Books like Brother & sister by Joanna Trollope

A Little Life follows four college friends in New York as they confront trauma, love and the enduring scars of their pasts, weaving themes of friendship, family, and identity into a profound coming‑of‑age story.

In the orderly suburb of Shaker Heights, a new family’s arrival and a custody dispute ignite tension, revealing secrets, art, and the complex pull of motherhood in a tightly knit community.

After their father disappears, a London family moves to the countryside where their adventures with a railway station and friendly locals bring hope and companionship.

Twin African American sisters flee their hometown after their father's murder—one chooses to pass as white while the other stays true to her identity, exploring race, family, and the complexities of self through generations.

A novel about a man who gives his daughter with Down syndrome to a nurse, sparking controversy and gaining widespread attention in the media.

A coming‑of‑age tale set in 19th‑century England, following siblings Maggie and Tom Tulliver as they navigate love, family duty and society’s expectations at the eponymous mill.

Jonathan Tropper’s debut novel follows the Foxman family, united for the first time in a decade after the death of their father, exploring love, loss, and the quirks of sibling life with humor and depth.

In Ann Patchett’s Commonwealth, an uninvited encounter between Bert Cousins and Franny Keating’s family in Southern California sparks a chain reaction that ties two households together, revealing hidden family secrets and the enduring bonds of siblings across five decades.

A summer in the ancestral priory turns deadly when a murder exposes secrets beneath the family’s inherited home.

Catherine and her brother Rob are trapped in their grandfather’s vast country house, building a sanctuary while secrets of an abandoned family and the looming First World War threaten their uneasy peace.

Peter, a successful New York art dealer, finds his steady life upended when his wife’s younger brother arrives, triggering an unexpected and erotic attraction that challenges his marriage and his search for beauty.

Five siblings navigate the joys and trials of rural England in the late nineteenth century, with playful adventures that capture the spirit of a golden childhood in a coming‑of‑age picture book.

In The Sibling Society, Bly turns to stories as unexpected as Jack and the Beanstalk and the Hindu tale of Ganesha to illustrate and illuminate the troubled soul of our nation itself. What he shows us is a culture where adults remain children, and where children have no desire to become adults - a nation of squabbling siblings. Through his use of poetry and myth, Bly takes us beyond the sociological statistics and tired psychobabble to see our dilemma afresh. In this sibling culture that he describes, we tolerate no one above us and have no concern for anyone below us. Like sullen teenagers we live in our peer group, glancing side to side, rather than upward, for direction. We have brought down all forms of hierarchy because hierarchy is based on power, often abused. Yet with that leveling we have also destroyed any willingness to look up or down. Without that "vertical gaze," as Bly calls it, we have no longing for the good, no deep understanding of evil. We shy away from great triumphs and deep sorrow. We have no elders and no children; no past and no future. What we are left with is spiritual flatness. The talk show replaces family. Instead of art we have the Internet. In the place of community we have the mall. . By drawing upon such magnificent spirits as Pablo Neruda, Rumi, Emily Dickinson, and Ortega y Gassett, Bly manages to show us the beautiful possibilities of human existence, even as he shows us the harshest truths. Still, his probing is deeper and more unsettling than the usual cultural criticism. He finds that our economy's stimulation of adolescent envy and greed has changed us fundamentally. The Superego that once demanded high standards in our work and in our ethics no longer demands that we be good but merely "famous," bathed in the warm glow of superficial attention. Driven by this insatiable need, and with no guidance toward the discipline required for genuine accomplishment, our young people are defeated before they begin.

At a family reunion in Minnesota, Laura Bartone and her siblings confront long‑hidden secrets that threaten to unravel their lives, testing whether forgiveness and love can mend deep wounds.

Saffy, a talented young artist, learns she was adopted and sets off on a quest to uncover her past after a grandfather leaves her a stone angel. With her siblings' support and a new friend, she travels to Siena to uncover clues to her heritage.

A young diarist, Edmund Bertram, reflects on friendship, family dynamics, and courtship in early 19th‑century England, offering insights into social class and sibling relationships.