Books like Circle of Friends
12 books with a reading profile close to Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
Bloom
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Ari has graduated from high school and dreams of moving to the city to find success with his band, but his father expects him to keep working at the family bakery.
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2
In Her Shoes
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Rose and Maggie Feller are sisters who could hardly be less alike.
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3
Us
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Douglas Petersen, a biochemist, wakes one night to hear his wife Connie say she thinks their marriage is over.
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4
The Music Shop
by Rachel Joyce
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Frank owns a record shop on a shabby street in an English town in the 1980s, in a world that has already moved to CDs.
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5
Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Novalee Nation is seventeen, seven months pregnant, and abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in a small Oklahoma town.
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6
Keeping the Moon
by Sarah Dessen
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Colie Sparks arrives in Colby for the summer to stay with her eccentric Aunt Mira while her fitness-guru mother tours Europe.
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7
The Last Summer of You and Me
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Riley, Alice and Paul are friends who grew up together in a small town in Maine.
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8
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Frederica "Freddy" Riley is a high school student stuck in a cycle of toxic romance with Laura Dean, a popular girl who alternates between grand gestures of affection and cold, public neglect.
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9
Instructions for Dancing
by Nicola Yoon
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Evie Thomas gains a supernatural ability to witness the entire trajectory of a couple’s romance, from the first spark to the eventual breakup, just by watching them kiss.
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10
Imogen, Obviously
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Imogen Scott is a high school senior who has always thought of herself as straight and who has a reputation for being the friend of everyone.
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11
Georgie, All Along
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Georgie Mulcahy returns to her Virginia hometown after her professional life in Los Angeles collapses.
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12
Someone Like You
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Halley has always lived in the shadow of her bold best friend, Scarlett.
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