family saga

    Meant To Be by Emily Giffin

    Emily Giffin writes what i think of as sappy books (Lies That Bind, All We Ever Wanted), so I wasn’t sure how this one would go. Particularly after I read that Meant To Be followed a family  portrayed as “American royalty,” featuring a son whose father is killed in a tragic accident and who feels …

    Miller’s Valley by Anna Quindlen

    In so many ways, I loved this book…as I hoped and somewhat expected, being a Quindlen fan. It is filled with people who are so well-developed, they were incredibly real to me as I read, thanks to Quindlen’s  familiar skill at developing characters in her “family fiction.” The protagonist, known as Mimi (real name Mary Margaret), is …