family

High school sophomore Meg longs for a "normal life" instead of constantly moving whenever Lucie, her older sister and guardian, finds a new boyfriend, but after Meg discovers a family secret, she leaves Lucie and Hollywood, California, for Queens, New York, in search of answers and loving relatives.

Sampath Chawla's family thinks that he will never amount to anything, but overnight he becomes a holy man in their village, and his fame turns both his family's and his own life upside down.

The author presents a portrait of the people closest to him, focusing on his son Hikari, born in 1963 with a growth on his brain that has left him with autism, poor vision, and a tendency to seizures, but who has an incredible gift for music through which he expresses his deepest emotions to his family and loved ones.

A romantic and poignant tale of love and family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico. Includes recipes for dishes prepared in the novel, such as quail in rose petal sauce and chiles in walnut sauce.

"Scribner library of contemporary classics." Chronicles the lives of the monied Forsythes, whose sense of what is valuable in this world is constantly at war with their passions.

Story of the family of al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad moving into the middle of the twentieth century while the seeds of contemporary Egypt are sown.

Three young women find themselves easy prey for the sharks of show business when they are offered modeling careers; however, an incident with a famous movie star causes them to reevaluate their lives and relationship with one another.

Examines the conservative movement in America that has supported traditional social and family values since the 1980s and the Reagan administration; and profiles such groups as the Christian Coalition of America and the American Family Association.

Letters and diaries relate the story of three families who go West in the late 1800s.

Bernard Doyle, former Boston Mayor and father of two adopted sons, has done his best to keep his sons interested in politics; however, one snowy evening an accident triggers into motion a series of events that will change their lives forever.