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Books like N.P

12 books with a reading profile close to N.P by Banana Yoshimoto. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; an easy read.

1

Open Water

by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · romance, narrative

Set in South East London, the story follows an unnamed Black photographer and an unnamed Black dancer who meet at a pub and fall in love.
2

Lie With Me

by Philippe Besson

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · romance, narrative

In a hotel lobby in 2007, a chance encounter triggers a memory for the narrator, Philippe, returning him to 1984 in rural France.
3

Trespasses

by Louise Kennedy

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · romance, narrative

Set in 1970s Belfast during the Troubles, the narrative follows Cushla Lavery, a Catholic primary school teacher who divides her time between her classroom and her family’s pub.
4

Like Water for Chocolate

by Laura Esquivel

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · romance, narrative

Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, the narrative follows Tita de la Garza, the youngest daughter in a household governed by a strict family tradition that forbids her from marrying.
5

The Paper Palace

by Miranda Cowley Heller

Also inward-looking · romance, narrative

Elle Bishop, a middle-aged woman, spends twenty-four hours at her family’s summer camp in Cape Cod, known as The Paper Palace.
6

Young Mungo

by Douglas Stuart

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · romance, narrative

Set in the housing schemes of 1990s Glasgow, the story follows Mungo Hamilton, a Protestant teenager defined by his gentleness.
7

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

by Akwaeke Emezi

Also inward-looking · romance, narrative

Five years after the car accident that killed her husband, Feyi Adekola is finally re-entering the dating scene in Brooklyn.
8

Exciting Times

by Naoise Dolan

Also inward-looking · romance, narrative

Ava is a twenty-two-year-old Irish expatriate teaching English to wealthy children in Hong Kong.
9

Evenings and Weekends

by Oisín McKenna

Also inward-looking · romance, narrative

Set during a sweltering weekend in London, the narrative follows a group of interconnected friends navigating the precariousness of the modern city.
10

The Paying Guests

by Sarah Waters

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · romance, narrative

Set in 1922 South London, the narrative centers on Frances Wray and her widowed mother, who are forced by financial ruin following the Great War to take in lodgers.
11

HEART THE LOVER

by Lily King

Also inward-looking · romance, narrative

Decades after the height of a complex romantic entanglement involving two different men, a woman reconstructs the timeline of her early adulthood to understand the lasting impact of her decisions.
12

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

by Emily M. Danforth

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · romance, narrative

After her parents die in a car accident, Cameron Post moves to rural Montana to live with her conservative aunt and grandmother.

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