Have you ever wished you could change lives with someone else temporarily? In the Switch, Grandmother Eileen and Granddaughter Leena do just that. Eileen is about to turn 80 and is looking for romance. Her husband has left her for another woman and she misses...
Category: Family fiction
A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber
posted by: thathappyreader
August 11, 2020
There are some authors we gravitate to over and over again. You know, the ones that give you exactly what you’re expecting in a book. For me, Debbie Macomber is one of those authors. In A Walk Along the Beach, Macomber returns us to Oceanside...
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
posted by: thathappyreader
July 23, 2020
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan was a book that I had anticipated reading during this summer. While I hadn’t read the highly successful book Crazy Rich Asians, I had seen the movie and really enjoyed it. Lucie Churchill is a teenager when first introduced...
The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson
posted by: thathappyreader
May 22, 2020
What family is perfect? Certainly not the Millers – Beck, Ashley and Jake who have been estranged for years. When their Grandmother Helen dies and the trio get together for the funeral, they are forced to confront the issues that have caused them to part....
Family for Beginners by Sarah Morgan
posted by: thathappyreader
May 12, 2020
Sarah Morgan is one of my favourite authors. She excels in her stories of relationships, romance and family. Family for Beginners checks all the boxes and more. Flora Donovan has suffered hardship in her life. Orphaned at a young age, she went to live with...