Books like The Bridges of Madison County
12 books with a reading profile close to The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
Our Chemical Hearts
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Henry Page is a high school senior, an editor of the school newspaper and a self-confessed neurotic.
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2
The Truth About Forever
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Macy Queen spends her summer grieving her father’s sudden death by maintaining a rigid, controlled routine.
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3
The Sky Is Everywhere
by Jandy Nelson
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, a quiet first-chair clarinetist, grapples with the sudden death of her charismatic older sister, Bailey.
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4
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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5
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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6
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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7
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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8
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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9
Magic Hour
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Dr Julia Cates is a Los Angeles child psychiatrist whose career collapses after a high-profile case ends badly.
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10
Circle of Friends
by Maeve Binchy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Benny Hogan, a shy, plump girl from a small Irish town, goes to University College Dublin in the 1950s, where she becomes friends with Eve Malone, an orphan raised by nuns, and the glamorous Nan Mahon.
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11
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Joanna Teale, a graduate student researching nesting indigo buntings in rural Illinois, is recovering from the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer.
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12
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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