Narrow These Results
family, general(56)
friendship between women or girls(36)
troubled marriages(27)
widows(26)
mothers & daughters(23)
divorce & separation(18)
fathers & daughters(16)
mothers & sons(16)
friendship between women or girls(36)
troubled marriages(27)
widows(26)
mothers & daughters(23)
divorce & separation(18)
fathers & daughters(16)
mothers & sons(16)
reunions & gatherings (15)
friendship between men or boys (14)
returning home (12)
friendship, general (11)
pregnancy & childbirth (10)
family solidarity (9)
sisters (9)
aging (8)
death of spouse (7)
fathers & sons (7)
secrets (7)
widowers (7)
death of child (5)
grandfathers (5)
single men (5)
absent fathers (4)
death of parent (4)
dysfunctional (4)
illness (4)
infertility (4)
legacy (4)
abandonment (3)
absent mothers (3)
abuse, child (3)
abuse, spousal (3)
death of sibling (3)
decline of fortune (3)
leaving home (3)
single mothers (3)
crises (2)
cross-cultural friendships (2)
custody disputes (2)
estrangement (2)
generational conflict (2)
incest (2)
sibling rivalry (2)
stepmothers (2)
twins, triplets, etc. (2)
aunts (1)
brothers & sisters (1)
cousins (1)
death of friend (1)
family breakdown (1)
grandmothers (1)
grandparents (1)
in-laws (1)
infants (1)
orphans (1)
searching for parent (1)
friendship between men or boys (14)
returning home (12)
friendship, general (11)
pregnancy & childbirth (10)
family solidarity (9)
sisters (9)
aging (8)
death of spouse (7)
fathers & sons (7)
secrets (7)
widowers (7)
death of child (5)
grandfathers (5)
single men (5)
absent fathers (4)
death of parent (4)
dysfunctional (4)
illness (4)
infertility (4)
legacy (4)
abandonment (3)
absent mothers (3)
abuse, child (3)
abuse, spousal (3)
death of sibling (3)
decline of fortune (3)
leaving home (3)
single mothers (3)
crises (2)
cross-cultural friendships (2)
custody disputes (2)
estrangement (2)
generational conflict (2)
incest (2)
sibling rivalry (2)
stepmothers (2)
twins, triplets, etc. (2)
aunts (1)
brothers & sisters (1)
cousins (1)
death of friend (1)
family breakdown (1)
grandmothers (1)
grandparents (1)
in-laws (1)
infants (1)
orphans (1)
searching for parent (1)
psychological realism(72)
satire(23)
debut(12)
pastoral(11)
historical fiction(10)
social criticism(10)
academic novels(9)
life stories(9)
satire(23)
debut(12)
pastoral(11)
historical fiction(10)
social criticism(10)
academic novels(9)
life stories(9)
short-story cycles (9)
family sagas & chronicles (8)
novels of manners (8)
Bildungsroman (7)
multiple points of view (6)
picaresque (6)
road novels (6)
multi-generational novels (5)
novels of ideas (4)
short-story collections (4)
epistolary (3)
fables & parables (3)
framed narratives (3)
inspirational (3)
magic realism (3)
novellas (3)
postmodernism (3)
allegories (2)
autobiographical (2)
existential (2)
experimental, time (2)
literary mysteries (2)
novelizations (2)
sense of place (2)
symbolism (2)
tearjerkers (2)
Biographical Fiction (1)
diary novels (1)
experimental, general (1)
experimental, language (1)
experimental, structure (1)
fantastic tales (1)
fragmented narrative (1)
illustrated novels (1)
involuted, self-referential (1)
literary erotica (1)
literary suspense novels (1)
mythological motifs (1)
stream of consciousness (1)
unreliable narrators (1)
utopian-dystopian (1)
