Playing happy families? Five Books for Family Day
In Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy wrote "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." To celebrate Family Day, enjoy these books about famous families.
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The Eatons: the Rise and Fall of Canada's Royal Family by Ron McQueen
Journalist McQueen profiles the Eatons family beginning with Timothy Eaton who founded the department store in 1969 and his descendants who would eventually oversee the decline and bankruptcy of this institution.
House of Wits: an Intimate Portrait of the James Family by Paul Fisher
The James family including philosopher William James, novelist Henry James and diarist Alice James is considered one of the memorable American families. This biography considers how the family was shaped and inspired but also damaged by its patriarch Henry James, Sr.
Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and her Family's Feuds by Lyndall Gordon
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An affair between Dickinson's brother Austin and Mabel Loomis Todd not only disrupted the lives of two families at the time but its emotional and economic fallout has affected 3 subsequent generations.
Marie Curie and Her Daughters: the Private Lives of Science's First Family by Shelley Emling
An examination of Curie and her relationship with her young daughters after the death of Pierre Curie in 1906.
The Sisters: the Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell
The six sisters in the aristocratic Mitford family chose different paths. Nancy became a famous novelist, Jessica was a communist and journalist, Unity was a member of Hitler's inner circle, Diana was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley and Deborah became the Duchess of Devonshire.
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