

Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe

May 29, 2024July 10, 2023 by Sue Slade

Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe’s new novel follows a mystery author with writer’s block from 1950s Montreal to rural Cape Breton, in search of much more than her next big story.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Fiction, Nova Scotia, Sue Slade Reviews Tags Best Books 2023, Family Life, fiction, Lesley Crewe, nova scotia, rural life

A New Season by Terry Fallis

August 22, 2024July 10, 2023 by Sarah Butland

From beloved and bestselling author Terry Fallis comes a novel unlike any of his others. A thoughtful exploration of aging, loss, family, friendship, and love, all with his trademark humour and heart.

Categories Fiction, Humour Tags Family Life, Humour, romance, Terry Fallis

What Comes Echoing Back by Leo McKay

June 26, 2023 by Ian Colford

A poignant novel imbued with music from the Giller Prize — shortlisted author of Like This and Twenty-Six that follows two social outcasts as they navigate through their traumatic pasts.

Categories Fiction Tags coming of age, Family Life, music, outcasts, social media

Desperada by Sofia Mostaghimi

May 29, 2024June 12, 2023 by Lori Green

In Sofia Mostaghimi’s sensational debut novel, a young Iranian-Canadian woman quits her job after her younger sister dies, and then flees her family, seeking escape and possibly transformation in travel, sex and drugs.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Fiction Tags Best Books 2023, Domestic Life, Family Life, Iranian-Canadian

The Loneliness in Lydia Erneman’s Life

May 29, 2024June 12, 2023 by Ian Colford

Winner of the Brage Prize, the most prestigious award in Norwegian Literature, The Loneliness in Lydia Erneman’s Life is a quiet, beautiful exploration of solitude and how we relate to other beings.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Fiction, Translation Tags Best Books 2023, Family Life, norway, Scandinavian Literature, Sweden

Rose Addams by Margie Taylor

April 24, 2023 by Alison Manley

Margie Taylor’s Rose Addams is an insight into the life of a woman who is beginning her third act, an empathetic and incisive look at the problems of those just exiting middle age while attempting to keep up with a rapidly-changing world.

Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fiction Tags Family Life

The Remembering by Susan Sinnott

May 29, 2024December 10, 2022 by Alison Manley

The highly anticipated debut work of adult fiction from award-winning author of crossover novel Catching the Light, following three generations of Newfoundland women.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Fiction Tags Best Books 2023, Family Life, memory, trauma

Unrest by Emma Côté

September 29, 2022 by Alison Manley

Brisk, observational, and darkly comic, Unrest is both a road trip story and a touching eulogy on life, death, and what we leave behind.

Categories Fiction, First Book Tags Debut novel, Domestic Life, Family Life
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