Books like The Notebook
12 books with a reading profile close to The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Practical, inward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Same Time Next Summer
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Sam McAllister lives a disciplined life in Manhattan with a stable fiancé and a high-pressure job in human resources.
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Things You Save in a Fire
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Cassie Hanwell is a decorated firefighter in Texas who prides herself on physical toughness and emotional detachment.
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Before We Were Strangers
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment
Matt and Grace meet at New York University in the late nineties, forming a connection over photography and music that ends abruptly after graduation.
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Every Summer After
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Persephone Fraser returns to Barry’s Bay for the funeral of Sue Florek, the mother of the two boys who defined her youth.
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The Mixtape
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Oliver Rice is a grieving musician who descends into isolation after the loss of his twin brother.
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The Problem with Forever
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Mallory Dodge spent her childhood in a traumatic foster home where she learned that silence was her only protection.
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The Road Trip
by Beth O'Leary
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Addie and her sister Deb are driving from England to a friend's wedding in Scotland when a car crash forces them to share their small vehicle with Addie’s ex-boyfriend, Dylan, and his eccentric friend Marcus.
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Don't You Forget About Me
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Georgina Horspool is having a catastrophic week.
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IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER
by Laura Nowlin
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
This novel expands upon the tragic events surrounding Finn and Autumn, recounting the timeline of a fatal car accident through three distinct viewpoints.
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In a Holidaze
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment
Maeve Jones feels stuck in a dead-end job and a cycle of unrequited love for her childhood friend, Noah.
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Evvie Drake Starts Over
by Linda Holmes
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment
In a small town in coastal Maine, Evvie Drake lives in a large, quiet house, grieving a husband she was actually planning to leave the day he died.
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