02281cam a2200385 i 4500 2616747510 TxAuBib 20251107120000.0 250602s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593978559 0593978552 (OCoLC)1499208704 TxAuBib rda White, Erin O., author. Like family : a novel / Erin O. White. First edition. New York : The Dial Press, [2025] ©2025. 304 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Radclyffe, New York, is an idyllic upstate town, nestled in the hills and complete with artisanal bakeries, pottery studios, and hidden swimming holes. Ruth and her wife, Wyn, are living the dream (or Wyn's dream, at least) with their four children on their small farm, which is also the bucolic gathering place for their circle of friends. It's a sweet life, but there's a secret at its center, one that not even Ruth's best friend, Caroline, knows. What Caroline does know is that she loves and depends on Ruth, and on the bond between their families. More than anything, she wants her tender-hearted son not to grow up lonely the way she did. Unfortunately, no one can assure her of that, especially not her husband. He just wants things to be easy, drama-free--which is impossible, as he has donated his sperm to his cousin Tobi and her wife so that they could have kids of their own. Now those children are asking unanswerable questions. After an unexpected death in their community, all three couples are forced to confront the tensions that have long been buried beneath the surfaces of their lives"-- Provided by publisher. 20251107. jz. Families Fiction. Neighbors Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Donor conceived people Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Marriage Fiction. City and town life Fiction. Upstate New York (N.Y.) Fiction. Domestic fiction. lcgft