🧬 Complicated Father

Portraits of fathers who are neither heroes nor villains — flawed, distant, loving in imperfect ways, leaving children to untangle admiration from resentment.

Ser feliz era esto

by Eduardo Sacheri • 2014

A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.

4.08

5k+

🥀 Grieving Teen 🖤 Estranged Father 🍼 Unexpected Parenthood

Ser feliz era esto 88%

A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.

by Eduardo Sacheri 2014

4.08

5k+ ratings

🥀 Grieving Teen 🖤 Estranged Father 🍼 Unexpected Parenthood

Daddy Issues

by Katherine Angel • 2019

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

3.36

1k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family

Daddy Issues 88%

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

by Katherine Angel 2019

3.36

1k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family

16 ans et papa

by Marilou Addison • 2017

A carefree sixteen-year-old learns his fling is pregnant, and she is keeping the baby.

4.20

133

🍼 Teen Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Trauma 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond

16 ans et papa 88%

A carefree sixteen-year-old learns his fling is pregnant, and she is keeping the baby.

by Marilou Addison 2017

4.20

133 ratings

🍼 Teen Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Trauma 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

by Meg Meeker • 2006

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

4.16

7k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 88%

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

by Meg Meeker 2006

4.16

7k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls

Bố con cá gai

by Cho Chang-In • 2000

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

4.41

2k+

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer

Bố con cá gai 88%

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

by Cho Chang-In 2000

4.41

2k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer

Do Fathers Matter?

by Paul Raeburn • 2014

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

3.59

603

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement

Do Fathers Matter? 88%

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

by Paul Raeburn 2014

3.59

603 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement

The Chief

by Lance Morrow • 1985

A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.

3.45

👨‍👦 Father-Son Memoir 📰 Journalism Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir

The Chief 87%

A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.

by Lance Morrow 1985

3.45

11 ratings

👨‍👦 Father-Son Memoir 📰 Journalism Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir

This I Believe

by Dan Gediman • 2011

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

4.14

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness

This I Believe 87%

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

by Dan Gediman 2011

4.14

51 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness

Raising Men

by Eric Davis • 2016

SEAL training distilled into a father's guide: ten battle-tested principles for raising strong sons.

4.02

2k+

👨‍👦 Fatherhood 👦 Raising Boys 🪖 Military Leadership

Raising Men 87%

SEAL training distilled into a father's guide: ten battle-tested principles for raising strong sons.

by Eric Davis 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Fatherhood 👦 Raising Boys 🪖 Military Leadership

Manhood for Amateurs

by Michael Chabon • 2009

Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.

3.73

8k+

🧔 Modern Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Literary Memoir

Manhood for Amateurs 87%

Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.

by Michael Chabon 2009

3.73

8k+ ratings

🧔 Modern Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Literary Memoir

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons

by Guy Corneau • 1991

Father absence installs a borrowed self. The mask works until intimacy strips it away.

3.92

439

📖 Father-Son Relationships 💪 Masculine Identity 🧠 Jungian Psychology

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons 87%

Father absence installs a borrowed self. The mask works until intimacy strips it away.

by Guy Corneau 1991

3.92

439 ratings

📖 Father-Son Relationships 💪 Masculine Identity 🧠 Jungian Psychology

Fault Lines

by Karl Pillemer • 2020

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

4.12

612

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting

Fault Lines 87%

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

by Karl Pillemer 2020

4.12

612 ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Expectant Father

by Armin A. Brott • 1995

Pregnancy month by month, for the dad: her changes, your feelings, your actual job.

3.88

8k+

🧔 Expectant Fathers 📋 Pregnancy Guide 👶 Newborn Care

The Expectant Father 87%

Pregnancy month by month, for the dad: her changes, your feelings, your actual job.

by Armin A. Brott 1995

3.88

8k+ ratings

🧔 Expectant Fathers 📋 Pregnancy Guide 👶 Newborn Care

The Intentional Father

by Jon Tyson • 2021

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

4.33

3k+

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood

The Intentional Father 86%

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

by Jon Tyson 2021

4.33

3k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood

Death and the Gardener

by Georgi Gospodinov • 2024

A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.

