Books like The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
12 books with a reading profile close to The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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September
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Set in the Scottish Highlands during a transitional autumn, the narrative centers on an upcoming twenty-first birthday dance hosted by Verena and Angus Steynton.
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Emergency Contact
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Penny Lee leaves for college in Austin, Texas, hoping to distance herself from her mother and a stagnant hometown life.
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The Last Anniversary
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Sophie Honeywell inherits a house on Scribbly Gum Island from Connie Tickle, a woman she barely knew.
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With the Fire on High
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Emoni Santiago is a high school senior in Philadelphia balancing the demands of raising her young daughter with the academic pressures of her final year.
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The Dollhouse
by Fiona Davis
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
In 1952, Darby McLaughlin moves into the Barbizon Hotel for Women to study secretarial skills, where she befriends a rebellious maid named Esme who introduces her to the jazz clubs of mid-century New York.
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The Japanese Lover
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
In 1939, Alma Belasco leaves Nazi-occupied Poland for her relatives' San Francisco estate.
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Words in Deep Blue
by Cath Crowley
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Rachel Sweetie returns to her seaside hometown three years after leaving a letter for Henry Jones in a book at his family’s secondhand shop, Howling Books.
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The Break
by Marian Keyes
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Amy Bartlett's husband, Hugh, tells her he needs a break from their marriage, six months in which he can do whatever he likes, with no responsibilities.
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
Set in Seattle during World War II, the narrative follows Henry Lee, a Chinese American boy caught between his father’s nationalist fervor and his secret bond with Keiko Okabe, a Japanese American classmate.
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The Hypnotist's Love Story
romance, narrative
Ellen O'Farrell is a hypnotherapist in Sydney who helps people with problems such as phobias and bad habits.
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True Colors
romance, narrative
Three sisters grow up on their father's horse ranch: the dutiful Winona, the quiet Aurora, and the youngest, Vivi Ann, whom everyone adores.
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