Family saga

Long Island Compromise

I wanted to read this because I'd absolutely loved Taffy Brodesser-Akner's first novel, Fleishman is in Trouble, but I didn't…

3 months ago

The House of Trelawney

I do like a good family saga, and The House of Trelawney has all the strained relationships and eccentric relatives…

1 year ago

If We’re Being Honest

If We’re Being Honest, by Cat Shook, is a gentle, feel-good Southern family story, a mini-family saga packed into one…

2 years ago

Last Summer at the Golden Hotel

I started reading Last Summer at the Golden Hotel a few months ago, but I put it aside, because it…

2 years ago

Backlist Book Review: The Cazalet Chronicles

The Cazalet Chronicles is a five-book historical fiction series, by Elizabeth Jane Howard. The novels follow the British Cazalet family…

2 years ago

In the Time of Our History

Susanne Pari’s In the Time of Our History tells the story of an Iranian-American family. I just love a good…

2 years ago

Damaged People

Damaged People by Bonnie Rozanski is a New York City family story, covering events that are both huge and mundane.…

2 years ago

The Nest

In The Nest, the four Plumb siblings have been left a trust fund from their father, which will come due when…

3 years ago

Upcoming Fiction Review: The Latecomer

I loved The Plot so I was delighted to get Jean Hanff Korelitz’ new book, The Latecomer. This is a…

3 years ago

Evergreen Tidings From The Baumgartners

In Evergreen Tidings From The Baumgartners. whether it's a church fundraiser, party invitations, or someone else's marriage, Violet Baumgartner always…

3 years ago

Pachinko

Like in Go, Pachinko tells the story of Japanese-occupied Korea, and the Koreans who lived in Japan as a result…

3 years ago

Malibu Rising

I saw Taylor Jenkins Reid's new novel Malibu Rising all over social media, and although I was intrigued by the…

3 years ago

Favorite Family Sagas

I love reading family sagas, but it's hard to identify just what draws me in. I love developed characters, and…

4 years ago

Flowers in the Blood

I think I found Gay Courter's Flowers in the Blood on Kveller's list of historical fiction, as part of my…

4 years ago

The Heirs

Susan Reiger's The Heirs is a blend of manners novel and family saga. The story opens with the death of…

5 years ago

The Gown

I found The Gown in a used-book shop in Honolulu. The cover calls it a novel of the royal wedding,…

6 years ago

Mrs. Everything

I first discovered Jennifer Weiner when my college roommate lent me Good in Bed, so I've been reading Weiner for…

6 years ago

The Paper Wife

I finished this novel about a week ago, and basically regretted finishing it because the next novel I read just…

6 years ago