family sagas & chronicles (8)
novels of manners (8)
Bildungsroman (7)
multiple points of view (6)
picaresque (6)
road novels (6)
multi-generational novels (5)
novels of ideas (4)
short-story collections (4)
epistolary (3)
fables & parables (3)
framed narratives (3)
inspirational (3)
magic realism (3)
novellas (3)
postmodernism (3)
allegories (2)
autobiographical (2)
existential (2)
experimental, time (2)
literary mysteries (2)
novelizations (2)
sense of place (2)
symbolism (2)
tearjerkers (2)
Biographical Fiction (1)
diary novels (1)
experimental, general (1)
experimental, language (1)
experimental, structure (1)
fantastic tales (1)
fragmented narrative (1)
illustrated novels (1)
involuted, self-referential (1)
literary erotica (1)
literary suspense novels (1)
mythological motifs (1)
stream of consciousness (1)
unreliable narrators (1)
utopian-dystopian (1)
love stories(84)
adultery(32)
marriage(31)
second time around(28)
affairs & romances(27)
old flames(27)
age difference(23)
love triangles(15)
adultery(32)
marriage(31)
second time around(28)
affairs & romances(27)
old flames(27)
age difference(23)
love triangles(15)
courtship & suitors (14)
divorce, from wife's view (14)
infidelity (11)
sex, general (10)
troubled relationships (10)
sexual adventures (9)
lust (8)
unrequited (8)
class difference (6)
obsession, sexual (6)
searching (6)
divorce, from husband's view (5)
jealousy (5)
death of beloved (4)
sexual awakening (4)
teacher-student (4)
first love (3)
heartbreak (3)
seduction (3)
cross-cultural (2)
divorce, general (2)
forbidden love (2)
soul mates (2)
elopement (1)
engagement, getting married (1)
impotence (1)
living together, cohabitating (1)
mad love/l'amour fou (1)
marriages of convenience (1)
sexual identity, confusion (1)
divorce, from wife's view (14)
infidelity (11)
sex, general (10)
troubled relationships (10)
sexual adventures (9)
lust (8)
unrequited (8)
class difference (6)
obsession, sexual (6)
searching (6)
divorce, from husband's view (5)
jealousy (5)
death of beloved (4)
sexual awakening (4)
teacher-student (4)
first love (3)
heartbreak (3)
seduction (3)
cross-cultural (2)
divorce, general (2)
forbidden love (2)
soul mates (2)
elopement (1)
engagement, getting married (1)
impotence (1)
living together, cohabitating (1)
mad love/l'amour fou (1)
marriages of convenience (1)
sexual identity, confusion (1)
writers(26)
spinsters(15)
middle class(13)
doctors, physicians(11)
musicians(11)
bourgeoisie(8)
social climbers, upstarts, & parvenus(8)
aristocrats(7)
spinsters(15)
middle class(13)
doctors, physicians(11)
musicians(11)
bourgeoisie(8)
social climbers, upstarts, & parvenus(8)
aristocrats(7)
artists (7)
expatriates (7)
intellectuals (7)
antiheroes (6)
servants & domestics (6)
teenagers (6)
travelers (6)
upper class (6)
villains (6)
dreamers (5)
eccentrics (5)
models (5)
exiles & emigres (4)
odd couples & mismatched pairs (4)
sailors (4)
adventurers & daredevils (3)
bartenders (3)
charmers (3)
clergy, general (3)
gay men (3)
hustlers & con artists (3)
jilted lovers (3)
lesbians (3)
loners (3)
mentors (3)
nurses (3)
politicians (3)
runaways (3)
singers (3)
tourists (3)
detectives (2)
gossips (2)
heirs (2)
hoboes & tramps (2)
low-lifes (2)
matriarchs (2)
merry widows & gay divorcees (2)
ministers (2)
