4 best Thanksgiving Family Sagas
Welcome, dear reader, to worlds where love and adversity stride hand in hand, where ties that bind are nurtured and cherished and often pulled to their limits. At the heart of these stories are families bound by the sense of gratitude, warmth and shared experiences that Thanksgiving brings. Let's journey together through tales brimming with the crunch of autumn leaves, the smell of pumpkin pie, and the bittersweet thrill of familial love; welcome to Thanksgiving Family Sagas.
The Corrections
By Jonathan Franzen
How it fits the "Thanksgiving Family Sagas" vibe: This National Book Award winner presents a complex, highly detailed saga revolving around a traditional Midwestern family gathering on Thanksgiving. It accentuates on familial joys and dysfunctions.
4 / 5 Stars on Google Books
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page Count: 577
Published Date: 2001-09-15
We Were the Mulvaneys
By Joyce Carol Oates
How it fits the "Thanksgiving Family Sagas" vibe: This book centres on the Mulvaneys, a seemingly perfect American family that was torn apart by a tragic incident. Its theme of a family saga, recovering from being fractured and rebuilding itself fits the user's query.
Publisher: Penguin
Page Count: 466
Published Date: 2001-01-24
Thanksgiving
By Janet Evanovich
How it fits the "Thanksgiving Family Sagas" vibe: A quintessential Thanksgiving-themed novel, it combines family bonds, relationships, and gratitude with a hint of romance making it absolutely fitting for readers looking for family saga around Thanksgiving.
Publisher: Harper Collins
Page Count: 256
Published Date: 2009-10-13
East of Eden
By John Steinbeck
How it fits the "Thanksgiving Family Sagas" vibe: While not exactly set around thanksgiving, Steinbeck’s masterpiece is a saga covering multiple generations of two families. It contemplates forgiveness, love and generational legacy, all relevant themes to family-centered holidays.
4.5 / 5 Stars on Google Books
Publisher: Penguin
Page Count: 612
Published Date: 2002-02-05