Nowordsofitsown on March 3, 2026 2:53 pm The dark side of love by Rafik Schami. Three generations of feuding families in Syria.
gleemeansglee on March 3, 2026 3:13 pm East of Eden by John Steinbeck for sure. The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is another good one.
kiiholder on March 3, 2026 3:25 pm Last Night at the Telegraph Club has some great parts about first- and second-generation Chinese-American immigrants!
JD2022hopeful on March 3, 2026 3:26 pm This is my favorite genre of book!!! The closest I’ve found and the best has been A History of Burning by Janika Oza. Others that are good: Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshanathan The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Homegoing by Ya Gyasi Also anything by Khaled Hosseini
Anti-genocide-club on March 3, 2026 3:26 pm Fortunately for you the intergenerational family saga is one of the most popular literary genres. Every answer given in the thread so far is excellent and will give you what you’re looking for. My own suggestion would be A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
pannonica on March 3, 2026 3:33 pm h{{The Dutch House by Ann Patchett}} h{{Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen}} edit, not sure why the bot pulled *Jane Eyre*…
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The dark side of love by Rafik Schami. Three generations of feuding families in Syria.
Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan.
Four Fires by Bryce Courtney
Homegoing by Yaa Gyassi
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
East of Eden by John Steinbeck for sure. The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is another good one.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club has some great parts about first- and second-generation Chinese-American immigrants!
This is my favorite genre of book!!! The closest I’ve found and the best has been A History of Burning by Janika Oza.
Others that are good:
Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshanathan
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Homegoing by Ya Gyasi
Also anything by Khaled Hosseini
Fortunately for you the intergenerational family saga is one of the most popular literary genres.
Every answer given in the thread so far is excellent and will give you what you’re looking for.
My own suggestion would be A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
By Jung Chang
Buddenbrooks by thomas mann
An old one, Bellefleur by Joyce Carol Oates
h{{The Dutch House by Ann Patchett}}
h{{Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen}}
edit, not sure why the bot pulled *Jane Eyre*…