Books like The Brightest Star in the Sky
12 books with a reading profile close to The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
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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2
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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3
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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4
The Girl You Left Behind
by Jojo Moyes
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
The novel alternates between two women a century apart.
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5
Holding Up the Universe
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Libby Strout returns to high school years after she was labeled America’s Fattest Teenager following a public rescue from her home.
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6
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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7
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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8
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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9
Georgie, All Along
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Georgie Mulcahy returns to her Virginia hometown after her professional life in Los Angeles collapses.
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10
The Bridges of Madison County
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
In 1965, Francesca Johnson, an Italian war bride in her forties, is alone on an Iowa farm for four days while her husband Richard and their children attend a state fair.
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11
Imogen, Obviously
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Imogen Scott is a high school senior who has always thought of herself as straight and who has a reputation for being the friend of everyone.
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12
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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