Books like Empire Falls
12 books with a reading profile close to Empire Falls by Richard Russo. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
O Pioneers!
by Willa Cather
narrative, classic literature
Alexandra Bergson, a Swedish-American immigrant in late nineteenth-century Nebraska, inherits her father’s struggling farm amid a harsh prairie landscape.
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2
The Palace of Illusions
narrative, classic literature
This retelling of the Mahabharata is narrated by Panchaali, also called Draupadi, who emerges from a sacrificial fire to marry the five Pandava brothers.
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3
Iki Sehrin Hikayesi
narrative, classic literature
Set against the violent backdrop of the French Revolution, this narrative follows Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat seeking to escape his family heritage, and Sydney Carton, a cynical English lawyer.
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4
The Book of Longings
narrative, classic literature
Ana is the daughter of a wealthy advisor to Herod Antipas, living in a patriarchal society that forbids women from reading and writing.
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5
Silver Sparrow
by Tayari Jones
narrative, classic literature
Dana Yarboro knows her father, James Witherspoon, has another family.
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6
Home Fire
narrative, classic literature
Isma Pasha raises her younger twin siblings, Aneeka and Parvaiz, in London after their jihadist father dies in transit to Guantanamo Bay.
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7
The Old Curiosity Shop
narrative, classic literature
Nell Trent lives in a London warehouse filled with dusty antiquities, cared for by her grandfather.
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8
Susan Lenox
narrative, classic literature
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise follows an illegitimate girl born into a rigid Midwestern environment.
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9
The Red Badge of Courage
narrative, classic literature
Henry Fleming is a young Union private during the American Civil War who enlists with romanticized visions of heroic combat.
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10
The White Tiger
narrative, classic literature
Balram Halwai, a chauffeur from a poverty-stricken village in rural India, details his rise to entrepreneurial success through a series of letters to the Chinese Premier.
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11
Hag-Seed
narrative, classic literature
Felix Phillips is a theater director ousted from his festival job by a treacherous associate.
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12
Evangeline
narrative, classic literature
Set in 1755 during the Expulsion of the Acadians, this epic poem follows the separation of two lovers, Evangeline Bellefontaine and Gabriel Lajeunesse.
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