4.44

13k+

🕯️ Parental Loss 🪢 Father-Son Bond 🏥 Terminal Illness

Death and the Gardener 86%

A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.

by Georgi Gospodinov 2024

4.44

13k+ ratings

🕯️ Parental Loss 🪢 Father-Son Bond 🏥 Terminal Illness

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

by Fredrik Backman • 2012

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

3.99

35k+

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Summary

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World 86%

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

by Fredrik Backman 2012

3.99

35k+ ratings

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor

Better Dads, Stronger Sons

by Rick Johnson • 2006

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

4.01

327

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood

Better Dads, Stronger Sons 86%

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

by Rick Johnson 2006

4.01

327 ratings

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood

Project Fatherhood

by Jorja Leap • 2015

Former gang members and ex-cons meet weekly in Watts to become the fathers they never had.

4.30

115

🏙️ Urban Fatherhood 🕳️ Absent Fathers 🔒 Mass Incarceration

Project Fatherhood 86%

Former gang members and ex-cons meet weekly in Watts to become the fathers they never had.

by Jorja Leap 2015

4.30

115 ratings

🏙️ Urban Fatherhood 🕳️ Absent Fathers 🔒 Mass Incarceration

Napkin Notes

by Garth Callaghan • 2013

826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.

4.18

820

🍎 Fatherhood Memoirs 🕊️ Legacy Building ✉️ Small Daily Acts

Napkin Notes 86%

826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.

by Garth Callaghan 2013

4.18

820 ratings

🍎 Fatherhood Memoirs 🕊️ Legacy Building ✉️ Small Daily Acts

A Fraction of the Whole

by Steve Toltz • 2008

Jasper Dean's father was a philosopher in prison, his uncle a vigilante the country wanted dead.

4.14

25k+

🖤 Dark Family Saga 👥 Father And Son 💀 Dark Humor

A Fraction of the Whole 86%

Jasper Dean's father was a philosopher in prison, his uncle a vigilante the country wanted dead.

by Steve Toltz 2008

4.14

25k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Family Saga 👥 Father And Son 💀 Dark Humor

Invincible

by Robert Kirkman • 2005

A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.

4.32

11k+

🦸‍♂️ Superhero Coming Of Age 🦸 Superhero Deconstruction ⚔️ Father Vs Son

Invincible 86%

A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.

by Robert Kirkman 2005

4.32

11k+ ratings

🦸‍♂️ Superhero Coming Of Age 🦸 Superhero Deconstruction ⚔️ Father Vs Son

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

by John M. Gottman • 1997

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

4.19

7k+

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child Summary

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child 86%

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

by John M. Gottman 1997

4.19

7k+ ratings

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Certain Women

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1992

An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.

3.74

2k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter 🛏️ Deathbed Farewell

Certain Women 86%

An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1992

3.74

2k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter 🛏️ Deathbed Farewell

A Little Bit Broken

by Roz Weston • 2022

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

4.25

1k+

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma

A Little Bit Broken 86%

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

by Roz Weston 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma

The New One

by Mike Birbiglia • 2020

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

4.06

7k+

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor

The New One 86%

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

by Mike Birbiglia 2020

4.06

7k+ ratings

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor

My Phantoms

by Gwendoline Riley • 2021

A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.

3.77

6k+

💔 Difficult Mother 🌫️ Emotional Distance 🪞 Parental Narcissism

My Phantoms 86%

A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.

by Gwendoline Riley 2021

3.77

6k+ ratings

💔 Difficult Mother 🌫️ Emotional Distance 🪞 Parental Narcissism

Invincible, Vol. 1

by Robert Kirkman • 2003

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

4.04

13k+

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy

Invincible, Vol. 1 86%

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

by Robert Kirkman 2003

4.04

13k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook

by Adrian Kulp • 2018

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

3.98

3k+

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook Summary

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook 86%

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

by Adrian Kulp 2018

3.98

3k+ ratings

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

by Meg Meeker • 2014

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

3.91

3k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 86%

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

by Meg Meeker 2014

3.91

3k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The New Father

by Armin A. Brott • 1997

The dad's manual for year one: baby milestones, partner recovery, and your own identity shift.

