Fall on Your Knees - Ann-Marie MacDonald

Story of a family. Starts with James and Materia marrying, causing her Lebenese family to disown her. The couple have three children - Katherine (the apple of James' eye, she is a singing prodigy and is eventually sent to New York to be professionally trained), Mercedes (the mothering type), and Frances (a real troublemaker with a huge heart). Katherine soon comes home from New York single, but pregnant with twins, one who is brought up by James as one of his daughters. The family is steeped with secrets, most of which Frances knows, giving her power and invincibility despite her lying, fighting, and dancing/prostitution. Frances eventually gets her hands on Katherine's diary from New York, learns even more secrets, and sends Lily to New York to meet the people there who were a part of her mother's life.
Best book ever. Could not put it down. Disturbing, but entertaining. A real "page-turner." I mostly know women who have read this book, and since it is about women and family, I'm tempted to say men wouldn't like it as much (well, Will wouldn't be interested anyways). Read it anyways.