Books like Family of Origin by CJ Hauser

Jeannette Walls' memoir chronicles her turbulent childhood in a dysfunctional, itinerant family, detailing poverty, alcoholism, and homelessness across the United States as she seeks stability and personal growth.

A memoir of a woman who overcomes a strict survivalist Mormon upbringing in rural Idaho to pursue higher education, ultimately earning a PhD in history at Cambridge.

Augusten Burroughs recounts his turbulent adolescence spent in a decaying Victorian home run by a psychiatrist, where ordinary rites of childhood give way to a surreal blend of family eccentricity, escape from school, and the early years of a future author.

A family saga that traces the shifting ownership of a house from a wealthy couple to a newly rich businessman and his children, exploring themes of inheritance, sibling rivalry, poverty, and stepmother dynamics.

James McBride’s memoir chronicles his upbringing among twelve siblings in Brooklyn’s Red Hook, revealing his mother’s hidden Jewish heritage and their shared journey of race, identity, and faith.

In the Gulf‑swamp town of Leechfield, Texas, a group of oil workers called the Liars’ Club spin tall tales, while a young woman confronts her family’s hidden past, unmasking lies that threaten her sanity.

When a child's body reanimates upon arrival at an ancient Thames inn, three families vie to claim her, setting off a perilous mystery of death, secrecy, and survival.

Audrey Flowers lives quietly in Oregon with her tortoise, Winnifred, until her father’s sudden coma in Newfoundland forces her on an unexpected journey. Facing fears and unraveling family secrets, she discovers the odd adventures that await.

When a Hawaiian landowner’s wife falls into a coma and must be taken off life support, his two daughters and his high‑maintaining wife’s lover force a family on a road trip across the islands, where humor, grief, and an unexpected journey of truth intersect.

A candid account of a young boy's life in 1950s America and his coming of age process in the face of adversity and growth through experiences like paper routes, whiskey, scouting, fistfights, and betrayal.

In 1904 New York, Dulcy Remfrey’s life spins westward after her eccentric father's death and a mysterious missing gold mine. In Montana she flees her past to reinvent herself as Mrs. Nash—a widow with newfound freedom—only to confront the relentless promise of her old life.

Siblings Lizzie and Gael leap into a heartfelt adventure to locate a lost peacock ring owned by artist Frida Kahlo, a quest that becomes Paloma’s tribute to her father.

Contains 37 plays by William Shakespeare, including classics like Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth.

Contains: PLAYS (38) All's Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline [Hamlet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15203981W/Hamlet) Julius Caesar King Henry IV. Part 1 King Henry IV. Part 2 King Henry V King Henry VI. Part 1 King Henry VI. Part 2 King Henry VI. Part 3 King Henry VIII King John King Lear King Richard II King Richard III Love's Labour's Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Night's Dream [Much Ado About Nothing](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362691W) Othello Pericles [Romeo and Juliet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362705W/Romeo_and_Juliet) Taming of the Shew [Tempest](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362699W) Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona **Two Noble Kinsmen** Winter's Tale POEMS (5) & Sonnets Lover's Complaint Phoenix and the Turtle Rape of Lucrece Sonnets Venus and Adonis

A generational saga traced through family inheritance, secrets, and the matriarch’s choices, showing how betrayals and memories shape relationships across time for a Caribbean‑American family.

Anne, grieving her banker father’s mysterious death, discovers her husband’s political ambitions and a secret from his past. As hidden recordings surface, she must unravel a CIA‑linked conspiracy to find truth and protect her future.

Nicki’s schoolteacher brother gives her a term paper about a family death, hoping the assignment will unlock the hidden grief she’s held for years.