Books like Evvie Drake Starts Over
12 books with a reading profile close to Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes. Practical, inward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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My Life Next Door
Also practical and inward-looking · 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.
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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.
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The Road Trip
by Beth O'Leary
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Addie and her sister Deb are driving from England to a friend's wedding in Scotland when a car crash forces them to share their small vehicle with Addie’s ex-boyfriend, Dylan, and his eccentric friend Marcus.
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The Notebook
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment
Set in 1946 North Carolina, the narrative follows Noah Calhoun, a veteran who returns home to restore an old plantation house.
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Also practical and inward-looking · 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.
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Same Time Next Summer
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Sam McAllister lives a disciplined life in Manhattan with a stable fiancé and a high-pressure job in human resources.
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Things You Save in a Fire
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Cassie Hanwell is a decorated firefighter in Texas who prides herself on physical toughness and emotional detachment.
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Every Breath
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment
Tru Walls, a quiet man who works with bees and is traveling to Zimbabwe, meets Hope Anderson, who is on the way to a family wedding.
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Before We Were Strangers
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment
Matt and Grace meet at New York University in the late nineties, forming a connection over photography and music that ends abruptly after graduation.
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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.
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The Idea of You
by Robinne Lee
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Solène Marchand is a thirty-nine-year-old art gallery owner in Los Angeles and a divorced mother.
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