The next Genealogy Group meeting will be held on Thursday, May 5th. Since genealogy centers around researching one's family history, I thought it would be fun to create a book list that focuses on novels covering multiple generations of one family. Some of these works cover two generations while others cover more ground. These works of fiction can help you see how important family is and how your family's past can affect your future.
Check out one of these stories today!
Last Dance at Jitterbug Lounge by Pamela Morsi - Jack and Claire were once happily married, but different interests have left them feeling they have grown apart. When Jack is notified that his grandfather is ill, he returns to Oklahoma and Claire comes with him. This story is intertwined with the story of Jack's grandaparents, Bud and Geri. How will the two stories mirror one another? Will Jack and Claire find their way back to one another?
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler - This novel tells the story of Abby Whitshank and how she fell in love with Red in the late 1950s. It explores where the family came from and carries through to Abby and Red's grandchildren.
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye J. Walton - In this generational saga, foolish love seems to be the Roux family's trademark. How will this trait affect Ava Lavender as she learns what it means to love?
London by Edward Rutherfurd - London tells the story of six different families as time passes from the Roman settlement of London to the docklands of today.
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough - This novel follows three generations of the the Cleary family in the Australian Outback.
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - In this story, the reader follows two women as they try to uncover their family's secret past. This is a story of family, mystery, and self-discovery.
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett - The first in Ken Follett's Century trilogy, Fall of Giants follows five interrelated families as they move through World War I, the Russian Revolution and women's suffrage.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck - Set in California, this work follows the interconnected lives of two families whose generations reenact the fall of Adam and Eve along with the rivalry of Cain and Abel.
Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian - After the death of his grandfather, Orhan inherits the family business. However, his grandfather's will raises more questions than it answers as the grandfather left the family estate to a stranger rather than his own family.
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert - This story spans the 18th and 19th centuries as the reader follows the Whittaker family. Watch the family as they live through the Age of Enlightenment into the Industrial Revolution.
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