Family life fiction

Be Careful What You Wish For, the fourth instalment in Jeffrey Archer's The Clifton Chronicles, opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to hospital to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident.

A war that could turn friends into enemies, lovers into fighters .

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The Keys of the Kingdom is the unforgettable story of the Reverend Francis Chisholm and his fight against the snares of the world he has given up .

Kate is smart, successful and adept at making people feel at home: her husband Adam, her children, the guests of the hotel chain she works for.

The Clippie Girls is a compelling story of love, loss and heartbreak in the Second World War, by the author of the Fleethaven Trilogy, Margaret Dickinson.

There are some things which even the closest friendship cannot survive .

A compelling saga from Margaret Dickinson, Fairfield Hall charts the changing fortunes of Annabel Constantine, in the devastating lead up to the First World War.

The fifth novel from award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, named one of Granta's best young British novelists.

The Snow Angel is a deliciously dark family saga from Lulu Taylor, the bestselling author of The Winter Folly.

Some Hope is the third of Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series, The Patrick Melrose Novels, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

Bad News is the second of Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

From the acclaimed author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way, Rebecca Wait's The Followers is a tense and shocking novel about family ties and how much we can outrun our past.

Painting a candid picture of a family in crisis, Something in Disguise is a haunting, heartfelt novel from the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard.

The River Folk is a spellbinding story of Lincolnshire life in the inter-war years, by the author of The Fisher Lass, Margaret Dickinson.

Margaret Dickinson's The Fisher Lass brilliantly evokes the dramas of those who are born to the fishing way of life.

The Tulip Girl is Margaret Dickinson's captivating Lincolnshire saga about the endurance of true love in the face of adversity.

The Seven Sisters is the story that began it all.

'The multi award-winning Charlotte Mendelson is famous for whipping up the hottest, messiest family dramas a writer of literary fiction can .

Now a major film, starring Dennis Quaid.

Summer With My Sister is a captivating tale of family secrets and hidden rivalries by bestselling author Lucy Diamond.

Featuring some of the characters from Sons and Daughters, Jenny's War is an epic story of loss and heartbreak from Margaret Dickinson.

A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick!

The first of John Banville's novels concerning father and daughter Alexander and Cass Cleave, Eclipse is a lyrical exploration of memory, family and identity.

From the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, The Sea Change is a witty yet heart-rending story of a marriage in crisis.

As the First World War takes hold, a young girl comes of age in a troubled London.

From the lauded, bestselling author of The Cazalet Chronicles, After Julius is Elizabeth Jane Howard's funny yet touching story of a family brought together yet falling apart.

Based on a real-life scandal that gripped England in 1864.

Sunday Times Novel of the YearLonglisted for the Man Booker PrizeA magnificent, century-spanning saga about a love triangle that spawns a myth, and a family mystery, across generations.

Ross Poldark is the first novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series.

Winner of the Betty Trask Award, Never Mind is the first in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

Set in the epic years before and after the First World War, Chaff Upon The Wind is a moving novel of Lincolnshire life from Margaret Dickinson.

Winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial PrizeWinner of the Sunday Independent Best Newcomer AwardBord Gais Energy Irish Book of the YearSolace by Belinda McKeon is a dazzling story of love, family and divided loyalties.

A Richard and Judy Book Club selection.

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingFrom the multi-million copy number one bestselling author of The Women, The Nightingale and The Four Winds, Home Front is a provocative and timely portrait of hope, honour, loss, forgiveness and the elusive nature of love.

It is 1946 in Birmingham: the Second World War is over and three young women face a new kind of life.

As the pressures of rationing, bombing raids and sleepless nights grow, two sisters must decide what they really want from life - and if they're brave enough to fight for it.

At Last is the fifth and final instalment of Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

**Soon to be a movie adaptation starring Brad Pitt**Shortlisted for the Booker Prize'An intricate, magnificently readable novel' - Sunday Telegraph'Makes the senses jump.

It all began with a simple seaside vacation, a brother and sister recapturing their childhood.

Forgive and Forget is a heart-wrenching historical tale, from the much-loved Margaret Dickinson.

A beautiful, lyrical novel about love and loss, and grief and mourning from the author of The Woman in Black.

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTIONKate Flynn has always been a clever girl, brought up to believe in herself as something special.

Gladys and Annie Barnes are impoverished sisters who have seen better times.

Growing up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, in the '70s and '80s, Linda Hammerick knows that she is different.

At the start of his school holidays, Danny Delaney is looking forward to a trouble-free summer.

No phone.

A heartbreaking debut about family, love, grief and food.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Her Frozen Heart.