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    Family Curse

    Family Curse is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    18 books in archive 1 community verified 18 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Family Curse18 in view

    Cover of The Bog Wife
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    The Bog Wife

    Kay Chronister

    2024
    Cover of Crooked Seeds

    Crooked Seeds

    Karen Jennings

    2024
    Cover of Flashlight

    Flashlight

    Susan Choi

    2025
    Cover of Long Island

    Long Island

    Colm Tóibín

    2024
    Cover of Magic Binds

    Magic Binds

    Ilona Andrews

    2016
    Cover of Run for the Hills

    Run for the Hills

    Kevin Wilson

    2025
    Cover of Sleep

    Sleep

    Honor Jones

    2025
    Cover of Swift River

    Swift River

    Essie Chambers

    2024

    The Amalfi Secret

    Adriana Trigiani

    The Amalfi Secret

    Adriana Trigiani

    2025
    Cover of The Berry Pickers

    The Berry Pickers

    Amanda Peters

    2023

    The Buffalo Wife

    S. A. Crosby

    The Buffalo Wife

    S. A. Crosby

    2025

    The Garden of Second Chances

    Sarah Addison Allen

    The Garden of Second Chances

    Sarah Addison Allen

    2025

    The Homemade God

    Rachel Joyce

    The Homemade God

    Rachel Joyce

    2025
    Cover of The Names

    The Names

    Florence Knapp

    2025

    The Phoenix Pencil Company

    Allison King

    The Phoenix Pencil Company

    Allison King

    2025
    Cover of The Sirens

    The Sirens

    Emilia Hart

    2025

    The Snow Child's Promise

    Eowyn Ivey

    The Snow Child's Promise

    Eowyn Ivey

    2025
    Cover of The South

    The South

    Tash Aw

    2025

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