The most popular dysfunctional families books of 2024

These books are about families that do not work. Cruel or absent parents, favoritism, addiction and long silences leave their mark on the children, who spend years trying to understand or escape. Some of these stories are painfully funny and some are simply painful. All of them ring true. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of I Feel Real Guilty

I Feel Real Guilty

Jane Epstein

Published 2024

280 pages

Cover of The Rift A Family's Struggle with Political Extremism

The Rift A Family's Struggle with Political Extremism

Jamie Krell

Published 2024

296 pages

Cover of The Mango Tree

The Mango Tree

Annabelle Tometich

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of Raising Wrenns A Memoir

Raising Wrenns A Memoir

Mal Wrenn Corbin

Published 2024

284 pages

Cover of Rift

Rift

Cait West

Published 2024

252 pages

Cover of Down to the Bone

Down to the Bone

Caitlin Rother

Published 2024

368 pages

Cover of Lipstick on a Pig A Memoir

Lipstick on a Pig A Memoir

Rebecca Butt

Published 2024

264 pages

Cover of Love Is a Burning Thing A Memoir

Love Is a Burning Thing A Memoir

Nina St. Pierre

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of How to Deal With Emotionally Immature Parents

How to Deal With Emotionally Immature Parents

Essie Woodard

Published 2024

136 pages

Cover of The 50/50 Solution The Surprisingly Simple Choice That Makes Moms, Dads, and Kids Happier and Healthier After a Split

The 50/50 Solution The Surprisingly Simple Choice That Makes Moms, Dads, and Kids Happier and Healthier After a Split

Emma Johnson

Published 2024

336 pages

Cover of Family Reservations A Novel

Family Reservations A Novel

Liza Palmer

Published 2024

317 pages

Cover of The Drama Free Workbook Practical Exercises for Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

The Drama Free Workbook Practical Exercises for Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Published 2024

208 pages

Cover of Lonely No More

Lonely No More

Margaret Paul PhD

Published 2024

334 pages

Cover of After Seven When The Rates Are Cheaper A Collection of Inspirational Stories About Overcoming Adversity With Humor and Faith

After Seven When The Rates Are Cheaper A Collection of Inspirational Stories About Overcoming Adversity With Humor and Faith

Bea Pedersen

Published 2024

248 pages

Cover of If We Ever Get There

If We Ever Get There

Laura Barrow

Published 2024

Cover of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Guided Journal Your Space to Heal, Reflect, and Reconnect with Your True Self

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Guided Journal Your Space to Heal, Reflect, and Reconnect with Your True Self

Lindsay C. Gibson

Published 2024

200 pages

Cover of Enough with the Secrets, Mama

Enough with the Secrets, Mama

Lin Green

Published 2024

222 pages

Cover of Never Had a Dad

Never Had a Dad

Georgie Codd

2024 · 2025 edition

416 pages

Cover of Nola Face A Latina's Life in the Big Easy

Nola Face A Latina's Life in the Big Easy

Brooke Champagne

Published 2024

174 pages

Cover of You'll See A Story of Narcissistic Abuse, Survival, and My Journey to Understand

You'll See A Story of Narcissistic Abuse, Survival, and My Journey to Understand

Suzanne Groves

Published 2024

356 pages

Cover of Auntie

Auntie

Michael Keith Samples, Ameena Fatima Shahid

Published 2024

54 pages

Cover of Who Could Ever Love You A Family Memoir

Who Could Ever Love You A Family Memoir

Mary L. Trump

2024 · 2025 edition

288 pages

Cover of It's Them, Not You How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your Story

It's Them, Not You How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your Story

Josh Connolly

2024 · 2025 edition

240 pages

Cover of My Good Bright Wolf A Memoir

My Good Bright Wolf A Memoir

Sarah Moss

2024 · 2025 edition

320 pages

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