18 books like Family ties

What to read after Family ties — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Monsters of Templeton

The Monsters of Templeton Lauren Groff · 1998 · ★ 3.9 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate A rollicking memoir by one of the greatest (and most outrageous) supermodels of the 1970s.Janice Dickinson was not only the first of the supermodels, she endured a nightmarishly traumatic childhood at the hands of a sadistic, sexually and emotionally abusive father, and emerged in the early 1970s as the first lush-lipped 'exotic' brunette to break into a modelling world dominated by sunny… Shares Parent and adult child, Single women, New york

Define Normal Julie Anne Peters · 2000 · ★ 3.7 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Now in its fourth hardcover printing, Define "Normal" has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. This is a thoughtful, wry story about two girls--a "punk" and a "priss"--who find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program, and discover that they have some surprising things in common. A brand-new reading-group guide written by the author is included in the back of this paperback edition. Shares Parent-child relationship, Parent and child

Canto for a Gypsy

Canto for a Gypsy Martin Cruz Smith · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey is back in one of Martin Cruz Smith's most beloved novels--​the exciting and fast-paced Canto for a Gypsy . The priceless Royal Crown of Hungary is on display in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Guarded by many, including the NYPD and the gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey, a heist is impossible. But everybody wants the legendary Crown of Saint Stephen. The… Shares New york

Mystery Ranch Gertrude Chandler Warner · 1958 · ★ 3.7 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Violet and Jessie begin an adventure when they journey to Centerville to keep Aunt Jane company on the family ranch. Shares Aunts, Orphans

Only Dead on the Inside James Breakwell · 2017 · ★ 4.2 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate 1 online resource Shares Parenting

Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 129p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Leigh Botts writes letters to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. Following Mr. Henshaw's recommendation, he starts to keep a diary. Through his letters and diary entries, a picture emerges of a growing boy trying to adjust to new situations, particularly to his parents' divorce. ***Dear Mr. Henshaw*** is a juvenile epistolary novel by Beverly Cleary and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky that was… Shares Parent-child relationship, Parent and child

The Magnolia Palace

The Magnolia Palace Fiona Davis · 2022 · ★ 4.0 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions.Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter's life has completely fallen apart. For… Shares New york

The Long Road Home Danielle Steel · 1996 · ★ 4.1 · 411p · ≈ 13h · Moderate From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, seven-year-old Gabriella watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan home. The click, click click of her mother's high heels strikes terror into her heart, as she has been told that she is to blame for her mother's rage - and her father's failure to protect her. Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal and pain, and… Shares Parent and child, New york

The redemption of Sarah Cain Beverly Lewis · 2000 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A thoroughly modern woman, Sarah Cain has long disdained her sister's Plain lifestyle. But when news comes of her sister's death, Sarah is stunned to learn she has been named guardian of her children. How can Sarah sacrifice her successful career and a life she enjoys to raise five Amish orphans she barely knows? Besides, Sarah is harboring a secret grief of her own...Will the sorrow that divides… Shares Aunts, Orphans

Long Gone

Long Gone Alafair Burke · 2011 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate After months of unemployment, Alice Humphrey lands her dream job - managing a Manhattan art gallery near the trendy Meatpacking District. According to recruiter Drew Campbell, the gallery is a passion of its anonymous owner, who remains uninvolved in its daily operations. When Alice arrives one morning, she walks into a nightmare: the gallery is empty, except for the dead body of Drew. Before she… Shares New york

Pollyanna Eleanor Hodgman Porter · 1912 · ★ 4.0 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Moderate An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness. Pollyanna knows the secret to finding a smile -- even when really bad things happen. From the moment she arrives in Beldingsville, she shares her Glad Game with everyone… Shares Aunts, Orphans

Murder in the Ball Park

Murder in the Ball Park Robert Goldsborough · 2014 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A killer hiding among the crowd at a Dodgers-Giants game forces Nero Wolfe to step up to the plate in this "superb" mystery (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Archie Goodwin and Saul Panzer have ventured into the wilds of northern Manhattan to watch the Giants take on the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds. The national anthem is just winding down when Panzer spies a notable in the box seats:… Shares New york

Big Girl Danielle Steel · 1911 · ★ 3.7 · 386p · ≈ 12h · Moderate In this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family. A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious L.A. Her father, Jim, is tall and slender, and… Shares Parent-child relationship, Parent and child

Girl Meets Boy Ali Smith · 2007 · ★ 3.8 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Girl meets boy. It's a story as old as time. But what happens when an old story meets a brand new set of circumstances? Ali Smith's re-mix of Ovid's most joyful metamorphosis is a story about the kind of fluidity that can't be bottled and sold. It is about girls and boys, girls and girls, love and transformation, a story of puns and doubles, reversals and revelations. Funny and fresh, poetic and… Shares Parent and child

Out of the night that covers me Pat Cunningham Devoto · 2001 · ★ 4.2 · 434p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In Bainbridge, Alabama, eight-year-old John Gallatin McMillan III has been the center of his mother's world, cloistered and pampered, until she unexpectedly dies. Taken away by his one remaining relative, his mother's sister, John soon learns that the new home awaiting him in Lower Peach Tree is a run-down tenant farm in the heart of the Alabama Black Belt. There he is thrust into a life alien to… Shares Aunts, Orphans

Midnight Whispers V.C. Andrews · 1991 · ★ 3.9 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate HAPPY AND INNOCENT, DAWN'S DAUGHTER CHRISTIE HAS GROWN UP IN THE SAFEST, MOST LOVING OF HOMES ... Yet Christie can't help feeling as if a dark cloud hovers over Cutler's Cove ... a cloud whose origins lie in her family's troubled history, and the many questions no one, not even Dawn, will answer. Only one person can always chase away her blues: Gavin, Daddy Jimmy's young and handsome… Shares Orphans, New york

Dearly Departed Lia Habel · 2011 · ★ 4.1 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Orphans with this book.

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes Lawrence Block · 1986 · ★ 4.0 · 261p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In the dark days, in a sad and lonely place, ex-cop Matt Scudder is drinking his life away -- and doing "favors" for pay for his ginmill cronies. But when three such assignments flow together in dangerous and disturbing ways, he'll need to change his priorities from boozing to surviving. Shares New york

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