4.00

3k+

👨‍🍼 New Fathers 🍼 Infant Development 📆 Month-By-Month Parenting

The New Father 86%

The dad's manual for year one: baby milestones, partner recovery, and your own identity shift.

by Armin A. Brott 1997

4.00

3k+ ratings

👨‍🍼 New Fathers 🍼 Infant Development 📆 Month-By-Month Parenting

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

by Roddy Doyle • 1993

A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.

3.75

25k+

🧒 Child Narrator 💔 Fractured Family 🇮🇪 1960s Ireland

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 86%

A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.

by Roddy Doyle 1993

3.75

25k+ ratings

🧒 Child Narrator 💔 Fractured Family 🇮🇪 1960s Ireland

Stuff Every Dad Should Know

by Brett Cohen • 2012

A dad's pocket manual: college savings, baby care, tough talks, and the first teenage driver.

3.54

👔 Fatherhood Guides 👶 New Dads 🍼 Baby Care

Stuff Every Dad Should Know 86%

A dad's pocket manual: college savings, baby care, tough talks, and the first teenage driver.

by Brett Cohen 2012

3.54

54 ratings

👔 Fatherhood Guides 👶 New Dads 🍼 Baby Care

Bloody Awful in Different Ways

by Andrev Walden • 2023

A Swedish boy drifts through his mother's dangerous men, each a lesson in what love is not.

4.04

22k+

🖋️ Autofiction 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Childhood 💔 Absent Fathers

Bloody Awful in Different Ways 86%

A Swedish boy drifts through his mother's dangerous men, each a lesson in what love is not.

by Andrev Walden 2023

4.04

22k+ ratings

🖋️ Autofiction 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Childhood 💔 Absent Fathers

Rules of Estrangement

by Joshua Coleman • 2021

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

4.12

1k+

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents

Rules of Estrangement 86%

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

by Joshua Coleman 2021

4.12

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents

Bringing Up Boys

by James C. Dobson • 2001

The boy brain is not a defective girl brain. A Christian psychologist on what sons actually need.

3.92

8k+

🧒 Raising Boys ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨 Fatherhood

Bringing Up Boys 86%

The boy brain is not a defective girl brain. A Christian psychologist on what sons actually need.

by James C. Dobson 2001

3.92

8k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Boys ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨 Fatherhood

The Daily Dad

by Ryan Holiday • 2023

366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.

4.54

2k+

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📅 Daily Reflections

The Daily Dad 86%

366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.

by Ryan Holiday 2023

4.54

2k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📅 Daily Reflections

The Way of the Wild Heart

by John Eldredge • 2006

A six-stage map for the masculine journey. Miss one, and maturity stays out of reach.

4.16

2k+

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🛡️ Masculine Formation 💔 Father Wounds

The Way of the Wild Heart 86%

A six-stage map for the masculine journey. Miss one, and maturity stays out of reach.

by John Eldredge 2006

4.16

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🛡️ Masculine Formation 💔 Father Wounds

En attendant Bojangles

by Olivier Bourdeaut • 2016

A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.

4.23

20k+

🎪 Eccentric Family 👩‍👧 Troubled Mother 🎭 Tragicomic Tone

En attendant Bojangles 86%

A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.

by Olivier Bourdeaut 2016

4.23

20k+ ratings

🎪 Eccentric Family 👩‍👧 Troubled Mother 🎭 Tragicomic Tone

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal

by Scott Benner • 2013

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

4.09

151

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 86%

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

by Scott Benner 2013

4.09

151 ratings

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories

Healing the Masculine Soul

by Gordon Dalbey • 1988

The crisis of masculinity isn't social. It's spiritual, and it begins with the father.

