Family life fiction

A young woman will stop at nothing to achieve her dreams.

Bestselling author Lyn Andrews writes a poignant and unforgettable saga - From Liverpool With Love is a tale of two siblings with two very different lives.

As a shop girl in a big department store in 1930s Liverpool, Cathie enjoys every day with her many friends and customers.

From the author of THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS.

The tangled lives of an East End community bring friendship, romance and danger.

When childhood sweethearts are reunited, will the same sparks fly?

Marriage in a muddle?

A chance for escape has tragic consequences.

One world war.

To a wounded soldier, a young nurse brings hope for the future.

Left to fend for herself, can Grace hope for happiness again?

There are some problems a quick wit cannot overcome.

Can two sisters forget the past and hope to be reunited?

When a bomb takes away all memory of her former life, can Nellie hope for happiness again?

From the bestselling author of THE RISE AND FALL OF A YUMMY MUMMY.

LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN NOT THE BOOKER PRIZEOne family, one town, devastated by one tragic event.

A tightly spun, atmospheric and powerful psychological suspense.

Magnus is haunted.

There's no place like this home.

When your family fails its MOT, it's time to look Under the Bonnet.

In the cold nights of the Blitz, her music warmed their hearts.

The war is over but for Lizzie Angel the heartbreak is just beginning.

War changes everything and everyone, but can love survive?

For Peggy, the war opens more than one door.

When tragedy strikes, will she ever find happiness again?

A family united by war.

Voyeurism, taxidermy and a hero for our times.

As a child Nora waged war on her mother, Maisie.

With the scars of World War I still fresh, the Dransfield family face further challenges.

Gillian Traherne and her mother Phoebe lead a remote existence in their grey, stone house on the Welsh borders.

Opening at the Hay Festival, and ending with the prospect of a spring wedding, Sue Gee's novel is a lively story of tangled relationships and the sustaining powers of good books, loyal friends and conversation.

In the aftermath of the First World War, the painter Walter Cox cherishes the place of his childhood to keep the pulse of his art alive.

A sassy and entertaining illustrated debut from Cathy Brett Pyromania: A mental derangement, excitement or excessive enthusiasm for fire.

Escape to the picturesque Devon countryside and rural Hungary with Emylia Hall, the author of The Shell House Detectives, in this enchanting coming-of-age story.

Selected for the Waterstones Eleven list for 2013.

It had all seemed so exciting and romantic.

An 'old friend' changes everything.

Who do you turn to in your time of need?

It's never too late to start over.

When Annie finds out she's pregnant, aged 44, it comes as a bit of a shock - after all, she's been celibate for five years.

War makes heroes of men, but at what price?

Can seeking your fortune lead to happiness?