mixed race (2)
single young women (2)
veterans, Vietnam (2)
veterans, general (2)
Americans abroad (1)
Byronic (1)
accountants (1)
biographers (1)
bohemians (1)
cads & rakes (1)
child prodigies (1)
courtesans (1)
cowboys (1)
dentists (1)
femmes du monde (1)
femmes fatales (1)
flibbertigibbets (1)
fugitives & escapees (1)
funeral directors & undertakers (1)
healers (1)
historical figures (1)
housewives (1)
illegal aliens (1)
journalists (1)
liars (1)
martyrs (1)
masochists (1)
missionaries (1)
mythical beings (1)
philosophers (1)
poor whites (1)
priests (1)
prostitutes, call girls, & escorts (1)
psychiatrists (1)
psychologists (1)
recluses (1)
revolutionaries (1)
rock stars (1)
scientists (1)
spies (1)
star-crossed lovers (1)
transvestites, transgenderists (1)
tycoons (1)
victims (1)
working class (1)
yuppies (1)
expatriates (7)
intellectuals (7)
antiheroes (6)
servants & domestics (6)
teenagers (6)
travelers (6)
upper class (6)
villains (6)
dreamers (5)
eccentrics (5)
models (5)
exiles & emigres (4)
odd couples & mismatched pairs (4)
sailors (4)
adventurers & daredevils (3)
bartenders (3)
charmers (3)
clergy, general (3)
gay men (3)
hustlers & con artists (3)
jilted lovers (3)
lesbians (3)
loners (3)
mentors (3)
nurses (3)
politicians (3)
runaways (3)
singers (3)
tourists (3)
detectives (2)
gossips (2)
heirs (2)
hoboes & tramps (2)
low-lifes (2)
matriarchs (2)
merry widows & gay divorcees (2)
ministers (2)
mixed race (2)
single young women (2)
veterans, Vietnam (2)
veterans, general (2)
Americans abroad (1)
Byronic (1)
accountants (1)
biographers (1)
bohemians (1)
cads & rakes (1)
child prodigies (1)
courtesans (1)
cowboys (1)
dentists (1)
femmes du monde (1)
femmes fatales (1)
flibbertigibbets (1)
fugitives & escapees (1)
funeral directors & undertakers (1)
healers (1)
historical figures (1)
housewives (1)
illegal aliens (1)
journalists (1)
liars (1)
martyrs (1)
masochists (1)
missionaries (1)
mythical beings (1)
philosophers (1)
poor whites (1)
priests (1)
prostitutes, call girls, & escorts (1)
psychiatrists (1)
psychologists (1)
recluses (1)
revolutionaries (1)
rock stars (1)
scientists (1)
spies (1)
star-crossed lovers (1)
transvestites, transgenderists (1)
tycoons (1)
victims (1)
working class (1)
yuppies (1)
Elizabeth Berg(9)
Anita Brookner(7)
Nicholas Sparks(7)
Sinclair Lewis(7)
Elizabeth Gaskell(6)
Henry James(6)
John Updike(6)
Anita Shreve(5)
Anita Brookner(7)
Nicholas Sparks(7)
Sinclair Lewis(7)
Elizabeth Gaskell(6)
Henry James(6)
John Updike(6)
Anita Shreve(5)
Saul Bellow (5)
William Dean Howells (5)
Barbara Pym (4)
Charles Dickens (4)
E. F. Benson (4)
Elizabeth Buchan (4)
Jill Churchill (4)
Louisa May Alcott (4)
Alison Lurie (3)
Carol Shields (3)
Charles Bukowski (3)
Danielle Steel (3)
George Eliot (3)
Margaret Drabble (3)
Mary Gaitskill (3)
Robert James Waller (3)
Adriana Trigiani (2)
Alan P. Lightman (2)
Anne Bernays (2)
Anne Tyler (2)
Anthony Trollope (2)
Carolyn Meyer (2)
Cassandra King (2)
Edith Wharton (2)
Ellen Gilchrist (2)
Esther Tusquets (2)
George P. Pelecanos (2)
Henry Green (2)
Hermann Hesse (2)
Ian McEwan (2)
J. P. Donleavy (2)
Jacqui Lofthouse (2)
James Danly (2)
Jean Rhys (2)
Karin Kallmaker (2)
Kristin Hannah (2)
Larry Brown (2)
Martha Grimes (2)
Meg Wolitzer (2)
Melissa Bank (2)
Patricia Gaffney (2)