4.09

406

✝️ Christian Masculinity 💔 Father Wound 📖 Biblical Manhood

Healing the Masculine Soul 86%

The crisis of masculinity isn't social. It's spiritual, and it begins with the father.

by Gordon Dalbey 1988

4.09

406 ratings

✝️ Christian Masculinity 💔 Father Wound 📖 Biblical Manhood

Fire Exit

by Morgan Talty • 2024

Separated by a river, a father watches his Native daughter grow up under another man's name.

3.60

9k+

🎭 Literary Family Drama 🪶 Indigenous Identity 🩸 Blood Quantum

Fire Exit 86%

Separated by a river, a father watches his Native daughter grow up under another man's name.

by Morgan Talty 2024

3.60

9k+ ratings

🎭 Literary Family Drama 🪶 Indigenous Identity 🩸 Blood Quantum

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers

by Leslie Leyland Fields • 2014

Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.

4.26

306

🩹 Parental Wounds ✝️ Christian Forgiveness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers Summary

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers 86%

Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.

by Leslie Leyland Fields 2014

4.26

306 ratings

🩹 Parental Wounds ✝️ Christian Forgiveness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Bringing Up Girls

by James C. Dobson • 2008

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

3.91

3k+

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood

Bringing Up Girls 86%

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

by James C. Dobson 2008

3.91

3k+ ratings

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication

by Paul Hodkinson • 2021

One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.

📚 Fatherhood Studies 🍼 Perinatal Mental Health 💪 Masculinity Norms

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication Summary

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication 86%

One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.

by Paul Hodkinson 2021

📚 Fatherhood Studies 🍼 Perinatal Mental Health 💪 Masculinity Norms

The Making of Men

by Arne Rubinstein • 2013

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

4.17

159

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond

The Making of Men 85%

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

by Arne Rubinstein 2013

4.17

159 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond

Beautiful Boy

by David Sheff • 2007

His golden son vanished into meth. A father's decade of love, lies, and letting go.

4.18

108k+

📖 Addiction Memoirs 👨👦 Father-Son Bonds 🔄 Relapse And Recovery

Beautiful Boy 85%

His golden son vanished into meth. A father's decade of love, lies, and letting go.

by David Sheff 2007

4.18

108k+ ratings

📖 Addiction Memoirs 👨👦 Father-Son Bonds 🔄 Relapse And Recovery

The Choice

by Henry Denker • 1987

A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.

3.84

103

🏥 Medical Family Drama 🩺 Pediatric Cancer 💔 Loss Of A Child

The Choice 85%

A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.

by Henry Denker 1987

3.84

103 ratings

🏥 Medical Family Drama 🩺 Pediatric Cancer 💔 Loss Of A Child

Trust

by Hernan Diaz • 2022

A ghostwriter for a Jazz Age financier uncovers the story he paid to keep hidden.

3.80

179k+

📜 Competing Narratives 🖊️ Ghostwriting 🎺 Jazz Age New York

Trust 85%

A ghostwriter for a Jazz Age financier uncovers the story he paid to keep hidden.

by Hernan Diaz 2022

3.80

179k+ ratings

📜 Competing Narratives 🖊️ Ghostwriting 🎺 Jazz Age New York

Les Jours fragiles

by Philippe Besson • 2004

The poet Rimbaud returns from Africa to die, and his sister writes what their family silenced.

3.39

358

📖 Biographical Novel 🏠 Prodigal Son 🔒 Family Secrets

Les Jours fragiles 85%

The poet Rimbaud returns from Africa to die, and his sister writes what their family silenced.

by Philippe Besson 2004

3.39

358 ratings

📖 Biographical Novel 🏠 Prodigal Son 🔒 Family Secrets

After Annie

by Anna Quindlen • 2024

Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.

3.98

38k+

🏠 Domestic Drama 🖤 Grief Fiction 💔 Sudden Death Of A Parent

After Annie 85%

Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.

by Anna Quindlen 2024

3.98

38k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Drama 🖤 Grief Fiction 💔 Sudden Death Of A Parent

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