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12 books with a reading profile close to Beach Read by Emily Henry. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Woman Who Stole My Life

    The Woman Who Stole My Life

    by Marian Keyes

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Stella Sweeney was an ordinary Dublin beautician until she caught Guillain-Barré syndrome and was temporarily paralysed.

  2. 2 My Life Next Door

    My Life Next Door

    by Huntley Fitzpatrick

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Samantha Reed spends her summers watching the Garrett family from her balcony, fascinated by their chaotic, loud, and affectionate household which contrasts sharply with her mother’s rigid, sterile expectations.

  3. 3 Scarlet Feather

    Scarlet Feather

    by Maeve Binchy

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather start a Dublin catering business called Scarlet Feather, and the novel follows their small company's work.

  4. 4 Someone Else's Shoes

    Someone Else's Shoes

    by Jojo Moyes

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Nisha Cantor lives a life of extreme luxury until her wealthy husband suddenly cuts her off and demands a divorce.

  5. 5 She Gets the Girl

    She Gets the Girl

    by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Alex Blackwood and Molly Parker are freshmen at the University of Pittsburgh who share nothing in common except a history of romantic failure.

  6. 6 Quentins

    Quentins

    by Maeve Binchy

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Ella Brady, a young Irish writer, is asked to make a documentary about Quentins, the famous Dublin restaurant that has been a gathering place for the city's well-known people for decades.

  7. 7 The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

    The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

    by Abbi Waxman

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Nina Hill lives a strictly organized life in Los Angeles, centered around her job at a local bookstore, her trivia team, and her cat.

  8. 8 How to Walk Away

    How to Walk Away

    by Katherine Center

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Margaret Jacobsen has a dream life: a promising career, a handsome fiance, and a plan.

  9. 9 Going Too Far

    Going Too Far

    by Jennifer Echols

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Meg Hunter, an eighteen-year-old in a small Alabama town, is arrested for a prank and given a choice: go to jail or take part in a program that pairs her with a police officer, John Stone, who must keep an eye on her.

  10. 10 The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

    The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

    by Jennifer E. Smith

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan misses her flight to London by four minutes, an accident that leads her to meet Oliver in the airport waiting area.

  11. 11 What You Wish For

    What You Wish For

    by Katherine Center

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Samantha Casey is a school librarian who loves her job and has spent years keeping life orderly and safe.

  12. 12 The Lucky One

    The Lucky One

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Marine Logan Thibault discovers a photograph of a smiling woman in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq.

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