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Devil Is Fine A Novel [electronic resource] : by Vercher, John.aut; Graham, Dion.nrt; cloudLibrary;
This program is read by award-winning narrator Dion Graham. "Devil Is Fine is self-deprecatingly tender, often bracingly hilarious, and at its heart is a runaway train through the haunted house of us. And I loved it. Don't miss it." —Dion Graham From acclaimed novelist John Vercher, a profoundly moving novel of what it means to be a father, a son, a writer, and a biracial American fighting to reconcile the past Reeling from the sudden death of his teenage son, our narrator receives a letter from an attorney: he has just inherited a plot of land from his estranged grandfather. He travels to a beach town several hours south of his home with the intention of immediately selling the land. But upon inspection, what lies beneath the dirt is much more than he can process in the throes of grief. As a biracial Black man struggling with the many facets of his identity, he’s now the owner of a former plantation passed down by the men on his white mother’s side of the family. Vercher deftly blurs the lines between real and imagined, past and present, tragedy and humor, and fathers and sons in this story of discovery—and a fight for reclamation—of a painful past. With the wit of Paul Beatty’s The Sellout and the nuance of Zadie Smith’s On Beauty, Devil Is Fine is a darkly funny and brilliantly crafted dissection of the legacies we leave behind and those we inherit. A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; African American; Magical Realism; Family Life;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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The Idea of You [electronic resource] : by Lee, Robinne.aut; Lee, Robinne.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Solène Marchand, the thirty-nine-year-old owner of an art gallery in Los Angeles, is reluctant to take her daughter, Isabelle, to meet her favorite boy band. But since her divorce, she's more eager than ever to be close to Isabelle. The last thing Solène expects is to make a connection with one of the members of the world-famous August Moon. But Hayes Campbell is clever, winning, confident, and posh, and the attraction is immediate. That he is all of twenty years old further complicates things. What begins as a series of clandestine trysts quickly evolves into a passionate and genuine relationship. It is a journey that spans continents as Solène and Hayes navigate each other's worlds: from stadium tours to international art fairs to secluded hideaways in Paris and Miami. For Solène, it is a reclaiming of self, as well as a rediscovery of happiness and love. When Solène and Hayes's romance becomes a viral sensation, and both she and her daughter become the target of rabid fans and an insatiable media, Solène must face how her romantic life has impacted the lives of those she cares about most. Contains mature themes.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Contemporary; Contemporary Women; Family Life;
© 2018., Tantor Audio,
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The Family Recipe : A Novel. by Huynh, Carolyn.;
'The Family Recipe' is a family dramedy about estranged siblings competing to inherit their fathers Vietnamese sandwich franchise and unravel family mysteries. From the author of 'Fortunes of Jaded Women'. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Asian American; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Women;
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The Manor of Dreams. by Li, Christina.;
'Mexican Gothic' meets 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' in Christina Lis novel about the secrets that lie in wait in the crumbling mansion of a former Hollywood starlet, and the intertwined fates of the two Chinese-American families fighting to inherit it. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Asian American; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Gothic;
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The seaside sisters : a novel. by Kelley, Pamela M.;
"Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to write her second book after personal losses. Her older sister, Sara, still lives in Chatham, Cape Cod, where they grew up, and is married with four children. Once a dedicated librarian, Sara dreams of reviving her love affair with literature, but instead, she is stuck with too many family responsibilities and a fizzling marriage. When Hannah gets the chance to retreat to her aunt's oceanfront house in Chatham for the summer, it seems like just the thing to get her creative juices flowing. And she'll be able to spend more time with Sara, who is eager to find her way back into the workforce, to do something rewarding and book-related. The pair will spend the summer making friends, rekindling romance -- especially Spencer, an old acquaintance from high school-turned very hot grump -- and opening themselves up to the magic of books and the beach"--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary;
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What Happened to the McCrays? : A Novel. by Lange, Tracey.;
In Tracey Lange's new novel, Kyle McCray moves back to his hometown of Potsdam, NY to care for his ailing father - and must face the people he abruptly left behind two and a half years ago, including his ex-wife Casey. Full of love and hope and the strength of shared community, 'What Happened to the McCrays?' takes an intimate look at two sides of a failed marriage, and two people who must finally confront the awful pain of their shared past, or risk tumbling deeper under the weight they carry. From the author of 'The Connellys of County Down'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Women;
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A sister's test. by Brunstetter, Wanda E.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION; FICTION / Amish & Mennonite; FICTION / Christian / General; FICTION / Family Life / General;
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Christmas with the Mousekins / by Smith, Maggie,1965-;
A mouse family tells stories, bakes cookies, makes crafts, and more as they prepare for Christmas. Includes directions for each of the crafts and recipes for cookies.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Mice; Families; Christmas; Family life;
© c2010., Alfred A. Knopf,
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Real Americans A novel [electronic resource] : by Khong, Rachel.aut; cloudLibrary;
READ WITH JENNA’S MAY BOOK CLUB PICK • A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny? An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our futures?  "Mesmerizing"—Brit Bennett • "A page turner.”—Ha Jin • “Gorgeous, heartfelt, soaring, philosophical and deft"—Andrew Sean Greer • "Traverses time with verve and feeling."—Raven Leilani Real Americans begins on the precipice of Y2K in New York City, when twenty-two-year-old Lily Chen, an unpaid intern at a slick media company, meets Matthew. Matthew is everything Lily is not: easygoing and effortlessly attractive, a native East Coaster, and, most notably, heir to a vast pharmaceutical empire. Lily couldn't be more different: flat-broke, raised in Tampa, the only child of scientists who fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Despite all this, Lily and Matthew fall in love. In 2021, fifteen-year-old Nick Chen has never felt like he belonged on the isolated Washington island where he lives with his single mother, Lily. He can't shake the sense she's hiding something. When Nick sets out to find his biological father, the journey threatens to raise more questions than it provides answers. In immersive, moving prose, Rachel Khong weaves a profound tale of class and striving, race and visibility, and family and inheritance—a story of trust, forgiveness, and finally coming home. Exuberant and explosive, Real Americans is a social novel par excellence that asks: Are we destined, or made? And if we are made, who gets to do the making? Can our genetic past be overcome?
Subjects: Electronic books.; Cultural Heritage; Asian American; Family Life;
© 2024., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,
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Mothers and Sons : A Novel. by Haslett, Adam.;
A mother and son, estranged for years, must grapple with the shared secret that drove their lives apart in this enthralling story about family, forgiveness, and how a fleeting act of violence can change a life forever. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay; FICTION / Literary;
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