Books like The Atonement Child
12 books with a reading profile close to The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Bridge to Haven
Also clear-cut · romance, inspirational
Set in the 1950s, this novel follows Abra Matthews, a young woman abandoned as an infant under a bridge in Haven, California.
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Redeeming Love
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, inspirational
Set against the 1850s California Gold Rush, this novel reimagines the biblical account of Hosea and Gomer.
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The Echo of Old Books
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Rare book dealer Ashlyn Greer possesses a psychometric gift that allows her to feel the emotional echoes of previous owners through their physical copies.
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The Story of Beautiful Girl
by Rachel Simon
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
In 1968, Lynnie, a young woman with a developmental disability, lives in a Pennsylvania institution called the School.
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Christy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational, narrative
In 1912, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves her comfortable home to teach at a mission school in Cutter Gap, a poverty-stricken community in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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The Winemaker's Wife
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
In 1940, Inès marries the owner of Maison Chauveau, a historic champagne estate in occupied France.
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From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational, narrative
Jesse Thistle was born to a Métis and Cree father and a Scottish-Canadian mother, and was abandoned with his brothers by his parents as a small child.
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God's Smuggler
Also clear-cut · inspirational, narrative
Born into a working-class Dutch family and hardened by military service in Indonesia, Andrew van der Bijl finds dynamic faith that leads him across the Iron Curtain.
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Touching Spirit Bear
Also clear-cut · inspirational, narrative
Cole Matthews, fifteen, is a violent young offender who has been sentenced to a Native-inspired form of justice called Circle Justice.
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Desert Flower
by Waris Dirie
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational, narrative
Born in the Somali desert, Waris Dirie describes her early life as a nomad, herding livestock and navigating a harsh landscape before fleeing an arranged marriage at thirteen.
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My Story
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational, narrative
In 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knife-point from her bedroom in Salt Lake City.
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Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational, narrative
On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes.
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