Pearl Buck (2)
Philip Roth (2)
Richard Ford (2)
Robert Stone (2)
Ron McLarty (2)
Shirley Hazzard (2)
Terry McMillan (2)
William Kennedy (2)
William Maxwell (2)
A. N. Wilson (1)
Aharon Appelfeld (1)
Akhil Sharma (1)
Alexandra Marshall (1)
Alice Adams (1)
Alice Mattison (1)
Alison Fell (1)
Amanda Prantera (1)
Amos Oz (1)
Anita Desai (1)
Ann Linnea (1)
Anna Massey (1)
Anne Born (1)
Anthony C. Winkler (1)
Barbara F. Ichiishi (1)
Barbara Samuel (1)
Barry Gifford (1)
Barry Hannah (1)
Baxter Black (1)
Benilde Little (1)
Bruce Ducker (1)
Bruce Jay Friedman (1)
C. J. Critt (1)
Carol Muske-Dukes (1)
Catherine Brophy (1)
Celia Hawkesworth (1)
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1)
Christian Gailly (1)
Claire Cook (1)
Claire Messud (1)
Clyde Edgerton (1)
Colette (1)
Connie May Fowler (1)
Cynthia Ozick (1)
Cynthia Shearer (1)
David Gates (1)
David Grossman (1)
David Lodge (1)
David Markson (1)
David Unger (1)
Delorys Welch-Tyson (1)
Diane Johnson (1)
Dominique Fabre (1)
Doris Betts (1)
Dorothea Benton Frank (1)
Dubravka Ugresic (1)
Ed McBain (1)
Edith Grossman (1)
Elizabeth Adler (1)
Elizabeth Richards (1)
View all 241
William Dean Howells (5)
Barbara Pym (4)
Charles Dickens (4)
E. F. Benson (4)
Elizabeth Buchan (4)
Jill Churchill (4)
Louisa May Alcott (4)
Alison Lurie (3)
Carol Shields (3)
Charles Bukowski (3)
Danielle Steel (3)
George Eliot (3)
Margaret Drabble (3)
Mary Gaitskill (3)
Robert James Waller (3)
Adriana Trigiani (2)
Alan P. Lightman (2)
Anne Bernays (2)
Anne Tyler (2)
Anthony Trollope (2)
Carolyn Meyer (2)
Cassandra King (2)
Edith Wharton (2)
Ellen Gilchrist (2)
Esther Tusquets (2)
George P. Pelecanos (2)
Henry Green (2)
Hermann Hesse (2)
Ian McEwan (2)
J. P. Donleavy (2)
Jacqui Lofthouse (2)
James Danly (2)
Jean Rhys (2)
Karin Kallmaker (2)
Kristin Hannah (2)
Larry Brown (2)
Martha Grimes (2)
Meg Wolitzer (2)
Melissa Bank (2)
Patricia Gaffney (2)
Pearl Buck (2)
Philip Roth (2)
Richard Ford (2)
Robert Stone (2)
Ron McLarty (2)
Shirley Hazzard (2)
Terry McMillan (2)
William Kennedy (2)
William Maxwell (2)
A. N. Wilson (1)
Aharon Appelfeld (1)
Akhil Sharma (1)
Alexandra Marshall (1)
Alice Adams (1)
Alice Mattison (1)
Alison Fell (1)
Amanda Prantera (1)
Amos Oz (1)
Anita Desai (1)
Ann Linnea (1)
Anna Massey (1)
Anne Born (1)
Anthony C. Winkler (1)
Barbara F. Ichiishi (1)
Barbara Samuel (1)
Barry Gifford (1)
Barry Hannah (1)
Baxter Black (1)
Benilde Little (1)
Bruce Ducker (1)
Bruce Jay Friedman (1)
C. J. Critt (1)
Carol Muske-Dukes (1)
Catherine Brophy (1)
Celia Hawkesworth (1)
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1)
Christian Gailly (1)
Claire Cook (1)
Claire Messud (1)
Clyde Edgerton (1)
Colette (1)
Connie May Fowler (1)
Cynthia Ozick (1)
Cynthia Shearer (1)
David Gates (1)
David Grossman (1)
David Lodge (1)
David Markson (1)
David Unger (1)
Delorys Welch-Tyson (1)
Diane Johnson (1)
Dominique Fabre (1)
Doris Betts (1)
Dorothea Benton Frank (1)
Dubravka Ugresic (1)
Ed McBain (1)
Edith Grossman (1)
Elizabeth Adler (1)
Elizabeth Richards (1)
View all 241
BookCloseOut(82)
eBay(269)
bookbyte(9)
BarnesandNoble.com(152)
BookHolders(18)
Alibris(339)
Amazon Marketplace(259)
Amazon(248)
eBay(269)
bookbyte(9)
BarnesandNoble.com(152)
BookHolders(18)
Alibris(339)
Amazon Marketplace(259)
Amazon(248)