What are the motifs in The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell?

Family is a central idea throughout the entire novel. This is because the storyline is about the lives of this particular family—the Bradshaws. While every family has their trials and tribulations, Carrie's family has its own family dynamics that are the same and that are different from those of other families. In the end though, they are a family and they will get through it together, one way or the other.