"An enthralling saga that spans decades and lives, twining the personal and the political into an epic novel of love, magic, and fate."

"A searing, poetic tale about desire and identity and a provocative exploration of how we let stories divide, unite, and define us—and even wield the power to restore a broken family."

"Told from three intimate points of view, a tender, true-to-life novel that explores the impact of each generation in a family torn apart by tragedy but, over time, restored by the power of grace and love."

Chronicles the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle-class Forsyte family through three generations, beginning in Victorian London during the 1880s and ending in the early 1920s."

"Brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women."

"A magisterial first novel sets the fate of the individual against the obliterating movements of time, delivering unforgettable characters whose lives were shaped by historical forces beyond their control."

"Speaks, finally, not just to blacks, or to whites, but to all people and all races everywhere, for the story it tells is one of the most eloquent testimonials ever written to the indomitability of the human spirit."

"A moving novel about two families, the bond between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power of forgiveness."

"Reveals not only the defining power of the names and expectations bestowed upon us by our parents, but also the means by which we slowly, sometimes painfully, come to define ourselves."

From bustling street markets to the halls of Japan's finest universities to the pachinko parlors of the criminal underworld, Lee's complex and passionate characters survive and thrive against the indifferent arc of history.

Tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of a mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendia family."

"A robust, romantic saga of a singular family that begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Paddy Cleary moves his wife, Fiona, and their seven children to Drogheda, a vast Australian sheep station and it ends more than half a century later."

"A tale of three generations of an English family with roots in London and Cornwall, and a cherished painting that has passed from generation to generation and threatens to tear the family."

"The descendants of Sel and Duquet travel across North America, to Europe, China, and New Zealand, under stunningly brutal conditions—the revenge of rivals, accidents, pestilence, Indian attacks, and cultural annihilation."

"A labyrinthine tale of mad passions and volcanic family hatreds, of titanic matriarchs and their mesmerised offspring, of premature deaths and curses that strike beyond the grave."

"An iconic novel of the West and an American masterpiece—a deeply moving narrative of one family and the traditions of our national past."

"An unforgettable journey into one man's remarkable life, and an epic story about the power, intimacy, and curious beauty of the work of healing others."

"Captures the tide of global events, as well as all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II, as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom."

An allegory of epic proportions about two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons; two brothers as archetypes of Cain and Abel; and one of the most iconic femme fatale characters in all of literature. This is the perfect time to visit (or revisit) a saga experiencing a resurgence on BookTok and with an upcoming adaptation coming this year to Netflix. The new series is directed by the daughter of Elia Kazan, the director of the original 1955 version starring James Dean. A gripping tale of good vs. evil – and a reminder that family stories have no expiration date.