Family Life
Fiction and non-fiction titles about families, parenting and babies.
The Beautiful and Damned [en] (1922) 
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
First published in 1922, The Beautiful and the Damned followed Fitzgerald's impeccable debut, This Side of Paradise, thus securing his place in the tradition of great American novelists. Embellished with the author's lyrical prose, here is the story of Harvard-educated, aspiring aeshete...
Genres: Drama, Family Life
O Pioneers! [en] (1913)
Willa Cather
"The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman," writes Willa Cather in O Pioneers! The country is America; the woman is Alexandra Bergson, a fiercely independent young Swedish immigrant girl who inherits her father’s farm in Nebraska. A model of emotional strength,...
Genres: Family Life, Historical Fiction, Romance
The Arabian Nights [en] (1909) 
Anonymous
Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening,...
Genres: Family Life, Short Stories, Young Readers
Little Women [en] (1868)
Louisa May Alcott
Little Women is an American classic, adored for Louisa May Alcott's lively and vivid portraits of the endearing March sisters: talented tomboy Jo, pretty Meg, shy Beth, temperamental Amy. Millions have shared in their joys, hardships, and adventures as they grow up in Civil War New England,...
Genres: Comedy, Coming of Age, Family Life, Young Readers
Anne Of Green Gables [en] (1908)
L. M. Montgomery
When Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables send for a boy orphan to help them out at their farm, they mistakenly get Anne Shirley, a feisty, independent but warm-hearted 11 year-old girl. Fortunately her sunny nature and quirky imagination win the hearts of her reluctant foster parents...
Genres: Family Life, Young Readers